I've had depression and anxiety on and off for a few years. I've been on propanolol (beta blockers) for anxiety for a few months but on Monday the Dr said they weren't working and moved me to Fluoxetine (prozac). I thought the bb's were doing ok but Dr said the fact that I still need them means they aren't.
I'm not against taking prozac and I did once before and had zero side effects but now I'm worried I'll get them, I don't think I'm bad enough to need it, as feel it's more my anxiety causing issues than depression. I've taken them for 4 mornings since Mon and I know they take weeks to kick in but I'm thinking about the long term effects and the withdrawal symptoms, also that you have to take them for 6 months on average, which I really don't want to do with such a strong medicine. They have already killed my libido!
On Monday I also changed my lifestyle, cut back on bad things, attempting to get out more and exercise, trying to get better sleep. I work from home and find myself staring at the screen for hours sometimes and very unproductive, just feel so hopeless sometimes.
So my question is, can I get better without Prozac? Are there any other alternative medicines you have found to help or just general lifestyle changes that have made a huge difference? I'm worried about getting the side effects of this and being on it so long so any advice really welcomed, thank you.