Did anyone find prozac made them more anxious?

Fluoxetine is not a first line antidepressant for Anxiety.
In fact it does not have a labelled use for anxiety. Only for depression & panic attacks. It is one of the most stimulating and activating antidepressants and is therefore likely to exacerbate general or social anxiety and agitation in the general population, although some people do get an anti-anxiety response.

Citalopram or Paroxetine are the first line antidepressants more suitable for anxiety.

Sertraline sits between the two, it has more of a therapeutic effect on anxiety than Fluoxetine but can also be too stimulating for some.

Anxiety is one of the side effects at the beginning. My doctor and pharmacist told me to wait 2 months until it starts working. Once it works it becomes a life saver and a miracle worker. Hang in there. It will get better.

Yes!!Never have I experienced so much anxiety. Been on prozac 20 mg. Just over a month. It's like I can't be in my own skin. Going to doc today. I can't function.

Hi Beverleya,
I am in a hurry and didn't get a chance to read the answers you got, but want to add something real quick. I take Prozac right now, but not for depression, for chronic pain.
I had the same "type:" of depression you have, at one time in my life though and the meds that helped, REALLY helped were Xanax for panic attacks and Nortriptyline, which is an old tricyclic antidepressant. Sometimes the older, tried and true meds will get the job done better than the newer ones!
I sincerely hope you find something, I also couldn't eat for quite a while and was a bag o' bones, too. This combination really helped!
Wishing you happier and healthier days ahead,
Lara

Hello. Try it. You will know soon enough. In the mean time, stay in touch with the doctor. Drink some of those protein shakes if you like them. I got used to Glucerna and it did help. With severe weight loss, unless you have an eating disorder, you can be eating anything you want. Have a donut, eat a hamburger, ice cream. Anything you want. Put some joy back into your life.

I would like to know if they checked you for diabetes? Drink lots of water as well. Have you seen the doctor since you lost the weight? Are you seeing a therapist to get you through this time? Sometimes sharing with someone on this site will also help the anxiety. People are anonymous and we share privately as well as open questions. Help is here. Something can be done.

Also be sure you have a complete blood work up to make sure something else is not going on. They will figure this out. You can make this happen. Karen

My anxiety and depression started with menopause. My first medication was Prozac. It was a life saver for me. Like everything else it takes awhile to get into your system. Exercise helps - walking. Counseling also helped me a
lot, still does.

Hello Beverleya,
My experience with prozac was it gave me anxiety, and at the time I was having daily panic attacks, so my psych dr. gave me another antidepressant for a couple of months to get me stable then I went back on prozac. Give it about 4 weeks and see how you're feeling and if you're still feeling anxious let your dr. know... hope you feel better soon... pamee

It can help anxiety. You have to get it in your system and that means you have to be patient for a month. It can raise your anxiety at first, but this goes away after a few weeks.