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Side effects week 7?

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pierre00505
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hi all, I've been taking prozac/fluoxetine 20mg for 7 weeks now. I switched directly from 50mg of zoloft. Primarily for health anxiety.

The first week after the switch I felt great, but around week 2 I started having a few sid effects. Sweating, no appetite, loose bowels, aching, more anxiety etc.

So I have been up and down for a few weeks, I keep having good days and then bad days with some or all of those side effects, mainly stomach related ones.

Has anyone else experienced this and is it normal for fluoxetine to do this so late on?

I've read 7 weeks isn't a long time to be on these as they have a very long half life and take longer to build up in the system, but I am honestly at my wits end with worry around these side effects.

Thanks guys

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