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Switched from celexa to prozac (fluoxetine) and stopped prozac (fluoxetine) after weird side effects. now feeling constant anxiety and feeling of derealization. will it stop?

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Antidepressants: You should call the doctor that prescribed the medication and tell them about how you feel and ask what you should do. They know you.

Answered 12/13/2013

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SSRI : Feeling intense anxiety after stopping Prozac (fluoxetine) is not a known side effect, but is a good sign that Prozac (fluoxetine) was doing something for it. You might want to ask your md to go back on it?

Answered 6/30/2014

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A member asked:

Switched from celexa to prozac (fluoxetine) and stopped prozac (fluoxetine) after weird side effects. now feeling constant anxiety and feeling of derealization. will it stop?

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