Posted by jd on January 11, 2000, at 0:39:48
In reply to problems with prozac, posted by Andrea Strain on January 9, 2000, at 13:42:34
Andrea,
I wouldn't worry about your side effects too much unless they really get severe, but I will mention a couple things. First, Prozac stays in your body a *long* time (it takes about a week for a half of a dose to get out of your system)... This means that it tends to steadily "build up" in you over the first few weeks, which can have an impact on side effects. I'm a bit surprised your doctor raised your dosage to 30mg during your first week if you were having an unpleasant reaction--some people do much better starting at 10mg (or 5mg!) and working their way up toward 20mg as they can tolerate it. (Of course, there are also people who tolerate Prozac well and who only benefit from it at doses from 20 to 60mg.) Again, if you're concerned with how it's making you feel I would contact your pdoc and ask about lowering your dose until you feel better acclimated.
best,
jd> I HAVE CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME AND DOC PUT ME ON 10 MILS OF PROZAC, DIDN'T BOTHER ME BUT WAS SLEEPY ALL THE TIME, THEN DOC INCREASED TO 20, TOOK 4 DAYS NO PROB. 5TH DAY GOT BURNING TINGLING SENSATION ALL OVER BODY, AND FELT SCARED, DOC INCREASED TO 30, NO BURNING BUT ONLY BEEN 2 DAYS, JUST FEEL ANXIOUS, BUT AM ABLE TO SLEEP, SHOULD I WAIT IT OUT, THINK IT WILL GET BETTER, ALSO HAVE TENSION IN NECK AND SHOULDERS, BUT PROBABLY FROM CFS.
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