Week 5 on Fluoxetine

Treatment and medication
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I’m in the middle of my 5th week on flu and the anxiety is still pretty high. I keep telling myself its the med trying to work. I want this med to work so bad as 3 others did not.

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I am currently on week 4 of prozac. Starting to lose hope a little bit as well. My anxiety has gotten better but depression has gotten worse. I think it’s still in the initial phase of it all so I have some hope of it getting better as that is what everyone has told me!

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This forum has been very encouraging for me to keep going. We can do it!

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hi deb hope ure feeling slightly better it does take time to get into ure system properly u can feel worse befor u feel any better but that seems to be the norm.gradually though u will see a difference as the days pass.hang on in there we all feel they arnt working at allto begin with and 5wks isnt that long i know it seems more like 5 months how u are feeling now.I speak from experienceit took me longer than that,but we arnt all the same.give a bit longer and hopefully it will improve plus having the flu wont have helped.keep positive i know its hard but keep trying.bazza.xx

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thank you for the encouragement to keep going. i really appreciate your kind words and care.

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hi deb are u feeling any brighter today or is it just the same ,i know every day seems a life time but dont give up .will message u in a couple of days to see if there is any light at the end of the tunnel,u will get there soon.xxbazza

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a little brighter today, yes.
thank you for asking. The weather was glorious too, which helps a lot!

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thats good then im sure it will continue,dont be put off if u feel low again its all part of the process .have a good day will keep in touch.xx bazza

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thank you! have a good day too!

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hi deb just wondering how u r getting on? iv just started week 5 on fluoxetine stil feeling bit anxious.

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Hello!
Im doing ok. Am in week 15 and was doing really well until my husband got laid off last week so I’ve taken a few steps back. Dr increased my dosage to 30 from 20 and I start that tomorrow, so, we’ll see.
I was still anxious at week 5. Hang in there! It goes away!

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thank u for the reassuring words. sorry to hear about ur husband hope things improve x

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thank you!