Prozac wanting some advice

Hiya everyone, I haven't been on for a few days been feeling slightly rough (even after my good days on monday and tuesday)!!

Right so the doctor put me on prozac 20mg once a day last week on monday, I started taking it on tuesday so have now been on it for 5 days, i feel like my anxiety has upped a little bit i.e the physical symptoms, tremors (not overly bad tbh) feeling shakey, difficulty concentrating waves of anxiety along with the hot prickly feeling i get in my head or in my hands and arms (although the palpatations and fast heart rate seem to have settled thank goodness) I know sometimes with SSRI's your anxiety can get worse before it gets better (i.e before the meds kick in and the immediate side effects wear off) I'm just wondering if its me being overly sensitive about my body as per, or a reaction to the prozac!!! Maybe i'm just reading too much into things as per usual but it's starting to annoy me now :(


Any advice would be good as always :=D

Many Thanks

Kitty!! xx

Post Edited (Ninja Kitty) : 1/22/2011 10:22:51 AM (GMT-7)

Hi Kitty,

I would try to give the prozac a couple of weeks before you give up on it. If you are still feeling anxious after that, I would talk to the doctor about something for anxiety or trying something else.  And as you probably already know, it takes six to eight weeks to reach it's full potential.  Though you could start feeling better sooner than that.  I wish you the best with the prozac.

Hugs, Karen

I hope that you find the right medication for you. Side effects usually go away in a couple of weeks. Do let your doctor know that you are stopping it.

Hugs, Karen