Interesting observation whilst on Prozac/Fluoxetine

Interesting observation whilst on Prozac/Fluoxetine So I’ve been on Prozac/Fkuoxetine for 4 months now to alleviate my general/social anxiety and it’s been great. My doctor reviewed me about 2 weeks ago and suggested I double the dose to see how I go. An interesting side effect was I felt more tension and therefore blocked more at the higher dose. Coming back down to the original lower dose resolved it. Upon further research, I found out that Prozac actually increases dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain at moderate to higher doses, which would explain why it adversely affected my speech fluency at the higher dose. Stutterers already have an overactive dopaminergic baseline in the brain, so boosting dopamine even higher is counterproductive! Therefore, beware if considering this SSRI for your anxiety! Yes, you’ll be less anxious but it may adversely affect your fluency at higher doses as it’s quite activating on dopamine and norepinephrine! Just thought I’d share…. I might consider switching to Lexapro which doesn’t affect dopamine or norepinephrine levels in the brain at all, and seeing how that goes.