Fluoxetine = severe RLS!

[lou_lou89]

I have been on and off the medicine, fluxotine over the years and RLS is a major side effect. I am carrying on taking my magnesium tablets before bed. But don’t know if the fluxotine is just counteracting it? Does anyone else have this problem?

[Kaarina Administrator]

A number of medications can make RLS worse and Prozac (Fluoxetine) is listed as one of the medications to avoid. rls-uk.org/treatment/

[Parminter]

SSRIs are definitely contra-indicated. No no no.

But because many of us get depressed and fundamentally fatigued as a result of this disease, we get misdiagnosed and given the wrong meds.

A post/paper somewhere on rls.org said something like this - 'patients with RLS/WED consult about 3.4 clinicians and are prescribed 6.2 anti-depressants before they get a proper diagnosis'. That is from the top.

That is pretty much what happened to me. Time, life and money down the toilet. And one of the anti-depressants, Cymbalta, is very dangerous indeed.

Ignorance is all around, so help your doctor to help you. She was not trained in this, very likely.

[Joolsg]

Hi Lou lou,

Wellbutrin and trazodone are anti depressants that don’t cause or make RLS worse.

Try to switch to one of those.

Good luck

Jools

[lou_lou89 in reply to Joolsg]

Oh thanks for this! I will speak to my doctor about a change in medication

[lou_lou89]

Thank you everyone