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I was recently prescribed fluoxetine (prozac) for IBS pains and hormonal mood swings. I'd taken seroxat some 11 years ago (for depression) and so was wary of taking them. My IBS pains were so bad though that I'd willingly try almost anything.
Initially instead of taking one every day I took one every other day (this is suggested for people with liver or kidney problems). About a week later, the pain was still present quite severely so I began taking one every day. Six days later, I woke up in the most awful physical and mental state. I was incredibly anxious, shaking, twitching, restless and my heart was doing it's very best to beat out of my chest. I would liken it to, when in my younger days, I took ecstasy which rarely agreed with me - just made me anxious and want to sleep.
I knew it was the prozac causing these symptoms as the day before I'd been out for dinner with my family and was overcome with an urge to just get up and leave as I felt I couldn't deal with speaking to anyone.
I stopped the prozac that morning and went to the docs. He prescribed me valium (a low dosage) which barely touched me but did help to just keep my head under the covers and forget about how I was feeling.
Four days later and I feel 80% better. I'm not going to take anymore valium as I don't want to get hooked.
I can now understand why some people who've previously had no suicidal tendancies would attempt to take their life if they were suffering with akathisia as it puts you in a very dark place. I didn't want to be hungry but I didn't want to eat. I didn't want sit but I didn't want to stand. I couldn't bare people talking around me and I certainly couldn't look after my 3 year old daughter! Lying in a dark room with the cover over my head was the only thing that brought any kind of relief.
Apparently akathisia more commonly occurs in patients taking anti-psychotics/pychotropics but to a lesser extent with patients on fluoxetine and other anti-depressants.
I'm just wondering if other forum members have suffered with this debilitating 'syndrome' and what their experiences were.
Initially instead of taking one every day I took one every other day (this is suggested for people with liver or kidney problems). About a week later, the pain was still present quite severely so I began taking one every day. Six days later, I woke up in the most awful physical and mental state. I was incredibly anxious, shaking, twitching, restless and my heart was doing it's very best to beat out of my chest. I would liken it to, when in my younger days, I took ecstasy which rarely agreed with me - just made me anxious and want to sleep.
I knew it was the prozac causing these symptoms as the day before I'd been out for dinner with my family and was overcome with an urge to just get up and leave as I felt I couldn't deal with speaking to anyone.
I stopped the prozac that morning and went to the docs. He prescribed me valium (a low dosage) which barely touched me but did help to just keep my head under the covers and forget about how I was feeling.
Four days later and I feel 80% better. I'm not going to take anymore valium as I don't want to get hooked.
I can now understand why some people who've previously had no suicidal tendancies would attempt to take their life if they were suffering with akathisia as it puts you in a very dark place. I didn't want to be hungry but I didn't want to eat. I didn't want sit but I didn't want to stand. I couldn't bare people talking around me and I certainly couldn't look after my 3 year old daughter! Lying in a dark room with the cover over my head was the only thing that brought any kind of relief.
Apparently akathisia more commonly occurs in patients taking anti-psychotics/pychotropics but to a lesser extent with patients on fluoxetine and other anti-depressants.
I'm just wondering if other forum members have suffered with this debilitating 'syndrome' and what their experiences were.
