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I am 23 year old female and I was diagnosed with ocd, generalised anxiety and panic disorder over 7 years ago. I have tried a few different scars over the years, some have really helped and others have not had great side effects so have had to stop. I was recently on lips (fluvoxamine) and have been on 100 mg for 6 weeks. My psychiatrist has decided to take me off of it because it was causing really bad fatigue and gi side effects/rapid weight loss that was interfering with my life. I am now going to try prozac which I think will be good for me. I have read some stories about withdrawing from luvox online and I am very nervous. The plan from my psychiatrist is to drop from 100 mg to 50 mg of luvox for 5 or so days and then stop altogether, then the following day begin prozac at 10 mg for 4 days, then increase to 20 mg and stay on that dose. He said I should not have any issues or any significant issues with withdrawals in this method, as I am going to be replacing the ssri with prozac, but I am still very nervous. Do you think dropping from 100 mg to 50 mg is going to cause me seizures/vomiting or severe withdrawal effects etc? Do you think this way is okay? He said if I am having significant problems I can drop to 25 mg luvox for a few days after 50 mg and then start on the prozac the following day and he was very insistent I would be okay, but I am very worried. Does this change seem okay? I have always cross tapered medicine, never directly switched so I am very scared it's going to cause intolerable withdrawals. Thanks.


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