Originally was taking Escitalopram 10mg for depression.

Got out of depression, no struggle with anxiety, mainly rumination about the future and what could go wrong etc.

Started prozac a week and a half ago. The first 3 days: i felt great mentally, but the side effects were shitty. Diarrhea, headache, flashes etc.

Now, after around one and a half weeks i noticed i was leaning into rumination / future anxiety again. Not as bad as when I was on Escitalopram, but still, i felt bad and scared it's going to continue like before.

Originally i should go to 20mg (since prozac is half as strong as Escitalopram), but my doctor's assistant said it's fine to stay on 10mg if the side effects are too strong.

Now i have two options: wait 5 more weeks on 10mg and then have a talk with my doctor and see if my mental health improves.

Or bite the bullet, go to 20mg as originally intended and suffer through the side effects and hope it won't get worse mentally.

Anyone with similar experiences?