How Long Will The Effects Of An Increased Dosage Of Prozac Take To Show?

Posted on Sat, 2 Jun 2018

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Question : i used to be on 20mg of the antidepessant prozac. I lowered the dosage to 10mg for a year and a half. then my depression got worse and i put it back up to 20mg. Will it take some time for the increase back to 20mg for the antidepressant prozac to work again properly? i ask this because the first time you use prozac it can take several weeks to work. will increasing the dosage also take several weeks for the nedication to work?

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
The doses should take 2-4 weeks to show effects.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

Thanks for asking about your health related doubts.

Yes the tablet should take 2-4 weeks to start showing its effects again in increased doses. When the drug is started the time taken for response is relatively longer while increasing the dose take relatively less time for response.

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