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prozac and ibruprofen?
Ive been taking prozac for 3 days now, having had no effect on citalopram, but I've got a really really bad headach, even the back of my eyes hurt, i feel sick and have a bit of a sore throat.
Would ibruprofen be a) safe to take b) help at all?
Would ibruprofen be a) safe to take b) help at all?
ps. I have low factor VIII, which means my blood doesn't clot as fast as it should do, ibruprofen would lower this further - I don't know if this is relevent.
Juno
No. It can cause stomach bleeding and other such fun things. So don't risk it
What can I take instead? I'm in quite a lot of pain I just want to crawl into bed.
So the answer is no? In which case what to take instead?
Ok I still feel absolutely appalling.
I've been taking the prozac for 5 days or so, I don't even know, I've had a pretty much constant headache - much less in the morning but horrible every evening from about 4pm, my mouth and throat are very dry leading to a painful sore throat and bit of a cough, I'm tired and my shoulders and neck hurt a lot, my chest hurts when I breathe, I sometimes feel a little dizzy or like I'm going to pass out, I've got no appetite at all (though this isn't new, I've lost about a stone and a half in 4 weeks or so), I feel sick all the time, worse when I force myself to eat, I feel far more down than when I was on the citalopram.
I've got a doctor's appointment for wednesday but I don't know whether to wait that long, should I just stop taking these damn pills?
I've been taking the prozac for 5 days or so, I don't even know, I've had a pretty much constant headache - much less in the morning but horrible every evening from about 4pm, my mouth and throat are very dry leading to a painful sore throat and bit of a cough, I'm tired and my shoulders and neck hurt a lot, my chest hurts when I breathe, I sometimes feel a little dizzy or like I'm going to pass out, I've got no appetite at all (though this isn't new, I've lost about a stone and a half in 4 weeks or so), I feel sick all the time, worse when I force myself to eat, I feel far more down than when I was on the citalopram.
I've got a doctor's appointment for wednesday but I don't know whether to wait that long, should I just stop taking these damn pills?
don't take yourself off abruptly, it can make headaches etc. worse. if your side effects are this bad i would really consider going to see the doc earlier. definitely don't take ibuprofen, especially if you already have blood-clotting problems. paracetemol is fine, but make sure you don't hide the side effects so much that you can't tell if they're getting worse, coz if they do you should defs go to the doctor or a+e.
fourleafclover89
don't take yourself off abruptly, it can make headaches etc. worse. if your side effects are this bad i would really consider going to see the doc earlier. definitely don't take ibuprofen, especially if you already have blood-clotting problems. paracetemol is fine, but make sure you don't hide the side effects so much that you can't tell if they're getting worse, coz if they do you should defs go to the doctor or a+e.
So do I take it or not this morning? And tomorrow morning as well before I see doctor?
I went to the doctors and the receptionist said they can't see me until tomorrow, couldn't even see a nurse or anything apparently they were really busy. I don't think it's quite a&e worth.
i would, because then the doc will be able to see the true effects of the meds, and can atribute anything that's happened to them and not the effects of having gone off them and you're system adjusting etc. of course, if the side effects make life really unpleasant you might want not to...
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