Prozac for anxiety? - Anxiety Message Board

Dawn B. · 07-02-2007, 03:16 PM

Does anyone take Prozac for anxiety, and does it work?
I have to find something new.
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Jenn4508 · 07-02-2007, 03:33 PM

I have taken Prozac on two different occasions throughout my life time. I was diagnosed with depression when I was about 12 or 13. At about the age of 24 I was put on Prozac and I thought it was the best thing that ever happened to me. I thought I was super woman. I worked 13-16 hours a day, had a newborn and almost never slept. Once I felt like I did not need it anymore I was taken off of it by my doctor.

I was off meds for about 15 months and needed to go back on something and decided that Prozac worked once, why not go back on it? I did okay for a couple of months and then I started having horrible nightmares where I was hurting my kids. When I woke up the next morning I threw them away and called the doctor. I have been put on so many other things and was diagnosed with bipolar about 1 year ago and have not found anything so far that helps and the doctor has only changed 1 med and I have told him that is not working. However, the drugs work different on all people.

How long have you been taking it? If you just need something for anxiety there are other drugs out there besides Prozac.

Hope this helps

ediep · 07-02-2007, 06:05 PM

I take prozac and I think it is working, I still have some anxiety, but I am much better than I was a month ago when I was crying nonstop and scared all the time.

Dawn B. · 07-04-2007, 02:18 PM

Do you still have to take any benzo's? How much Prozac do you take?
Have you ever taken anything else like another SSRI with it? How long did it take to 'kick in'.
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j2006 · 07-04-2007, 02:26 PM

I loved Prozac. Unfortunatly i wasn't able to take it for very long due to another heath issue I was having at the time.

Loved it!!!