I was finally persuaded by my doctor to start prozac (fluoxetine). I've put it off for over a year but on the agreement that he would re refer me for CBT I agreed. And even then, I've only agreed to take them for the start of college since that will probably be very stressful.
I hate them already... to British people this will look like a very early morning post and to Americans a very late one, but I'll just clear it up for everyone. It's both... it is just going 6am here in Scotland and I haven't slept at all. I've been in bed since 2am (which is average for me) and I can't settle or relax at all. I just keep getting more and more sreessed that I can't sleep. It's genuinely daylight in my room now.
Side effects of prozac start from 1- 5 days. I took my first one on Wednesday, about lunch time and I felt fine then. Nothing at all. And I was so hopeful. Till night time... I was a little on edge and it took me maybe an hour to get to sleep when I'm usually one of those people that take 15mins tops to fall asleep... unless I'm stressed, but that's another story.
But at least I got to sleep on Wednesday. By Thursday afternoon, after taking my second pill, I was hyper active. I couldn't sit still or really concentrate on anything. And it didn't improve by the time I went to bed and now here I am. Frustrated, edgy, fidgety, tired and watching some rubbish on demand because it's too early for most of the channels to be showin anything other than infomercials.
Help me...
