Anonymous

Date posted: 5w

Day 9 on Prozac. Trying to stay hopeful/patient:(

I hate that it takes so long for ssris to kick in. And I have a long way to go because I’m not even up to 10mg(my doc has me going up very slowly to have less side effects) yet. I know with Prozac specifically you get heightened anxiety which I’ve had here and there but it’s more so the tiredness and almost depressive mood that’s bothering me as well as loss of appetite. I know to stick it out but just sucks cuz I more so deal with anxiety not depression so it’s a weird feeling like not feeling motivated etc. just hope I’ll feel better in a few weeks :(

black tiger

Date posted: 5w

I am using prozac fluoxtine 60 mg 😪

Anonymous

Date posted: 5w

@black tiger Does it help you? Is it worth the side effects in the beginning hahaha

black tiger

Date posted: 5w

@Anonymous Yes, in the beginning it was really hard — I couldn’t eat, I had insomnia, my hands and feet were shaking, and I had headaches. A lot of things like that happened. But after using it for a while, the relief it gives is amazing.

Karotajs-the...

Date posted: 5w

Ive taken prozac on and off for 30 years and it can take a few months to fully kick in. I found also that at first my anxiety was heightened. Ive tried many other ssris but i always found that prozac works best. I have ocd and a mood disorder.

Anonymous

Date posted: 5w

@Karotajs-theanxiousgogettergirl Thank you for this🙏 it helps knowing that it’s worked for a lot of people and with minimal side effects. I switched from sertraline because of the weight gain(was on it for 3 years and after the second year I noticed the significant weight change even though I eat the same). So hoping this will be a worth it change in the end with less side effects. I’ll keep positive!

Motionless

Date posted: 5w

I am on 40 mg Prozac, and when I first took the medication I felt like I drank an energy drink. Then after a week it dimmed down and now I feel “normal”. I do see the that I have a lot less sad days and I also can handle more hardships. Like last week, me and girlfriend broke up, but I was bummed out but I also knew that we are both friends and so I was able to get over the feelings of melancholy. It took 5 weeks for my medication to kick in and I feel so much lighter. I have faith that you will feel the same with this medication or maybe with another one. Either way, you are on the right path in your recovery of emotional health. Cheers and kudos to you.

Anonymous

Date posted: 5w

@Motionless Thanks so much for that, it helps knowing that there is a light at the end of the tunnel lol

Cals09

Date posted: 5w

It can take 3-4 weeks for you to feel the effects! Hang in there! If it doesn’t work out it may mean trying something different! I found Zoloft was better for me personally

Undiagnosed

Date posted: 5w

I’ve used Prozac for a while, went up to 40mg where I was experiencing a lot of nightmares and night sweats. Is this your first SSRI?

Anonymous

Date posted: 5w

@Undiagnosed Nah I was on sertraline for 3 years for my somatic ocd and anxiety attacks and it was helping but I got off cuz it was making me gain weight so I’m trying this one but I’ve lost so much weight now because of the ocd relapse and this med makes me have no interest in food now go figure 🥲🤣

Undiagnosed

Date posted: 5w

@Anonymous I see. This is my 6th SSRI, seems to be the one doesn’t have as bad side effects as the others. Wellbutrin left me with tinnitus. Keep it up, it has a long half-life, the best about it is that if you forget to take it you won’t have the discontinuation syndrome.

Anonymous

Date posted: 5w

@Undiagnosed Thank you!🙏 and that sucks about the Wellbutrin I hope that clears up for you!

Sarah McN

Date posted: 22w

Prozac question

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 😊

Megcurry

Date posted: 20w

Starting new anxiety meds

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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yoozie

Date posted: 19w

it’s getting worse

i can’t cope with the fact that i’m alive. i am currently 3 1/2 weeks into prozac 40mg feeling nothing with 0.1mg clonidine daily for anxiety attacks. i have heavy derealization and can’t tell what around me is real and fake. please someone tell me it gets better.

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