fluoxetine problem or not

Hello,
I know I should see my GP but I need someone to share this with and a little bit of reassurance from your own experiences of withdrawal. Despite having great friends I cannot share this with them because I feel like a right moaning minnie as I have other stuff going on - recently diagnosed with Durlings disease (Dermatitis Herpetiformis) and associated coeliac. Oh and I'm being checked for gallstones too. shoot me now.
After 18 months of 20mg a day I tapered off fluoxetine in May/June with guidance from GP. I got dreadful brain zaps and and they are lessening now - probably only get a few in a day. I'm also suffering from really weird hot flushes, I get 5 or 6 a day and I'm WELL past that stage ;)
The problem is that 3 weeks after finishing the tablets I got the most horrendous dizziness, when I move my eyeballs my head spins and my vision is jumpy and my ears creak. I feel like I've just stepped off a waltzer at the funfair, it's really really getting me down because I'm worried if this is permanent, or how long it's going to last for. Or is it something else more sinister causing it? I'm also having headaches which is something I never get. This is now about 6 weeks of dizziness - is this normal, in your experience, and at what time period do I see the doctor. I'm also open to herbal medication while I get this out my system. In fact, will it ever leave my system?
Any of your help/experiences/comments are greatly appreciated. I'm really scared I'll be like this forever and it's almost making me depressed again.

xx

I haven't ever taken fluoxetine but have been on pretty much everything else over the years :/. First, please see your GP - can you call tomorrow to make an appt?. it really is important to tell your dr about these sort of symptoms .... second, please, please don't take any herbal supplements without first consulting your dr to check whether there are any contraindications with any prescribed medication you're taking

My husband was on fluoxetine for years, but when he came off he didn't have these symptoms.. Really, please either call your GP tomorrow and get an appointment or if the symptoms get worse get to A+E or out of hours GP please.. Always better to be safe rather than sorry..

If you taper off fluoxetine or other SSRI's (I've not been on fluoxetine but am on sertraline {another SSRI} and when I've tapered off not had any adverse effects) any side effects are usually short lived the bad effects usually occur only if you stop quickly. So if you are suffering bad dizzy spells 6 or more weeks after stopping fluoxetine you should see your doctor.

You must remember we are all different so effects on stopping a med vary enormously.

*** These are just my thoughts and experiences so you need to see your GP to get a definitive answer. ***

Did you see the doctor?