How long do side effects last with fluoxetine?

I am in your same situation right now, same dose of Prozac for the same reasons. Side effects are brutal, how are you doing now with your symptoms ?

Bexj90; I am glad you found us here, Sounds like they did not tell you much about the Fluoxetine aka Prozac everything you have said is normal the good part is your almost halfway through the worst part of these side effects The way this goes is for 7 to 14 days normally give or take a few day you get the side effects like your saying and little by little they start to go away lucky the doctor started you on the lowest dose. What happens is even the things they are trying to take care of can get stronger for the first 2 weeks of anxiety dizzy and all the things you list. then slowly after the 2 weeks you should notice these side effect going away and by the time you reach the blood level which is 6 to 8 weeks you should feel better many starts to notice changes at about 4 weeks try not to focus on these side effects also it is not uncommon if your doctor has to increase the dose on this the side effects may bother you a bit but nothing like when you first start the medication. And it does help to take it at about the same time each day so your body and mind get used to it. But try to get through this last week of it and see what I'm saying that most of these should start to go away.So it is not you it is the medication and this is all normal but nobody said much to you sometimes if the yuck like stomack etc is bothering you it is okay to take this medication with food. and that may help. I hope this helps you some and do your best to stick with it you should start to feel better pretty soon. And feel free to write back anytime if you have a question or just need a bit of support we have all been through this at some point this is much more common than you think there is nothing wrong with you I am so sorry that you had to get this far without knowing why. But just remember your on the road to being regulated and if all goes right you should start to feel better soon. have a good weekend and try and stay strong. You should be just fine.