I began Prozac on 9/20 and it’s 9/30 and I feel terrible. I’ve read some people had felt great right away but seems like I’m textbook with the symptoms. I just don’t know how much longer I can handle the side-effects. Even my mood is low and my mood wasn’t low despite struggling with ocd. I started my first NOCD session today. 💙🧡
I am 10 days in and the first week I had increased anxiety and the worse tension headaches. I felt like I had a burning sensation, but that also could’ve been from the anxiety. I’m definitely pushing through and giving it a chance. For me I definitely overthink (duh ocd) but going down the rabbit hole of people’s experience with medication and side effects doesn’t help.
@cfc2000 This is very true and I appreciate you calling me out on it. Reassurance oof 😬
In my experience, I initially started at 40 mg because it was the recommended dose. The only side effects I experienced was crazy hunger for like a week and then just overall it made me way too tired but boy…it made everything better and more manageable. My brain felt so much less “sticky” as they say. Thoughts came and gone without me either spiraling or trying to talk myself down from a spiral. I could just get through the day so much easier. I slowly teetered down 10 mg, going from 30>20>10. I felt best at 20 mg but I also gained quite a bit of weight over my course of being on it (noticeable at 1.5 years in) but I also know most people don’t experience that with Prozac. However it really made an improvement to my mental health and I plan to stay on it for the foreseeable future. I hope things get better for you soon and you can experience some relief!
@geemel That’s great! Do you remember when you started it how long it took until you noticed a difference?
@cfc2000 I would say at first I was focused on the side effects and managing them, I can’t for sure pin point when I noticed for sure, I’d say a couple months in I just realized how much easier it was to manage ocd
The first week of Prozac was great for me and I was so excited thinking I was going to be symptom free. However, weeks 2-4 were rough and I had increased anxiety. Starting week 5, things started looking up and it has improved since. I started back in June after switching from Lexapro.
@Anonymous I’m glad things ended up working, medication can be tricky and I always hear different things for different medications. But I can say Prozac truly helps tremendously
I haven't been on Prozac but I've been on many other antidepressants. I've had worse luck than most and have had to discontinue several meds due to intolerable side effects. Don't be afraid to reach out to your provider or the pharmacy if your meds are making you miserable. Maybe Prozac just isn't a good fit. There are other meds you can try. Glad you were able to start therapy 💛
@Mercury75 I’m starting to think that as well. I feel like I have the flu. I don’t know how the tapering will look like since I’m still so early on. The headaches and body aches are just intolerable.
@Mercury75 Thank you I’m glad I was able to start therapy as well. 💙🧡
@Alma88 You shouldn't have to taper since you haven't been on it long, but do check with your doctor or pharmacy to be sure.
Prozac (Fluoxetine) wasn't for me. The side effects were bad. Lexapro works wonders for me.
Prozac too btw
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