Hello, I stuggle with major depression and anxiety, and have been on several meds thus far, and nothing seems to have worked for me. I tried Zoloft and Paxil, which only made me feel "normal", well, not very often. I've been seeing a therapist for almost 6 months now, and I'm losing hope. I still feel very depressed, and have a temper at times like you wouldn't believe. My doc switched me to Prozac, which is almost unbearable for me, with all the side-effects. Numbness, dizziness, 2 days straight of vomiting, and I feel like I'm losing my inner emotions. I feel numb to EVERYTHING. Any suggestions? Anyone else ever experience this? Help!
Hi. You are possibly on too high a dose of Prozac to start. Please give this med a chance, but take 10 mg for a week before going up to 20 mg. If you only have 20 mg capsules, you can stir [mix well]contents of capsule into a glass of juice; drink half and the next day stir well and drink the other half. You can do this for 6 days. Then try 20 mg a day and see how you feel. Strting at 20 mg makes some people irritable also. I'm sorry you are having so much trouble, but Prozac works for more people [not all] than I believe Zoloft and some of the others do. Take it slow and if you are queasy you an take crackers or a little food with it. I hope everything turns out well for you.
Joy
I also suffer from severe clinical depression and anxiety. Currently I take Effexor, Wellbutrin and Serzone. Don't give up on meds just yet. There's a ton of them out there with various side effects that affect everyone a little differently. My saving grace is a wonderful psychiatrist who is determed to make me as healthy as he can with the least side effects. You might try to do a search on antidepressants and take a look at other meds that are out there, as well as many alternative treatments. I've found that it helps me to take an active roll deciding and understanding my treatment. Most importantly, don't give up!
Hi. I only know women who take Prozac, but my understanding is sexual or libido problems can occur with both sexes [but not always]
Joy
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by clouds:
<B>prozac may be different for men vs women ? any comments?</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Thank you all for the feedback. I contacted my doctor over the weekend, and he gave me some sample packs of 10 mg of Prozac to start out on. I'm hoping it works. Still feeling the nausea, dizziness and now a weird shaky feeling in my head, (sometimes I think this could all BE in my head!) but trying not to give up. My doctor is great, and is willing to keep trying until we find the right meds for me, so that makes me feel better. I have to admit, though, it's very frustrating.
