Fluoxetine.. Health Anxiety Help!

Mental health
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Hi everyone, I have been on fluoxetine 20mg for almost 5 weeks now.. previously tried sertraline and citalopram and didn’t work for me.. i was feeling less anxious the past few weeks but very numb with my emotions but the past week and a half I have had a lot of pressure under my ribs and a feeling of not been able to get a full breath, it almost feels as if all my organs are pushing up into my ribs and stopping my lungs from expanding and now as much as I am trying to tell myself its just a nasty side effect but I cant shake the feeling that I’m going to drop dead..
Can someone please tell me that its just a nasty side effect and what other peoples experiences have been..
I’ve tried to be seen by my doctor but with the current pandemic they want me to wait until after the new year so that I’ve had a full 6 weeks of taking fluoxetine.

Any advice or just some reassurance would be great! thanks x

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Anxiety can make us think the worst and some of the physical symptoms can heighten it too. Try to take some deep breaths and do something to take your mind off it. Easier said than done believe me I know x

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thank you! I’m just trying to relax but sometimes its so hard to switch my mind off x

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I’m exactly the same I had posted another reply but for some reason it’s waiting to be moderated.

Even if I go for a walk ill be panicking and I can’t stop thinking (I can’t do the whole ooh looks at the trees and ooh there’s a red car thing I’m more like omgomgomg the pain is still there what if its this…)
Pm me if you like x