Really Struggling on Prozac - Please help!

How long have you been off Effexor? You may be experiencing not only start up side effects, but withdrawal side effects.

Everybody is different when it comes to withdrawal symptoms and how long they will last. It is indeed possible that you could still have them. Some people feel mild symptoms for months after quitting. But, all your symptoms should be subsiding as soon as that Prozac kicks in...which should be any day now!!

Erin,

Glad to hear you got your dr. consult...

...try the recommendation of switching your dose time, and hopefully this will bring the desired results.

Sorry you are having a rough day.:(

Use some of the self help from the Resources. ..the meditation videos may bring some relief.:)

Sending encouragement,

S.C.

:( Yeah, I know...sometimes it feels like a 'no win'...

...but give it a try and just see what happens.

Fingers crossed! :)

S.C.

So, I didn't take my Prozac this morning since I'm going to start taking it at night. I have to say this is the best I've felt in days! I'm still a little anxious that it won't last, but for now I'm cautiously optimistic.

The true test will be tonight and tomorrow morning. Please keep your fingers crossed, pray, or whatever you do that this is the beginning of me feeling better. I'll keep everyone updated. Thank you so much for all your support. This forum has been a wonderful place for me.

its liable to cause insomnia if taken at night. it supposed to be taken in the am and is a stimulating ssri . it was for me

Glad to hear you had some improvement...good news!

May it continue so! Use your coping skills to manage the remaining issues with the a.m. symptoms.:)

Peace and progress!

S.C.

Update: I'm back to having that really bad anxiety in the morning. I'm trying breathing exercises and mindfulness, but they don't seem to be helping. It has been three weeks since I started Prozac. When do I determine that this med is or isn't working?

I do feel better by the afternoon (usually), but my days start at 5am and the mornings seem very looooong. Will this s/e pass?

Hi

I would stick with the Prozac for a while longer you may need a dose increase? Speak with your doctor.

Hibee

E.,

I would encourage you to talk with your doctor, and see what he/she advises.

Three weeks could be anywhere to close to therapeutic levels being reached (quite a few people have an improvemet around this time...

...to about halfway there...as some people need about 6 weeks for improvement in s/e's to happen.

Something else to consider...if you do make a switch at this point, it is worth it to you to essentially begin again? Just about any A/D has a start up period that requires some getting through...

So just be sure you weigh the pros and cons of trying something new...or pushing forward with your Prozac.

Wishing you relief and sending encouragement! Keep up with the coping skills...they will increase in their benefit the longer you keep practicing them.

S.C.

I was on 10mg for a week, then my pdoc bumped me up to 20mg for the past two weeks.

I do want to push through with the Prozac, but when do I determine if it's doing more harm than good? I don't want to play the med game and just keeping trying different ones. I only started the prozac to help with the withdrawal from Effexor.

Yesterday was a really bad day - high, high anxiety all day long until around 9pm. I usually feel better by about 1 or 2 pm. And keep in mind this is not how I was feeling before I went on any meds. This is a totally new feeling for me, so I have to believe it's the Prozac. Someone please tell me it will be worth it to push through all these crappy feelings? Mornings are the worst and I'm trying to use coping skills, but if its the meds thats doing this it kind of feels like a fight I can't win.

Any help or encouragement is appreciated.

that low a dose should not be causing you so much problems . looks like prozac may not be for you. i would call dr and see about some thing else like scat suggests