Posted by velodog2 on August 21, 2005, at 18:59:55 [reposted on August 22, 2005, at 21:46:35 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Prozac Withdrawal - need advice - going off meds » Velodog2, posted by barbaracat on August 19, 2005, at 16:23:00
Thank you for the thoughtful reply. You asked the exact question on my mind as well: has the drug has altered my brain's structure and ability to compensate without the drug?
You also said:
> I'd like to say that your depression is returning because your receptors have not had time to upregulate yet after only 4 weeks. You're most definitely in withdrawal which is why you're feeling the depression and why it's worse.So my next question would be how long before I may be able to guess at the first answers? How long before the chemistry could be said to have stabilized?
It's not simple to say why I wanted to get off this stuff. I've never been comfortable with the idea that my happiness is simply a matter of proper dosage of a drug. My partner is exacerbating the situation by complaining of my mood swings and claiming that he 'can tell' when I've missed a dose, or tried to come off it in the past, although he doesn't in fact know if or when I've done those things. And so I spend more time worrying about whether I should be taking the daily instead of the weekly prozac, or maybe increasing the dosage, or switching to another ssri instead of thinking about should I be looking for a new job, or a new house, or a new partner ;-)? And the fact that I having been trying to make those decisions (the first two at least, the third is becoming a question now) is a factor as well. I don't seem to be able to get anywhere with the decision. I mean these questions are all about happiness right? Maybe I should just increase my dosage and stay right where I am. It just makes these things too complicated and I want it out of my life!
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