Fluoxetine Health Feed

I think there is need to optimise your treatment and enhance your social connections. I know it is difficult to find a meaningful reason to live sometimes. But it is a transient phase, keep calm and contact your paychiatrist for optimising your treatment and take cbt sessions from psychologist which will help you restructure your thoughts and thereby you shall know what to do for a living once you are better. All the best.

Yes you should decrease the dose of fluoxetine to 10 mg if you take ofloxacin otherwise take 20 mg.

Hello,
Taking fluvoxamine with chlomipramine can increase blood levels of chlomipramine and thus can increase side effects. Do not combine drug until prescribed. Drugs if combined need to be increased gradually with caution. For any more queries you can consult me.

No, fluoxetine does not decrease your bp. Headache is a temporary side effect of fluoxetine and it will go away within the first week. If the headache lasts longer, you can contact psychiatrist to change the medication.

I understand your issue.
I'll suggest to consult a psychologist for the same, who can help you in resolving the packedup and unnoticed issue.
Regards iqra azim
- psychological counsellor & psychotherapist -m.sc. | pgdpc | ecce | cp | trained in psychometric testings.

Dear lybrate-user,
You should address your question to an Ayurveda doctor. Otherwise because of the word 'OCD' it comes to me, a psychiatrist.
Our way of OCD management is to prescribe Fluoxetine kind of medication at higher dose for many months, may be years. These medicines do not cause weight gain. Check out other causes of weight gain in your case.
We may add a psychotherapy to it, if necessary. I may take you up for cognitive therapy at your thinking level, with ERP (exposure an...more

Nothing, it's antidepressant. Sleep, drowsy, nausea vomiting.
Better to hospitalize for observation.

How is your erection during intercourse semi or zero? how many strokes it lasts if able to insert? from how much time you are facing this? any other health problem like bp or diabetes?

Dear Sanjeev,
No medicine is safe for all the persons taking it. We have to weigh the benefit vs safety.
Having said that, the diazepam is not very safe in the long run. It is NOT an antidepressant tablet. It is prescribed to reduce your anxiety and make your muscles to relax. Whereas fluoxetine is better if it has beneficial effects on you. Please discuss with your doctor.

You need to discuss this with your psychiatrist.
Atomoxetine doesn't help every patient of adhd (although, it very effective in some).
Get your diagnosis revised, if its really adhd, you can discuss option of stimulants with your psychiatrist.