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Heightened anxiety at 5 weeks :(

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deb775
deb775

these last couple of days have been really tough anxiety-wise. im on week 5 at 10mgs.

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  • barbara79178
    barbara79178 deb775

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    10 mgs is a very low dose.Thats where you usually start before you get on a 20 mg dose You should be ok to go up to 20 now but ask your doctor of course 10 mgs did nothing for my anxiety.

    Good luck to you.

    • deb775
      deb775 barbara79178

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      Im hesitant to go up just yet because the anxiety has gotten so much worse since starting Prozac. This is my 3rd try with an SSRI so im really sensitive. i was thinking of waiting a few more weeks to see if the 10mgs help before increasing. they say it takes 6-12 weeks for it to fully work.

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