hi, i have anxiety related to my health always worrying something bad will happen, anyway i have been prescribed fluoxetine and i have this horrible fear of allergic reactions and convinced ill get one from taking these ( never had a reaction to any meds) its like a mental block that stops me taking them. im pretty sure taking the meds will make me better or atleast some what better, just want to know if anyone has any help or solutions to guide me in the right direction. cheers in advance
Hey skreech, when I was 15 I remember I had terrible anxiety and my doctor prescribed that exact medication and the first thing I did was google the side effects and it terrified me to the point where i refused to take it for days, my mother and everyone around me insisted nothing would happen well eventually it got to the point where my anxiety was so bad that I caved in and took it and nothing happened and the i continued to take it and the medication over the course of a week alleviated all my anxiety, dont let it get to that point like i did take the medication it will help, just remember have you ever taken ibuprofen or tylenol? they have side effects as well! some of them scarier then the anxiety meds, and did that ever hurt you? no. Youll be fine message me if you need any help
thanks for the reply, its gotten to the point where its severe, im using self harm as a comping mechanism, im so scared ill have a reaction to the medication even to the point i cant touch it 
its driving me around the bend