I started taking Prozac a week ago and my anxiety seems to be getting so much worse. It’s causing an intrusive thought to keep going and ruining my days. Does anyone else have experience in starting medication and find that you feel worse? I’ve read that it can get worse before it gets better so I’m trying to push through and not give into compulsions but this is so hard. I don’t know how much longer I can take this.
When I began taking Prozac(just about 5 months ago) I felt exactly the same. After a month I began noticing slight improvements and with each month I've seen slight progress. While it's been slow it is definitely working for me. My anxiety is lower and things aren't bothering me as much as before. Hopefully you'll see improvement very soon. As Rachel said above, do talk with your doctor and address your concerns either way. Hope this helps and hope you see relief very soon.
@Deffel Thanks—this makes me feel better knowing someone else experienced the same thing. My doctor said it could get worse before it get better and the first two weeks are the worst. So I’m hoping it will get better soon. Can I ask how much you take? Although, it’s did for everyone. Thanks again, I appreciate the support.
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@aleighm Thanks. I hope you’re right. I’m praying that this is temporary and once I get used to the medication, it will get better. Right now it’s awful.
@aleighm Thank you so much. This encouragement means a lot.
Definitely talk to your doctor if it gets worse! I had a similar situation and it just meant I needed to go on a different medication! It can take 2-3 weeks to kick in, but it’s always good to ask them questions if its making things worse.
@rachel913 I’ve tried four other medications and none of them worked for me so I’m trying to push through this one in hopes it will help soon. OCD is the absolute worst feeling in the world.
From what I know most people have increased anxiety in the first few weeks to months of taking medication before the medication starts to work the way it’s intended so I would encourage you to power-through If the anxiety does get too much though I would advise you to speak to your doctor and ask for some solutions Hope the anxiety subsides soon ☺️👍
@LJP05 Thanks. I hope it subsides soon, too…and stays away.
Sure, no problem. I started on 10mg then, after a month, went to 20. I just started taking 40 and feel that should be enough. Like I said it's been getting progressively better. I normally don't like taking meds but now that I know it's helping Im glad I'm on it. ❤️
@Deffel This gives me hope! Thank you!
You're very welcome 😊
Did you stay on it? I’m experiencing something similar and I’ve also been on 4 different medications that didn’t work for me
Hey! I just started Prozac and I’m on day 4 or 5 and I’m feeling super anxious and having mini panic attacks, is this normal? I know my psychiatrist said anxiety will raise for the first two weeks but I just wanna know if this happened to anyone else. I’m also super tired Thanks 😊
I was diagnosed with OCD and I started Prozac 10 days ago. I have struggled with intrusive taboo sexual thoughts for 12+ years (I’m 24) but now I feel like it’s turning into feelings. I’ve never done anything to anyone or nor do I wish to ever. I am just scared of my own brain if this is something I actually want. My psychiatrist said I should feel better/start getting clarity after 2 weeks. But I keep feeling worse and worse. Anyone else has experience with Prozac and how it went for them?
I am having a really hard time with ocd and anxious thoughts and feeling extremely uneasy. I'm home alone today so it's really easy for me to get stuck in my thoughts. I'm on day 4 of prozac. I felt like yesterday I had a period of time of about 30 minutes where I felt really focused and like the anxiety lifted completely. But then an obsession started and it brought me right back down. Hopefully I feel relief again today. I'm going to go get some house work done to take my mind off of things. Does anyone have any first hand experiences with prozac? How long until you felt any relief? Any really bad side effects? Any unforseen pluses? Much appreciated.
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