Advise regarding Prozac Please!!

Hello boys and girls of the forum.

Please forgive me if this has been posted before. I did look but was unable to find anything.

I am a 34 male who has suffered fromGAD and panic disorder since a very young age. Till the age of 28, and despite the GAD and panicdisorder, I was able to function well. Went to Uni, graduated with a law degree found a good job etc.

At 28 and for no apparent reason it all became too much. Horrible health anxiety, GAD etc. My sis practically dragged me to a Pdoc who gave me lexapro.

Within a week my anxiety was gone, I was able to go out, drive long distances etc. I was on it for 3 years and even though it made me a apathetic and fat it worked all too well for the anxiety. Due to the weight gain, apathy etc I decided I didn't want 5o be on it anymore.

Big mistake!! Oh how I miss lexapro's sweet apathy and lethargy. I am again a mess and worstof all the lex is not working anymore....

Tried effexor, zoloft, cymbalta... nothing.

I am now 2 weeks into prozac and feel like crap. Anxious, agoraphobic, down.

I know the standard answer of 6 to 8 weeks but does in YOUR experience prozac take longer to work compared to other meds? I mean the lex almost worked overnight.

Thanks in advance for your replies

Thank you very much for the quick reply. Just to quickly rephrase my question. In several of the forums I have found a lot of posts regarding the quick onset of lex (for my it wor ked wIthin days). However I am yet to find something similar for prozac.

Do you think that generally speaking prozac takes longer than lex?

Regards

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yes prozac took longer to work for me too and i didnt like it as much as zoloft but it did work . its very strong so once it kicks in try to stay on as low of a dose thats effective for you

20mg was my best dose level also.