New to Fluoxetine need some help ?
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I am a 41 year old male , single father and small business owner , I have had anxiety/depression/panic attacks on and off for years but until October of last year nothing severe for last 3 years. I have always taken xanex to get through it but it has never lasted this long , finally went to see a psychologist about a month ago because I just could not cope and function anymore. He said I have text book anxiety/depression/panic attacks and agoraphobia. He gave me 20mg Fluoxetine, ,25 mg xanex and 20mg proprananol . I am on week 3 of the Fluoxetine and all my symptoms have gotten worse , I take small amounts of the xanex and proprananol through the day to help but to much makes me feel all drugged out. Everything I have read is that I just have to give the Fluoxetine time to work . Will I be able to stop taking the xanex and proprananol once it does? I have been taking .5mg of xanex daily for about 3 months now and I started taking .25 mg xanex daily about 3 weeks ago .Am I having withdrawals because my symptoms have gotten worse even though it is a low dose ? Or is it just everything I am reading it just gets worse before it gets better ? Any help would be greatly appreciated . Thanks Mike
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pud1959 Chromemike
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katecogs Chromemike
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The fluoxetine will help you get recover. It's really good but is tough to take, especially at the start. Your symptoms will get worse before they get better, which is what you're feeling at the moment. Each dose increase will also make the symptoms a little worse each time. This will settle down in time, and you'll begin to feel so much better.
I don't know about Xanax or taking other meds with Fluoxetine, but in time the fluoxetine should be enough on its own.
Give yourself lots of time. Go slowly and don't be in a rush to increase meds. They take a long, long time and you won't feel any improvement for weeks, if not months. Don't worry, they will be working, it just takes time.
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