Posted by Scheherizade on February 20, 2002, at 13:50:45
Been on Prozac for a week and 1/2 now at 20mg, at bed time. It's been upsetting my stomach so I told my GP that I was going to take it at dinner time. She said fine and dandy. A coworker used to take it and said she had trouble sleeping with it when she took it at night, so her Doc told her to take it in the am, no later than 1:00pm. I already have problems sleeping (REALLY bizarre dreams and very light sleeping starting around 2 in the am), which I tend to lay at the feet of my Disepramine (150mg nightly). Tried to wean myself off of it, but alas it was then that I was finally identified as in the 'depressed' category. So my GP wants me to take 15mg of Remeron and cut the Disep to 75mg with, I'm assuming, eventual move to just Remeron. I have enough problems with weight as it is and am horrified at the thought of gaining any more weight. I've been on Topomax/50mg for 5 weeks (in hopes it will help the chronic headache, stress, depression) and have lost some weight with that (thank you Lord). So right now I'm being a bit defient and not getting the Remeron filled. I don't need my depression deepened by feeling like Miss Piggy. Can Prozac affect sleep? Is it better to take it at one time of the day than another? Any/all opinions are welcome.
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poster:Scheherizade
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