Hi all, my doctor recently prescribed me 10 mg of fluoxetine to be taken once a day in the morning. I took it for 3 days and began feeling a lot of heart palpitations at night. Because of this, I stopped taking it the last two days (I know I shouldn't have stopped, but I wanted to call my doctor before taking it again and her office wasn't open all weekend). I called today, and she told me to take it for another week, and if the symptoms persist then she would put me on something else.

Has anyone else had this symptom before so quickly into starting fluoxetine? I am nervous because I drink coffee regularly and eat a lot of sugar, and I've convinced myself that fluoxetine and caffeine are a deadly combination. I'm scared to take the pill again tomorrow morning even though my doctor told me to. Any words of encouragement or experience with this medication would be greatly appreciated!