Hi all, I've recently upped my dosage of Prozac this week. Went from 20mg to 40mg. Can this cause anxiety to spike because last 5 days I've been terrible. Like convinced I'm dying heart attack due any moment now, despite having bloods and ecg done Thursday it feels so real to me. I know when I first took the tablets they caused me bad anxiety so I'm hoping that it is that again. You're sincerely, a very scared, upset, lonely 25yo male.
Hi Les, doubling the dose can cause an anxiety spike in the same way as start up did but from reading other people's experiences you tend to find they lessen the more you increase.
Dont fret, be upset or be scared as it will pass and hopefully you'll soon start to feel better again.
There is a community here who has your back and will support you through it all.
Neil
Hi les
i started on 20mg 12 weeks ago and after two weeks my anxiety and panic attacks became worse.i then upped the dose to 40 mg as I just wasn't coping and was scared all the time. after a couple of weeks my symptoms started to settle down.now 10 weeks on I am much happier and able to leave the house and drive again and haven't had a panic attack now for 5 weeks.ive had a couple stressful moments and a few tears along the way but I don't know what I would have done without these meds.i hate that I can't sleep, I have a fuzzy head in the mornings and my appetite did go for a while, but I'd rather have that than be in the scary place I was in.hold on in there it will improve .we imagine the worst when this is happening to us and we just want to be better and can't imagine getting there.but you will get there and slowly see improvement.try and stay positive and believe in yourself.i found the app Headspace helped me to keep calm and I listened to relaxation music whilst going to sleep.
stay strong and keep talking to friends and family.