"i used this medication for a solid 10 years, and it effectively dealt with my anxiety and depression; however, it made me very tired and i required a great deal more sleep than other people i knew. weight gain and sexual side effects abounded, but i felt so good mentally that i was able to ignore this for a long time. this cut my obsessive thoughts out completely. i decided to wean off when i was trying to lose weight for my health and it just wasn&#039;t coming off. the weaning is a b*tch, and i weaned over several months&#039; time, using liquid fluoxetine to come down incrementally. however, once i was entirely off the medication, my anxiety and depression came back with a vengeance."