Anyone else suffered this...

Started on Prozac 9 weeks ago, didnt feel any improvement until about week 6, had a week where i wasnt getting short of breath hardly at all. A week later im almost back to square one again, with on off attacks right through the day.

Why does this happen? shouldnt the Prozac work now, or maybe hasnt it ever worked for me? :confused:

It may be a sign to increase your dose. What dose are you on?

I'm sorry Worrybucket, you seemed so up-beat last week and it made me feel positive - so you had 1 good week and the last 3days have been bad? maybe its a small set back? i'm positive they have worked but once they work fully i'm sure you'll get set backs every so often that will eventually filter out!!? when i was on Venlaflaxine 4 years ago I'd have a set back roughly every 2 weeks lasting for 2 days, i knew they were coming they just didn't get me down as i knew it would be gone in 2days or so - i'm sure this is just a small set back :-) how often are your attacks? and how long do they last? do you feel back to normal once they have passed? are they not as bad as they were before? - maybe your being hard on yourself because you were so good the week before??.....

I.m taking the 20mg dosage, and really dont want to go higher.

The attacks are on and off through the day, not nearly as bad as before i started Prozac, but they are worse than last week. I may be being hard on myself as i felt id really turned a corner last week. Im wondering if anything has stressed me more this week. My period just started so could be a bit of PMT last weekend, i dunno, i cant pinpoint why its gotten a bit worse again really.

OK! That could be it. During my cycle is my worst time. Don;t be hard on your self. Give yourself some time and it will soon be over.

If you continue to feel bad after your cycle - then I would talk to your doctor about an increase.

I'm hoping it is my cycle, as i really dont want to up my dose, i feel a bit spaced out on it now.

You should give it some more time. I took prozac for over a year and it helped with my panic attacks a lot. My PMS symptoms also went away too.