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<blockquote data-quote="Marferret" data-source="post: 1704489" data-attributes="member: 90786"><p>I'm a type 2 and have been on Fluoxetine for a few years now. I've found it works really well for me. </p><p></p><p>The diabetes itself made me depressed at the start, and I'm still prone to depression if I get very stressed, or over Winter when it's so dark and it's not tempting to go out for a walk as the weather is cold and rainy. I'm on a holding dose of one tablet, and if I begin to feel low I go to my GP or speak to my diabetes nurse and my dose is increased to 2 tablets a day. </p><p></p><p>It does take a few weeks to kick in, and when I'm reducing the dose I wind it down really slowly, over a couple of months, as advised by my GP. I'm currently on the 2 tablet dose, and feeling very well.</p><p></p><p>I've had a tendency to have mood swings throughout my life, and my GP gave me a good tip to see if I'm getting over - happy. He says to rate your happiness level on a scale of 1 to 10, and if you go beyond 8 or so to go and talk to them again. Being madly over-happy isn't right for people either.</p><p></p><p>I lnow Fluoxetine doesn't work for everyone, but it's been really wonderful for me. At the moment I feel calm and reasonably happy (but not off the scale !) and I'll be starting to wind down the dosage again after a stressful event I've got coming up has passed.</p><p></p><p>All good wishes to you. I know how hard this all is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marferret, post: 1704489, member: 90786"] I'm a type 2 and have been on Fluoxetine for a few years now. I've found it works really well for me. The diabetes itself made me depressed at the start, and I'm still prone to depression if I get very stressed, or over Winter when it's so dark and it's not tempting to go out for a walk as the weather is cold and rainy. I'm on a holding dose of one tablet, and if I begin to feel low I go to my GP or speak to my diabetes nurse and my dose is increased to 2 tablets a day. It does take a few weeks to kick in, and when I'm reducing the dose I wind it down really slowly, over a couple of months, as advised by my GP. I'm currently on the 2 tablet dose, and feeling very well. I've had a tendency to have mood swings throughout my life, and my GP gave me a good tip to see if I'm getting over - happy. He says to rate your happiness level on a scale of 1 to 10, and if you go beyond 8 or so to go and talk to them again. Being madly over-happy isn't right for people either. I lnow Fluoxetine doesn't work for everyone, but it's been really wonderful for me. At the moment I feel calm and reasonably happy (but not off the scale !) and I'll be starting to wind down the dosage again after a stressful event I've got coming up has passed. All good wishes to you. I know how hard this all is. [/QUOTE]
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