Hi hun, so sorry to hear about your anxiety, it's such a debilitating illness.
Fluoxetine was the first antidepressant I was on. I was on 20mg for just under 6 months. I found that while it did improve my mood, I had insane anxiety. It made it soo much worse! I was having panic attacks every day, constant racing thoughts, I was paranoid, delusional. Then I was told to take 20mg every other day, so essentially 10mg a day. It made no difference. I eventually ended up taking my whole prescription and ended up in hospital.
When I came out, I was off antidepressants for about 2 weeks, and then given a prescription for Sertraline. I started by increasing 25mg each week, and 4 days into taking 25mg i wanted to stop them. The anciety returned and the depression got worse.
BUT, I'm so glad I didn't! After a few days of increasing the 50mg, the anxiety went away and I felt 100 times better! I'm now on 150mg and honestly, I find it a million times better than Fluoxetine.
I would never go back onto fluoxetine if you paid me. I was a suicidal wreck. I just want to let you know that you really should give them a fair shot. Initially it may make your anxiety worse, but give it a few days to even out. That's what happened to me with Sertraline, and honestly it probably saved my life.
Don't give up hun! Give it a try, you've got nothing to lose. And if they don't work, there are tons of different antidepressants, and one of them will. But you also have to persevere with them, and don't be so quick to think that they're not working. Remember it takes about 6 weeks to reap the full benefits. Take care sweetie xx