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A 63-year-old female asked:

Is celexa or prozac (fluoxetine) better for generalized anxiety syndrome with some depression. it seems i have more anxiety to prozac (fluoxetine)?

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Dr. Matt Wachsmananswered

Internal Medicine 37 years experience

Prozac (fluoxetine) is much bette: better at producing anxiety. about 10% of people on it have anxiety produced by it as a drug side effect.

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Tapered from celexa 40mg to Prozac (fluoxetine) 40mg in a period of 2 months because of worse depression. Prozac (fluoxetine) is making me feel derealization. Should i stop it?

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A 65-year-old female asked:

Been on 20 mg of Prozac (fluoxetine) for 6 months for mild depression and anxiety feeling better is it to soon to taper off?

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