Prozac......

Re:Prozac...... (hififi)

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:46:23 GMT

Hi,
I got prescribed prozac years ago when I was depressedfollowing years of untreated bulimia.

Bernie

i had to stop it because i had a panic attack that i had to call ambulance, now i decided not to take anything

Yep, VERY scary and strange experience, tho managed not to call an ambulance, but my M&D were NOT impressed to be having to calm me down with a pot of T at 2am!

Prozac you really need to be on for 4-6 weeks minimum before you may see an effect. Be careful in the first few weeks as can sometimes in some cases increase depressive thoughts initially (and absurdly)! Minimum time on would be 6 months before you should come off if you decide you wouldn't want to be on it, unless it very badly affects you then you may want to come off sooner.
Bear in mind though, if you do come off do it under the advice of a Dr and taper the dose down.

Yep, only seemed to make me feel worse, and read a lot of anecdotal evidence of others bad experiences on prozac, I came off cold turkey and was ok, found exercise to be a MUCH better anti-deperssant.

jessie

But one thing ive found is that everyone responds to these things differently so until u try for yourself you dont really know what the outcome is going to be. You ask though because you want someone to tell you the best course of action but im afraid its down to finding out how your body responds yourself. 6 months ago my doc prescribed citalopram, and it has worked fantastic for me, i have only make myself sick a few times in 6 months which is the longest i'be gone without doing it for 5 yrs, it is very mild and there arent alot of side effects......although everyone is different :)

the only thing i can say for definite is DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL whilst on any antidepressants, and that i do talk from experience, bad experience hahahahaha

Can only agree with evetything here, everyone responds differently and just cos I had a bad experience with prozac doesn't mean you will. But do keep a diary maybe to assess how you're doing, it's hard to see the wood for the trees if it's not going well. But defo DO NOT drink! I also have notched up that not too pleasant an experience!
I would just end with the fact that there is soOo much medical evidence now that excercise is a VERY powerful anti-depressant and not the kind of obsessed excercise that we tend do leasn towards at BB'ers but a good old fashioned walk in the fresh air, looking at nature to try and extrovert yourself from those deep, dark introverted thoughts, powerful stuff.
xx

Re:Prozac...... (Bernie)

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:46:34 GMT

haha that is a good point, today that was the 1st day when i was not feeling that bad
so im happy now that i dont have to take these anymore:D

Re:Prozac...... (gymbabeliz)

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:05:49 GMT

ive come off mine because i was so tired all the time ....plus i ran out....dont know if im any less tired but my mood hasnt changed at all coming off , so seems to me whats the point of taking them?!!

Re:Prozac...... (Bernie)

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:24:03 GMT

i was on for 2 weeks only my partner said i cant go on any of these anymore, or any other because i look like someone who comes off from hard drugs:D
i feel like it as well
thanks guys for the advice it really helped me at the moment because i feel extremly rubbish:D

Re:Prozac...... (flick161)

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:32:03 GMT

I was only taking it two weeks of the month at the end of my cycle, yes I just came off it, anything was better than being on it!!

Re:Prozac...... (Bernie)

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:10:32 GMT

flick im happy you been sorted:D
maybe i would need that as well
i finished prozac yesterday had to stop it the gp said, so i feel really s all day
my blood sugar is soo down im struggling to walk longer journeys

how did you come off from prozac, did u just stop it?
did u have any issues like me after stopping them?

Re:Prozac...... (flick161)

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:34:16 GMT

Right - I came off Prozac, was sleeping for 3hours in the daytime everyday then unable to speak for an hour after waking it made me sooooo out of it!

Since then I've been put on a progesterone only contraceptive pill and now I only get 1 teary day a month (PHEW!) I'm on Cilest.

My local GP friend ;-) recommended Citalopraem, I just never got given it :-(

Re:Prozac...... (jessie)

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:46:59 GMT

I did very bad side effects for the 1st few days, felt truely awful so i crawled into bed and stayed there till it passed and the tablets started to work, i didnt really feel any bd side effects off the citalopram, got tired from time to time and a little demotivated but thats all xxx

Re:Prozac...... (Bernie)

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:57:21 GMT

i had to stop it because i had a panic attack that i had to call ambulance, now i decided not to take anything
so now i will stop it, the gp said that i have to stop them
we agreed to go back in March and see how im doing and she will prescribe
citalopram as well if im not feeling well
i had issues with bulimia as well but not after i started to eat clean
yeah they told me st johns wort is not good with them either
with setraline i was drinking but hadnt got a problem, i was lucky:D
thanks for your post
how long you had sides from citalopram?
u look great on the picture xxx

Re:Prozac...... (jessie)

