Been on fluoxetine/prozac for 8 weeks still have severe anxiety and mood hasnt really improved
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I was on fluoxetine 20mg for 6 weeks it wasnt doing anything for my anxiety so my doc upped it to 40mg its been 2 weeks since then i am still really anxious 24/7 and my mood has worsened. will it get better with time ?
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Sunnyinca. katie44444444
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Hi....Just wondering how are you doing. Did Prozac start working for you? I'm been on it for 4 weeks and my anxiety is constant. I can't imagine going threw this for much longer. Could you please give me an update?
ben86255 Sunnyinca.
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Sunny I was on 20 mg from March 2017 to November when I went down to 10mg. Then in early Feb of this year, I quit cold turkey. Big mistake.
I am now finishing week 3 of being back on 20mg dose. While I feel very slightly better in terms of mental outlook, the anxiety and generally being uptight have been a monster. I take Klonopin as needed when it gets r3eally bad.
I will advise like others have said, it takes time to "kick in" fully. It is a slow release SRI drug that does not offer a quick fix. That is why when I went off it I felt fine for about 3 weeks.............then all hell broke loose.
See if your doc can prescribe something for the anxiety. Often as I have read, anti anxiety meds are often given along with AD until the AD fully kicks in.
Sunnyinca. katie44444444
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rockhopper1981 katie44444444
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I am also doing CBT and mindfullness, but not finding it that helpful yet!
nancy76309 rockhopper1981
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I took Flu 20 years ago and it worked fast and well but so much this time.
You are still early on the 40mg. Give it more time.
How did you feel when you went from 20 to 40?
rockhopper1981 nancy76309
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nancy76309 rockhopper1981
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Good luck.
rockhopper1981 nancy76309
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yu69395 katie44444444
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Hi
I've been on Fluoxetine 40mg for 13 months. Flu is a very slow acting med ....I know it now.
As you mentioned, i.suffered anxiety and mood fluctuation, sleep disturbance, shaky legs and hands etc for a quite long time as its initial side effects. But those side effects were gone eventually. I took Mirtazapine 15mg for a while too.
I hope Flu will kick into your system soon.