I take 20mg a day, sadly Fluoxetine can have that effect on you. The half-life of it is about 14 days, so it takes roughly two weeks to get any feel if it's working or not. My doctor said I wouldn't see a difference for about a month, and he was right. For me it did work a little when I started out but it feels like it's fading once again.
I wont say the amount to take in order to do some damage but it's massive, you will get sick to your stomach and throw it back up if you that too much of it at once (far more than you should). For us in the states Fluoxetine is the only medication FDA approved for minors (under 18). Does it mean that other drugs are dangerous? No, they just haven't been tested.
Fluoxetine does work, but it just takes some time. I would say go a month at least before changing doses, if the doctors upped it in a week that is a little fast in my opinion. I'm not a doctor or anything close to it, but I'm just saying.
Hope this helps you.
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