Hello,

I have just started Prozac this week 10mg for the last three days, then up to 20mgs tomorrow for two weeks and then 40 mgs after that.

After having read the posts on these forums I was really worried about side effects of Prozac reading of so many who quit because of side effects. My thing is I experience a lot of severe somatic symptoms as a result of my anxiety, before I have ever taken any medication, that fuel my health anxiety. Some of my somatic symptoms include dizziness, headaches, sinus congestion, neck and back pain, tingling arms and legs (with numbness on occaion), GERD continuous burping, IBS and diarahea, and insomnia.

So my question is are the side effects of Prozac truly worse than having experienced the above listed symptoms continuously for the last few years?

Andy