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MissAnonymous · 09-12-2010, 04:34 PM

I have been on fluoxetine for 5 years. The only side effects I have ever had are over sweating and nausea [after taking each dose especially when the dose was upped].

I have been on 20, 30, 40 and 60 mg a day at various points, but for the majority of the time I have been on the 60mg a day dosage.

I am unsure how much it has helped me, but I believe it has done something and has been of benefit to my mood and OCD symptoms. It took 8 weeks to have a 'noticeable' effect according to the hospital I was in at the time. For most people it takes 4-6 weeks as it takes a while to get into your system in a therapeutic way.

You may feel it helping earlier than 4-6 weeks but you need to give it a couple of months, providing you have no nasty side effects till you can decide its not for you.

xx

09-12-2010, 04:34 PM	#6
MissAnonymous Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK I am currently:	I have been on fluoxetine for 5 years. The only side effects I have ever had are over sweating and nausea [after taking each dose especially when the dose was upped]. I have been on 20, 30, 40 and 60 mg a day at various points, but for the majority of the time I have been on the 60mg a day dosage. I am unsure how much it has helped me, but I believe it has done something and has been of benefit to my mood and OCD symptoms. It took 8 weeks to have a 'noticeable' effect according to the hospital I was in at the time. For most people it takes 4-6 weeks as it takes a while to get into your system in a therapeutic way. You may feel it helping earlier than 4-6 weeks but you need to give it a couple of months, providing you have no nasty side effects till you can decide its not for you. xx