Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: N5ECY on December 16, 2025, 05:03:26 PM
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Hi ladies. Just wondering if you can advise. I've decided to give Fluoxetine a try 20mg. Been taking for almost 4 weeks. My anxiety has improved but I can't sleep. Tried taking before bed. Wake at 3am for a few hours. Tried taking in the morning. Same. I feel I should give it another month. What do you think. Im on Evorel patch 25mcg. Hysterectomy 20 years ago. Oopherectomy 10 years ago. Thanks
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It can take a while for any uptake to be noticed. I take my main dose of AD at night ........
How long are U awake after 3 a.m.? How do U feel when U wake up, is it sudden ?
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Im awake for a couple of hours. Feel like my brains buzzing if you get what I mean. Racing thoughts. Ive tried breathing exercises but usually end up reading
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Does the reading help? Do U awake from busy dreams, I often do, feeling knackered
DH asked me years ago what I was thinking about that made me depressed, my brain was racing so fast that I was unable to tie it down!
I have found that sometimes relaxation from toes to the neck will help. Stretch the toes gently and hold; relax. Work up through all the muscles groups without getting cramp, I rarely get further up than my thighs ::)
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Hi ladies. Just wondering if you can advise. I've decided to give Fluoxetine a try 20mg. Been taking for almost 4 weeks. My anxiety has improved but I can't sleep. Tried taking before bed. Wake at 3am for a few hours. Tried taking in the morning. Same. I feel I should give it another month. What do you think. Im on Evorel patch 25mcg. Hysterectomy 20 years ago. Oopherectomy 10 years ago. Thanks
Hi
I also take Fluoxetine and I wake up with morning dread and a rush of panic which I feel is hormone related and has eventually started to improve although not gone completely. I have been taking it since 17th October.
I find that if I listen to some relaxing music or deep sleep music on You Tube it helps me calm down. I listen to guided meditations on there too and some help to get you back off to sleep.
Stick with the Fluoxetine if your anxiety has improved. I take mine in the morning as keeps awake if I take it at night time x
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Thanks. I've tried both relaxation and meditation and they do help but reading helps too. I think I'll plod on for another few weeks with the Fluoxetine. See how it goes