Re: A timetable for recovery on Fluoxetine / prozac
Originally Posted by
velia
I read that I shouldn't increase the dose because I could damage the brain
Nonsense. Where did you read this? ADs don't damage the brain, just the opposite, they repair parts of it damaged by high brain stress hormone levels by encouraging the growth of new brain cells. It is the new brain cells which produce the antidepressant therapeutic response, not the medications directly. However, remaining on low sub therapeutic doses for long periods of time can increase the risk of tolerance developing to the med.
so I added 0.1 mg . I'm within five weeks. do you think I can stabilize myself with a small dose so I can't go back to five milligrams ? Have a nice day
Are you aiming to stop taking fluoxetine completely in the near future, or do you want to remain on a minimum, non therapeutic dose for some reason?
How are you able to add just 0.1 mg? I doubt your brain would notice the increase.
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