Hey y'all.

I've been taking Fluoxetine for about 3 years to battle depression. First 40mg, but since it seemed to dull fown my senses I pulled that back to 20mg. I still have depressive episodes, but it makes my anxiety attacks less frequent.

Now, I've had to take ibuprofen for a shoulder injury last year and am now taking it again to battle pain and noticed my overall mood has vastly improved when using the combination of these two medications.

I've found several fairly recent articles on studies about ibuprofen mixed with anti depressants that apparently alleviate symptoms of depression in a high percentage or people, but not without risks.

It is believed that the combination of these two also increase the risk of Gastro Intestinal issues/bleeding, kidney failure and a plethora of other issues when using them long term. The thing is, I've never felt so good and more productive when combining them.

I was wondering if there was any alternative that is safer and will give me the same effects.

Thanks in advance for any help.