Hello...

just want to say first of all that I'm glad that I stumbled upon this site - I can't believe I've been made to feel so welcome....

I'm on fluoxetine just now, it's the first time I've been on any sort of medication, been taking it since Oct '04 (although it has been suggested a few times by my doc, I always turned it down - thinking I couldn't be that 'bad' to need medication).

I sometimes forget to take it too - or I can't remember if I've taken it - one a day, that's what I'm supposed to take, in the morning. Some mornings I'll get into work and suddenly think 'damn it!!'... I've seen me have to leave and go home to take my little pill cause I'm so scared of what'll happen if i don't!! Daft, eh? I've wisened up to that tho - keep a small supply in my desk.

On the flip side, I panic about taking one, just in case I've got it wrong and I really did take it, i just can't remember, and i have this underlying fear of what'll happen if i take a double dose by mistake!

Those days are becoming less frequent tho, thankfully. My doc suggested missing every 4th day recently - i did try that but i became extremely anxious again, shakes came back with a vengeance, and i found myself close to tears, oh ok, in tears cause i was running late for work one morning.

I was really surprised and a bit freaked out by the fact that i was effected that much by cutting down so slightly.

Needless to say I don't miss any doses - not on purpose anyway,

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