Re: Afraid to start Prozac due to a supposed arrhythmia
Originally Posted by
Deepseathree
I’ve had heart palpitations before due to mainly lack of sleep, but recently I’ve started having some in the gym which I’ve never had in over 15 years of lifting basically.
Palpitations are not necessarily an indicator for heart arrhythmias. Palpitations are very common and more so for those with anxiety and/or depression.
I’m not dehydrated and I’m not exactly having bouts of anxiety. I’ve been much worse before than I am now.
So why are you thinking about going back onto fluoxetine?
I had Covid at the end of May ...
So now I’m worried it’s an arrhythmia. Which leads me to worry about starting Prozac.
There is good evidence that Covid can trigger arrhythmias, but as per above palpitations are not necessarily a good indicator for them. Nor would arrhythmia necessarily rule out the use of fluoxetine. With the possible exception of citalopram (Celexa) and escitalopram (Lexapro) the SSRIs do not significantly impact arrhythmias and as mild anticoagulants they can reduce the risk of heart attack and ischaemic stroke (but may slightly increase that of the less common haemorrhagic stroke).
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