I’m a few days in on starting 10 mg of Prozac, my anxiety has definitely been heightened and it’s making it really hard for me to eat :( also sleep has been very hard when the intrusive thoughts fill my head. I want to stick with the medication and give it a good shot as I know it could really help me. Any suggestions or some encouragement to help me get through this time
Maybe your brain just needs to get used to it? Good luck. I hope it works out for you. If it doesn't seem to be working after a while you can always stop taking it.
It's always a good idea to try since you never know just make sure you don't miss any doses or go days without taking them because it has to build up in your system that's the only way you'll know for sure if it's working for you or not. I been on Prozac for a good long while and it's been doing what it's supposed to. I also suggest to research techniques and practices that you can use while taking the Prozac.
Thats awesome, prozac has really helped me. Just know that it does take some time to start working and to adjust your prescription so that it fits you. They might need to increase it a couple times which is okay. In my personal experience, I got a bit more anxious the first 2 weeks. I think it's just a part of the medication settling in to your system. Just try and get a lot of support and spend time with family or loved ones during that initial stage. It definitely helps. And talk to your psychiatrist if its possible.
The first two weeks are always the worst. Then for me weeks 3-4 are no side effects but no benefit. Then week 5ish, all of a sudden anxiety gets noticeably better. Hang in there
10 mg is a very low dosage. I think you should feel better very soon.
can anyone give me some insight on this? i was given 20 mg of prozac by my doctor to help me calm down while i wait for a psychiatrist appointment for ocd (i went in for an ekg because i was worried. nothing was wrong) yesterday was the 2nd dose, should i expect anything? i almost feel like it keeps me up at night since i take it around 7 pm, and i already have been sleeping poorly for a week or so.
So i have an appointment with a doctor in 2 days, but im terrified of taking medication for anxiety, i tried it twice at 15 and would immediately stop taking them after a week or 2 because I was so scared of the side effects, then I tried fluoxetine at 18 and it gave me such bad anxiety with even the first 2 pills that I stopped that as well, now I'm 25 and im willing to try again and stick to it but my mind keeps bringing up all the reasons why I shouldn't and that it could make me worse, make me manic, make me numb, change me etc. Any help or advice welcome
Hi everyone, I’m 23 and have been on Zoloft since I was 16. For the past couple months I’ve been having panic attacks more and I’m sick of feeling like a zombie everyday. My boyfriend said I’m very sad and unhappy then when I first met him 2 years ago…. He thinks it’s the medicine. Throughout the years I have upped and lowered my medication, but now, I feel as though it’s not helping. Either it was too much where I didn’t feel emotions at all like very scary stuff or it wasn’t enough to help me. I was given 5mg of Lexapro to try…. I’m scared to take it. All I know is how Zoloft is. I don’t want to go crazy on it, be allergic to it, etc. I feel like I’m going to trip myself out when I take it and not actually feel the difference. I could really use some positive feedback I really just want to be a normal human😭
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