When to switch meds??

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Ive been on prozac since MARCH 2015 I started at 5 mg and worked my way up to 30mg now. Ive been on 30 mg for almost 20 weeks. The last three days have been bad with panic/sadness. I did have 9 months where I felt good but then had a blip. They increased the meds and before this I had a couple good weeks but now Im back to being depressed. Have any of you changed meds and felt better?

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    Hi, I switched from seroxat to fluoxetine and it was the best decision I've ever made. I had been on seroxat 10 years and it hadn't been working for a while. I was scared about changing but so glad I did. Don't be afraid to change if you don't feel its working.

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      How did they switch you? Did you do a cross-over or stop the seroxat for a while then start fluoxetine? I'm so scared to switch because I have such bad anxiety/depression.

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      I reduced my seroxat to 10 mg over a couple of months then did a straight swap to 20mg fluoxetine

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