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:23:58 GMT

Hey bernie, sorry for the late reply. been away.
The prozac did absolutely nothing for me, just made me tired and emotional. But one thing ive found is that everyone responds to these things differently so until u try for yourself you dont really know what the outcome is going to be. You ask though because you want someone to tell you the best course of action but im afraid its down to finding out how your body responds yourself. 6 months ago my doc prescribed citalopram, and it has worked fantastic for me, i have only make myself sick a few times in 6 months which is the longest i'be gone without doing it for 5 yrs, it is very mild and there arent alot of side effects......although everyone is different :)

the only thing i can say for definite is DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL whilst on any antidepressants, and that i do talk from experience, bad experience hahahahaha
other than this i dont think supplements for training effects it (dont take st johns wort though as its not recommended)

hope this is helpful if not a little long winded xxxx

Re:Prozac...... (Bernie)

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:01:38 GMT

nobody is here:)

Re:Prozac...... (Bernie)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:04:42 GMT

this was funny, im laughing as well sorry
i had to stop sertraline for 2 days, i felt like s and i felt im going to faint in a minute
but now im fine cos the doc said i can start now prozac,
this is mad how bad it is just to leave it

Re:Prozac...... (Bernie)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:01:35 GMT

hi
just found this topic
how is your thoughts with weight gain did u have any?

I taken sertraline for 6 months but had horrible sides, and mad dreams, and constant insomnia

i been prescribed prozac now, and im really tired as well, i was struggling to work or drive, all i wanted is to sleep!
i gone on it cos i have triplets, and one of my kids had a defect, her liver and small guts developed outside of her tummy, i had a horrible pregnancy cos of this full of worries, and worry for her after two operations in the 1st two weeks
then my family told me my dad has cancer, and he died few months later
my husband got a job in litvania, so i was with the triplets, and never slept
then we moved back to England from Hungary and left my friends behind
so i started to have panic attacks
now im better but just taken prozac for 4 days only

what supplements cant u take with it?
can u take any non stimulant fat burners with it?
before competition what can u take as diauretics?
any advice would help thanks
it was really nice to read that it is not just me who need them:D

Re:Prozac...... (marc_m)

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:26:37 GMT

lol shouldnt laugh but that made me lol then!

Re:Prozac...... (mad_cereal_lover)

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:44:49 GMT

jessie

Just been reading up and i seems that ppl that have a decreased appitite due to depression tend to eat more as the prozac helps their mood, but ppl that binge (ME) tend to lose weight as their mood becomes more stable, hate the tiredness but if diet and exercise is right i guess it shouldnt be a problem. Did the prozac help your situation??

This is why that side effect is listed. Its not an actual mechanistic side-effect of the drug, more a psychological one.

I was on prozac for years, and it did not alter my eating patterns to any noticable degree personally. Although when I would get depressed I would binge/eat. When I was really happy on the rare occasion I wouldn't care about physique as much and I would binge/eat. Spot the flaw in my life?! LOL.

Prozac you really need to be on for 4-6 weeks minimum before you may see an effect. Be careful in the first few weeks as can sometimes in some cases increase depressive thoughts initially (and absurdly)! Minimum time on would be 6 months before you should come off if you decide you wouldn't want to be on it, unless it very badly affects you then you may want to come off sooner.

Bear in mind though, if you do come off do it under the advice of a Dr and taper the dose down. Don't do what I did the first time I decided to come off and just not get any more prescriptions, come off cold turkey and a few days later feel like death and then pass out whilst using the toilet and banging your head on the sink, waking up 10 mins later on the floor with your trousers below your ankles....

mcl

Re:Prozac...... (flick161)

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:51:46 GMT

My doc put me pn Prozac for that reason linked to my mood as I said binging was really getting to me... To be honest, it still didn't help as when I am pre-menstrual the only cure for me seems to be to keep my fats higher which stops me craving sugary carbs...

So I've come off mine and am going to go back and see if they can prescribe a contraceptive pill that may help instead...

Re:Prozac...... (gymbabeliz)

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:31:59 GMT

i first went on prozac a few years ago to help with bulimia, and it stopped it just like a switch had been flicked. I came off it when i was pregnant and was fine, but suffered from a degree of postnatal depression so went on setraline (as i was breastfeeding ) ...was ok but not back to my full self . so i went back on prozac again about 6 weeks ago, have just upped it to my old dose, I'm REALLY tired ..i mean really really i could sleep forever.....I never had that from prozac before so i dont know if its that or other factors. Ive completely lost my need for a chocolate fix, i hadnt even realised it happening, so i'm actually looking alrighht even though im too tired to actually do any cardio LOL.

Re:Prozac...... (jessie)

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:01:50 GMT

Just been reading up and i seems that ppl that have a decreased appitite due to depression tend to eat more as the prozac helps their mood, but ppl that binge (ME) tend to lose weight as their mood becomes more stable, hate the tiredness but if diet and exercise is right i guess it shouldnt be a problem. Did the prozac help your situation??

Re:Prozac...... (flick161)

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:58:59 GMT

Ditto Liz - I've been on Prozac recently and didn't have any issue with weight gain. I did however, have to come off because it made me sooooo tired I couldn't co-ordinate muself properly!!

Re:Prozac...... (gymbabeliz)

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:25:22 GMT

jessie, ive been on prozac on and off for YEARS and never had an issue with weight gain. The opposite in fact, it stops me bingeing so my weight is more stable on it