Couldn't sleep

[MandyBueno]

Guys, does anyone take fluoxetine?...does it interfer in our sleep somehow? , i take my meds in alternative time and yesterday i took fluoxetine right before going to bed. I got soooo hyper, i had those headches i felt like dying....has anyone felt like this?

[gerg]

I take it, but only in the morning. I was under the impression that I am trying to maintain a level of medication that is not critical of the time that it is taken. I take Quietiapine(sp) before bed and I sleep well.

[GemBec]

Hi, I took fluoxetine for about four years. Not sure how long you have been taking it but it took me almost a year before I got the correct dose. First I was falling asleep at my desk at work, then I was gaining a lot of weight and then I was feeling like a zombie etc. I never had any trouble sleeping at night. Once I got the correct dose it did help with my OCD and anxiety. I stopped taking the meds because I gained about 20 pounds, often felt foggy in my thoughts and overall didn't feel like me. I think maybe you need to adjust your dose maybe. Talk with your doctor and see what they say. Also taking the meds should be done at the same time each day. I took my mine at night before bed but maybe you should try taking yours in the morning. Hope this helped some.

[MandyBueno in reply to GemBec]

Thank you so much. But now i'm confused...they said to me that fluoxetine makes you lose pounds not gain it....

[dillydally1]

hi, I started fluoxetine over one week ago. doctor told me to take it in the morning around the same time. I struggle sleeping so it's hard to know if it is fluoxetine. I usually have a good appetite but it's not good at the moment. I have tried other depression medication that did not help. so early days yet, feeling anxious and probably worse at the moment, but they say it takes time. remember medications act differently on everyone. hope you start to improve x

[3wooddriver]

I'm currently taking 40mg of fluoxetine. I wish I had a better answer but I truly don't know if it's helping. Some days I feel well and think I've turned the corner. Then the next day, my anxiety is through the roof, I feel nauseous and tired, and nothing is helping. But I can say that I don't have trouble sleeping. It's all I want to do. I have a trouble getting out of bed in the mornings too. I feel so exhausted even after a good nights sleep and it takes me a while to get up and around.

How many mgs are you on? For how long?