Has it taken 7 plus months on Fluoxetine to recover from depression?

Treatment and medication
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I have been on Flu for almost 7 months. 17 weeks of that has been on 20mg.  I tried 6 or 7 ADs for short periods of time and couldn’t tolerate them.  I have depression and anxiety. I think the anxiety is from the AD but the Psych Dr does not agree. 

I have seen some improvement in that I do not constantly cry and ruminate on negative thoughts but still very depressed and anxious. How long does it take not to be depressed?  Also depresssion makes me feel sick. 

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Nancy I have been on fluoxetine nearly 7 months too started end november I too am struggling really bad anxiety feel like I am going nowhere but it worked for me some years ago and it took a year so I hang on and wait my anxiety is very high I have been awake hours aching headaches and depression it is v hard but as I say it worked for me before

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HI what mg are you on, I am week 8 of prozac finding it hard to even go up to 15mg, on 10 at the moment thanks

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Thank you Julie. That’s what I needed to hear. I too took it years ago and it worked in two weeks and never had a side effect.  I’ll stick with it, but it sure is hard. 

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Susan, I am on 20 mg but started with 5 mg   I have been on Flu for almost 7 months but only 17 weeks on 20 mg. It’s really hard. 

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It is so hard and unless someone has had it they can't understand it like a daily bad dream just got to keep plodding on my head feels terrible mornings v bad hard hard hard

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HI what mg are you on, I am having more thoughts on prozac, plus a lot of music , going around in my head,

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Susan I am on 20 mg but started with 5 almost 7 months ago. Yesterday was a good day for me and today is better. I have had almost no good days, hours or minutes for the past year. 

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Julie, I don’t know if it was your response to my post yesterday, but after I read I’d it, I felt better and even did some housework. Today I almost feel happy.  Thank you. 

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HI there, was it hard with side effects going up to 20mg, I also feel a bit angry on them, but the menopause is not helping neither, not much appertight as well, glad you are feeling better

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Susan, I was on 5 to 15 mg for 12 weeks before going to 20 mg. I never adjusted to any of it before going up. I have read from people on various sites that it takes 12 to adjust to a higher dose.  I am sure that’s an individual  response. My main problems  are feeling sick, stomach issues and terrible anxiety. I felt too bad to get angry. I would think that menopause plays a part. I know how hard it is; we all do. It’s pure misery but will come to an end.