my daughter, 34, is disabled and has been on 20 mgs fluoxetine... 2 months ago her dose was increased to 40 mg... my sister, who watches her while i work, was unaware of the increase, and has been still giving her the 20mg. an inadvertent error... please advise... am i still able to start giving her the 40mgs... thank you
Fluoxetine - fluoxetine increase from 20 to 40 mg?
Question posted by mafuo on 27 Sep 2021
Last updated on 29 September 2021 by 65bolick
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65bolick
29 Sep 2021
I agree Wildcat, that is a big jump in dosage. My daughter's(16) Dr. only increased her 10 mg at a time.
WildcatVet
27 Sep 2021
Hi, mafuo!
Yes, but do let her doctor know that she's been on the lower dose and let them know how she's doing as far as symptoms. They can determine if the increase is still warranted.
A dosage increase... and this would be doubling her dose... can sometimes cause some temporary side effects that might persist for a week or two.
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