"i starting on sertraline 3 years ago and felt that my body had got used to it and wasn&#039;t getting any effect after a year. my gp then put me on fluoxetine 20mg. to start it took about 5-6 weeks to really begin to feel calmer and less sensitive to daily stresses and i had an amazing sleep but the effects began to wear off after a year. my gp then increased my dose to 60mg as i was going through a really stressful time at work and couldn&#039;t cope. thankfully work has been better and i&#039;ve changed my role but i&#039;ve started to feel really depressed and have been having suicidal thoughts which i never used to have. i have really vivid dreams and i&#039;m starting to get home from work, take the dog out, make dinner and once all my chores are done then i g"