Posted by JohnL on September 5, 2001, at 4:51:07
In reply to Prozac, posted by cjay on September 4, 2001, at 20:19:12
Cjay,
You might find Prozac more acceptable than the others. That's because it usually tends to be more stimulating, while the others are generally not.For help in sleeping, help with sexual function, and to turbocharge the Prozac, you might want to keep Zyprexa in mind. If the Prozac alone doesn't work out to your expectations, please try combining Zyprexa 5mg with it before completely switching to something else. A whole lot of people have been helped by the addition of Zyprexa when an antidepressant alone didn't do the trick. Clinical studies look great too.
Hopefully Prozac alone will do the trick, but generally it seems to me that when someone has already tried and failed a couple other drugs, the likelihood of any single drug working well is greatly diminished. For truly amazing results, combinations are often needed. And when it comes to combinations, I have seen nothing in the real world more impressive than Zyprexa. Just something to keep in mind if Prozac alone doesn't do it. Your doc might want to switch you to yet another antidepressant, add Lithium or other mood stabilizer, try tricyclics, etc....forget all that stuff. Go straight to Zyprexa. Second choice would be Risperdal. Only after that would I consider any other options.
Best wishes to you! And by the way, if you are sensitive to side effects, you can mix the contents of a Prozac capsule in orange juice and drink custom sized small doses as you get accustomed to it. Stir it well, save the rest in the fridge for next time, stir it well again. You can customize your dose size this way.
John> I was diagnosed with major depression a year ago, at that time my doctor put me on effexor xr (250mgs)which I stayed on for 8 months. I then switched to celexa (40mgs)for 3months and now I have a perscription for Prozac.(20mgs)
> I have had "extreme" fatigue from the onset of my depression and neither the effexor or celexa has helped.
> My question is does anybody have any feed back about Prozac?
> Thanks, Cjay
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