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Posted by traveler on February 17, 2004, at 18:35:28
Greetings
I don't read much about prozac anymore, with all the other meds out there. I was on serzone for a couple of years for anxiety and panic, but it started to lose its effectiveness. My doctor recently prescribed Prozac, for what he decribed as my "obsessive thoughts". I have started out at a low dose (5 mg) and recently raised (10 mg) - and I was just curious about people who have had good expreiences with this med. Oh yeah, I am starting to reduce the Serzone slowly because the thought of withdrawal scares me.
Posted by Joy on February 17, 2004, at 19:19:27
In reply to Postive Experiences with Prozac???, posted by traveler on February 17, 2004, at 18:35:28
Prozac works pretty well for me. I take a little Xanax also as needed. Sometimes obsessive thoughts call for a higher dose of Prozac than depression. Proceed slowly. I had least side effects of this med. Im on 40 mgs. Good luck.
Joy
Posted by Emme on February 18, 2004, at 8:12:53
In reply to Postive Experiences with Prozac???, posted by traveler on February 17, 2004, at 18:35:28
I've never taken it, but my cousin has been on it for depression for a while (I don't know exactly how long). She also takes a benzo for anxiety/panic. She suffered a lot and now she feels good, has a good life, and doesn't care if she's on it forever.
Remember, those success stories are not necessarily posting on the internet! Good luck.
Emme
Posted by Bill LL on February 18, 2004, at 8:53:13
In reply to Postive Experiences with Prozac???, posted by traveler on February 17, 2004, at 18:35:28
Prozac is a great drug. I think its a good idea to do what you are doing by starting low and gradually going up. If I remember correctly, the starting dose is usually 20 mg. Prozac is also good because less expensive generics are available.
Posted by irishcatholic on February 18, 2004, at 9:45:11
In reply to Postive Experiences with Prozac???, posted by traveler on February 17, 2004, at 18:35:28
I've had some decent success with it for depression.
Celexa didn't do much at all.
Lexapro was like the worst flu ever.
Zoloft made me weird and weepy.
With 20mg Proz every morning I feel the buzz but by evening I'm mellow and sleep much better than I have in years (6-7 hrs without waking up).
Expect lots of trial and error, everybody is their own personal drug experiment.
Good Luck!
Posted by KathrynLex on February 18, 2004, at 15:04:57
In reply to Postive Experiences with Prozac???, posted by traveler on February 17, 2004, at 18:35:28
Hi Traveler,
I had a wonderful experience with Prozac. I started very much the same way that you have and gradually increased to 40 mg. I took it for about 3 years and felt wonderful. One word of caution: if you stop taking it and then start taking it again it may not be as effective as it was the first time. I wish you great success on Prozac.
K.
Posted by eugenia on February 18, 2004, at 16:10:43
In reply to Re: Postive Experiences with Prozac???, posted by KathrynLex on February 18, 2004, at 15:04:57
Prozac helps me lots. Maybe it is not very "sexy", but it is very effective.
Posted by Zee on February 18, 2004, at 18:15:06
In reply to Postive Experiences with Prozac???, posted by traveler on February 17, 2004, at 18:35:28
Yes my husband has had great success with Prozac for OCD.
Zee
Posted by traveler on February 18, 2004, at 18:25:35
In reply to Re: Postive Experiences with Prozac??? » traveler, posted by Zee on February 18, 2004, at 18:15:06
Thank you. I sometimes feel like a science experiment, with all of the augmenting this and trying that...but I am on week three and so far so good.
Posted by Flipsactown on February 19, 2004, at 0:52:00
In reply to Postive Experiences with Prozac???, posted by traveler on February 17, 2004, at 18:35:28
Prozac was the first AD I took, and at that time, it saved my life. Because of chronic back pain, I suffered from unipolar depression which is major depression with no mania and I was unable to function. 2 months later, I was able to go back to work and was back to my old self. Prozac is an excellent med. Don't let negative things you hear scare you. I started feeling my depression lifting after 2 weeks from when I first took it.
Flipsactown
> Greetings
> I don't read much about prozac anymore, with all the other meds out there. I was on serzone for a couple of years for anxiety and panic, but it started to lose its effectiveness. My doctor recently prescribed Prozac, for what he decribed as my "obsessive thoughts". I have started out at a low dose (5 mg) and recently raised (10 mg) - and I was just curious about people who have had good expreiences with this med. Oh yeah, I am starting to reduce the Serzone slowly because the thought of withdrawal scares me.
Posted by Ilene on February 19, 2004, at 18:11:07
In reply to Postive Experiences with Prozac???, posted by traveler on February 17, 2004, at 18:35:28
> Greetings
> I don't read much about prozac anymore, with all the other meds out there. I was on serzone for a couple of years for anxiety and panic, but it started to lose its effectiveness. My doctor recently prescribed Prozac, for what he decribed as my "obsessive thoughts". I have started out at a low dose (5 mg) and recently raised (10 mg) - and I was just curious about people who have had good expreiences with this med. Oh yeah, I am starting to reduce the Serzone slowly because the thought of withdrawal scares me.I was on Prozac for about 4 years and it worked pretty well. My biggest problem was anorgasmia. It pooped out when my life got stressful.
I.
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