Positives

• One person with Long COVID and tachycardia found that taking fluoxetine alongside Metoprolol significantly stabilized their heart rate, achieving a consistent resting heart rate of 60-75, which they had not experienced in over five years Reddit.
  
  
• A patient reported that after three days on fluoxetine, their mental clarity improved dramatically, describing the change as feeling “real happiness” for the first time in nearly a month Reddit.
  
  

Negatives

• One individual reported that fluoxetine seemed to worsen their symptoms, as missing a dose led to feeling “less foggy and more clear-headed,” but resuming the medication brought back their negative symptoms Reddit.
  
  

Hurdles & Side Effects

• A patient noted that their brain fog seemed to worsen after starting fluoxetine, and this side effect persisted without improvement Reddit.