I am starting it tmr and i wanted to ask what your experience with fluoxetine is . Does it help? Becuase i tried sertralin i was on 150mg and tried 200mg for few years but it did not help me at all
I take prozac and it has helped immensely. The dosage for OCD is usually pretty high though. I take 60 mg daily. I started at 10 and I didn't notice any improvement until I was at 40 mg.
ive been taking prozac 20mg for five years, it's definitely a good medication! but every medicine is different for everyone, so don't be afraid to switch if you feel it isnt working for you. however i'd definitely give it a shot, especially if sertraline didnt help
Prozac is great but make sure to learn ERP.
It has helped me tremendously personally. I went off of it for a little while and had trouble sleeping and eating again due to obsession. It really helped me get my life back.
Important to remember all meds affect everyone differently but Prozac has been around since the 80s so it’s got a long positive rap sheet. It’s actually the only SSRI that I lost weight on. It ended up not being the one for me but while I was on it I do feel like it helped, especially with the anxiety aspects
Meds vary a LOT person to person. There’s really no telling how you will react based on strangers experiences. A lot of people with OCD do tend to do better with methods like ERP rather than just meds. Also please research hyperbolically tapering SSRIs especially since you were on a high dose.
Put your effort into understanding OCD, your brain and it mechanics. Then put your effort into the TREATMENT if you want to realy get better. The meds will never ever get you better. The work gets you better. You will always relaps if you rely on meds.
hey, i don't know if this is a very helpful message to spread. yes, putting effort into treatment and erp does wonders, but meds can and DO help, and it does more harm than good to discourage people from medication i think.
@lemxn.zest - I’m not discouraging anyone from taking meds if they feel they can’t do it without it. I’m telling people the actual thing that gets you better. This is an evidential fact. Why do you view it as discouraging?
I started on 5 mg and just upped to 10, the change has been hard for me but even just 5 helped me a lot
how long did it take till you felt a difference
@Clairemarieee Does 5 mg come in a tablet?
@isa_ I started feeling better when I combined Prozac with ERP
This shit works
Prozac has improved my life tremendously.
how long did it take to work and what dosage ?
I started on 10mg, and I felt effects within a couple weeks.
ah okay that is good to hear i am also starting at 10mg i really hope this medication finally works
Share your thoughts so the Community can respond
