Posted by cecilia on May 9, 2006, at 19:05:25
In reply to Re: low dose prozac-works!, posted by Phillipa on May 8, 2006, at 22:05:04
You're not weird, at least not any weirder than the rest of us, Prozac also made me feel very anxious and increased my already bad insomnia. I tried it when it 1st came out and was only available in 20 mg capsules; I've read that the manufacturer knew that almost as many people responded to 5 mg as 20 mg but chose to only release it in 20 mg doses because they thought doctors (especially primary care doctors) would prescribe it more often if they didn't have to make decisions on choosing and increasing doses. If Emsam doesn't work, I may consider trying Prozac again, starting at a very low dose, though who knows what it would do after 16 years and countless meds since. I sometimes wonder if every med you try changes your brain in some way, that's the only explanation I can think of as to why some meds I've tried that had few side effects the 1st time I tried them had much worse ones on retrial. Cecilia
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