Hey, im on day 42 of fluoxetine 20mg. The first few weeks were not very good for me, my anxiety shot threw the roof and I cried a lot. Just like you describe, I was dreading leaving the house. I took time off work which really helped (6 weeks so far). My doc said all this is normal and if you read the posts on here you will see that it does take 3-6 weeks before you start to feel any benefit. I would say stick with it, it does get worse before it gets better but its just the meds getting into your system. I started feeling better after 4-5 weeks, im on week 6 now. Im in a much better place than I was, more calm and hardly ever anxious. I have one more week off then im going back to work I think it will be good for me! Despite the side effects, I finds these meds very good and I would do it all over again to get where I am now. Keep the faith and good luck xx