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Posted by lexman on August 14, 2004, at 19:04:28
Is 40mg of prozaz too much?
Posted by cpallen79 on August 14, 2004, at 21:34:55
In reply to 40mg prozac, posted by lexman on August 14, 2004, at 19:04:28
> Is 40mg of prozaz too much?
Lexman, I odn't think it is too much, I think you can go up to like 80mgs of prozac, but don't quote me.
chris
Posted by jms600 on August 15, 2004, at 15:38:24
In reply to 40mg prozac, posted by lexman on August 14, 2004, at 19:04:28
Hi Lexman,
I know for sure that you can definitely take up to 60mg of Prozac per day. I'm on 40mg and at that dosage it is a good anti-depressant. However it does make my anxiety worse, so if your prone to anxiety then be careful!
Best wishes
Posted by flipsactown on August 15, 2004, at 18:51:17
In reply to Re: 40mg prozac, posted by jms600 on August 15, 2004, at 15:38:24
Actually 80 mg is recommended max dose for Prozac. I was taking 100 mg for over six months than stopped as Prozac pooped out after 7 years of great results in lifting my unipolar depression. I am currently taking 30mg of Lexapro and am experiencing the same great results after 45 days.
FST
> Hi Lexman,
>
> I know for sure that you can definitely take up to 60mg of Prozac per day. I'm on 40mg and at that dosage it is a good anti-depressant. However it does make my anxiety worse, so if your prone to anxiety then be careful!
>
> Best wishes
Posted by alesta on August 16, 2004, at 11:17:08
In reply to 40mg prozac, posted by lexman on August 14, 2004, at 19:04:28
Hi, there,
I would definitely not start out at 40 mg. Try the 20 mg for the full 8 weeks before you consider upping the dose. I’ve been on 20 mg for about 6 weeks and am just now starting to feel better on this med. (It started working at 3 1/2 weeks, but with extreme anhedonia.) If, after 8 weeks, you are still depressed, the reason for your depression should determine your course of action.If you are depressed because the 20 mg hasn’t raised your serotonin levels sufficiently, then you should raise the dosage.
If the 20 mg has raised your serotonin levels sufficiently, but you are depressed due to the lowering of dopamine levels, then increasing the dosage is definitely not the answer. It would be better to augment with something to raise your dopamine levels or to try another med altogether (one that won’t lower dopamine--don’t pick another SSRI!)
So how do you know which problem you have? If your sole problem is anhedonia, but you’ve experienced noticeable improvement in other areas, you probably are experiencing a dopamine deficiency. But if you haven’t really noticed much of a difference at all on the drug, you might want to raise the dose.
This is my own personal opinion, but I think it makes more sense than just upping the dose for the hell of it. oops....can I say hell...
Good Luck!
Amy
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