Could My Anxiety Meds Stop Working?

[Eugene]

hi. im on Fluoxetine i take 7.5 ML every morning (dont know how many miligrams that is) and im thinking maybe its effects are wearing off..i used to be on 2.5 ML then 5 ML each dosage helped abit but eventualy i had to increase..i have been on my current dosage 7.5 ML for about a year and a half possibly 2 years (bad memory ) is my body just becoming immune to the medecine? or is my metabolism consuming it so fast its not having as much of an effect anymore? i really want to know because part of my anxiety at the moment is that maybe one day ill reach the maximum dose of the medecine and it will never work for me again and ill be stuck with my anxiety with no way out and that scares me to death so if anybody knows and could tell me i would appreciate that

[MrsNutkin]

7.5 ml is 30mg. I have no idea of your age but if you are over 18 then I think there are other Meds that might be better for Anxiety. It's definately worth speaking to your GP or your mental health team about.

[Eugene]

well the good thing is i dont have side effects from fluoxetine ..but still my anxiety is quite bad about my original question wether 1 day ill just become immune to all medecine and then nothing will work

[Steel Maiden]

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Originally Posted by Eugene

become immune to all medecine

That is a pretty rare occurrence so I don't think that will happen.

[Eugene]

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Originally Posted by Steel Maiden

That is a pretty rare occurrence so I don't think that will happen.

like 1 in a million rare or 1 in 10 rare?

[Steel Maiden]

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Originally Posted by Eugene

like 1 in a million rare or 1 in 10 rare?

I can't give an exact number but there are so many psych meds out there that it is rare to be "immune" to every single med out there. For example, there are benzodiazepines for anxiety, but if those don't work then there are antidepressants, then some types of anticonvulsants help with anxiety, and even low-dose antipsychotics.

[MrsNutkin]

What sometimes happens, I think, is you might be on 1 medication, maybe swop to another and then back again.
People have different views on medication but I hold the view that if it's still beneficial why not take it? (just my view though) Yes one medication might stop working but if that's the case, you try again with another.