Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Personal Experiences => Topic started by: Dawn3129 on January 25, 2024, 01:25:11 PM
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I've changed from duloxetine to fluoxetine and it's been a week and no change anyone else on it and when do you feel better? X
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Any idea why you changed, was the 1st drug not helping at all? In which case, Fluoxetine may not either. :-\
How do U feel overall?
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Duloxetine didn't really help and made me super tired. My Dr was going to try me on venlafaxine but said it required a heart stress test so try fluoxetine first. I need something to work my anxiety is crippling x
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Hi
Fluoxetine takes a few weeks to help. You should feel some benefits after 2/3 weeks however can take up to 6 weeks to feel full benefits. Stick with it and see how you feel in 6/8 weeks xxxx
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:thankyou:
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I have never heard of that reason for not prescribing!!! I would check that with a Pharmacist. I've been on ADs since 1988 and never had any external examinations.
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Same he said venlafaxine requires a heart monitor test?? I was like what??? It's a joke x
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'in people with known heart conditions ' - NHS -
Is venlafaxine bad for your heart?
The pattern of cardiovascular side effects reported with venlafaxine use includes vascular headache, angina pectoris, hypotension, dose-dependent blood pressure elevation, syncope, sinus bradycardia, first-degree arterioventricular block, bundle branch block, and acute heart failure. 11 Aug 2022
All new to me ::)
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You are always a font of knowledge @CLKD
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Tnx but it's good old NHS information via GOOGLE ::)
Wonder how many GPs are up2date about doing heart checks on some medications? Quality of Life, Girls, Quality of Life ;-)
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Day 13 and in hell. Will this ever improve. I'm so worried I'm going to be in this panic state forever
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Oh no Dawn, that is not good.
Really hope you begin to feel the benefits soon.
What symptoms are you experiencing?
I am planning on taking sertraline soon, but scared of the side effects!
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Dawn how long were you on the first drug and did you suddenly stop the first drug or did they taper you off? I wonder if you could be experiencing withdrawal. My experience with other ssri drugs is that they need to be reduced slowly.
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I just feel hopeless. I have health anxiety, cptsd and I'm just miserable. I just want to feel normal
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I tapered then switched
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I just feel hopeless. I have health anxiety, cptsd and I'm just miserable. I just want to feel normal
Give them time, I am sure the meds will kick in soon.
Can you do some mediation/ deep breathing/ go for a walk/ etc, whilst you are feeling unwell?
Apparently, these meds do take while to start working (4-6 weeks average).
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My experience with ssris is that they do take awhile to reach full effectiveness. Have you been referred for talking therapy too? Some Trusts let you self refer.
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Paid for cbt and it didn't work. Dr doesn't really have any menopause or mental health expertise and there are no specialist Dr's or nurses on staff and when I asked about referral he said referral to where? It's absolutely so disheartening
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Do you feel any better Dawn?
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Morning. CBT did nowt for me though talking therapy over all helped me to vent ::)
Some ADs take 10-14 days to kick in though I've always felt better within 3. Part of that is being listened to and not being told that it's 'imagination'. Suddenly during the late 1980s I realised that I was beginning to feel better. I also try to get into the sunshine every day .......... and take a VitD tablet at night. I continue with 5mg Escitalopram at breakfast and 10mg at night.
The brain may take a while to uptake the medication. Try not to panic! Let us know how you get on.
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Hard to tell, still anxious, hormonal and teary. I'm hoping after 3 weeks it will have kicked in but I'm in a pit of dark where I'm scared I'm going to feel like this forever x
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I was exactly the same, also when I withdrew the side effects lasted about 36 hours, then I realised that they didn't become any worse. All the while both ends of ADs my brain was asking 'what if' ::)
However: my ADs kicked in sooner than 3 weeks, in fact after 3-5 days I felt better. Half a day at a time. Try not to look for improvements so that U aren't disappointed.
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I think I'm just so desperate to feel normal I'm watching the days. My peri is a problem ar the moment with periods all over the place so I'm sure my hormones aren't helping.
Stopped all alcohol to see if it would help but no improvement x
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Do you feel any better Dawn?
Thanks for checking in x
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Hopefully you will begin to feel better soon. It sounds tough right now.
Hang on in there! X
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Thank you so much x