im about to take prozac | ADHD Information

Hi hun,

   Hope everything is well with you,,,yes I started its been 8 days now,,I was feeling ok for a while,but then after 6 days,I couldnt breath well,i tried till yesterday,but stopped taking it,i dont feel too good,,feel really tired and cant fuction very well.Did that happen to you the first weeks,,

Anyway,my best friend died friday,41 years old,,cant believe it..she had implants put in thursday by her dentists, she need new teeth,she was so happy with them,, the dentist gave her OXYCOTTON for the pain,,and she died friday night,she must of been alergic to it,,I am devastated,,they didnt find her for 2 days,,and when we went to go see her at the funeral,didnt even look like her,,,,she must of tried to get up when she found out that something was wrong,because they found her,there was blood all over the bed and her head was logged between the night stand,,,she was alone when it happened,her father and mother had died 6 months earlier,,and all she had left was her brother in orlando,,,no kids no boyfriend,,,Its a terrible thing,especially so young,life is so hard sometimes,it makes me wonder why we are even here on this earth in the first place,,,,well,hope everything is ok with you,,hugs,,,MOCHA

Hi,

im 47 years old and about to take prozac 20mg for my depression,is this stuff safe?Let me know.

Do some research on the web and be sure to keep in contact with your Doctor.

Mocha,

I had no bad reactions to the prozac, nothing I considered dangerous.  My appetite was lessened for a while (which I loved), and I had trouble getting to sleep at night.  The doctor said that Desryl (also an antidepressant) worked well with prozac for people having trouble sleeping at night so he added that for the evening.  I needed just a small dose of that at night, 25 mg. I think.  The doc said it might be a week or two before I noticed anything but I swear I could notice a slight improvement on the first day and felt a little better each day.  It took my anxiety away and I loved my family again.  I think I even felt more able to pay attention and it made it easier for me to talk to people.  I have read in one book that a doctor didn't like keeping his patients on it for more than 2 years as he felt they built up a tolerance to it.  He could be right because my sister started out on 20 mg. for about 6 yrs. and now she takes 40 mg. the last few years.   She seems to do just fine and is afraid to try anything else. 

Hi,ç

   Thankyou for your reply.I read a few things about prozac,and it it scared me a little,,I cant find a web saying how long a person can be on this stuff,i dont trust doctors,they dont really care,they just drug you up.Have you had any reactions to it?Let me know

                                               Mocha

The first time I tried Prozac it was like a miracle.  I had been disliking my husband and children and just wanted to run away.  I was on it for about 9 months.  My sister has been on it for years and it helps her.   When I had depression a few years later it helped a bit but not totally like it did before.  I am taking Lexapro right now and gained a lot of weight, not sure if it's from the Lexapro so I might be trying the prozac again in the near future.  I have no energy or motivation and can't concentrate.

Hi hun,

    Well,my problem seems to be the same,,i dont feel like doing anything anymore,everything seems boring to me.Nothing excites me anymore.I went to a doctor 6 years ago.told me i had a chemical imbalance,,but refused to take prozac,,i thought maybe i could help myself,,but i see tat it doaent work,,ive gained weight,and just dont feel like exercising,,my life isnt as fulfilling anymore..im married to wonder man,,i stopped working 3 months ago,dont have children,,never had them,,3 dogs,2 birds,2 turtles,and im depressed no matter what,i dont have friends because im too depressed to make friends,,I have 1 girl ive known for uears,but shes a druggy ,so i dont see her much..i dont drink or do anything of that sort,or smoke,,I eat well ,,and well,it seems that life is so boring for some reason,,,i hope this stuff helps me,,And also you sais it helps you stop eating so much,,thats great hun,,,i hope it does the same for me,,i hate not being able to get into mt size 7 pants,,i wear 11s now,,and i hate it,,,,OH,i also read,it affects your sex life,that you start having no feelings at all,you get numb,,is this true?Thats awfull!!How is your sister doing with that?I wouldnt want to not fell sexual,especially when im married to a younger guy,,that would be horrible,,let me know,,,thankyou for writing,,,,

I forgot to write my name,,the reply above me is mine Dorothy,,,sorry!!

Hey Mocha,

I don't tell people I take anything either, even though some of them tell me that they are taking something.  Only 2 of my dearest friends.  I used to tell my sister but haven't for a few years.  Health care in America is soooo bad.  Thanks goodness I have a job with benefits, which costs me 0 a month just for low option and then I still pay some, sometimes a lot.  Don't even get me started on the War.  My 22 yr. old first born leaves for Iraq for 15 months the first week in July.  He is in training right now and has lived with me all his life. 

Hi Dorothy,

      Im sorry to hear that your son is going to Iraq,I would hate that.I dont believe that president Bush is doing the right thing.What does he care!Imso sorry hun.I will pray for him.How does he feel about going?

 

Thanks Mocha,

Did you start the Prozac yet?

Mocha,

Sorry I haven't written in a while, say, how to you send a pm?   I was sorry to hear about your friend dying.  Do you think she killed herself??  No, I bet not, after spending all that money for dental implants.  

When I started taking prozac it kept me awake at night.  Sorry it didn't make you feel better.  Are you still taking it?  I hope you are doing better. 

 

 

Sorry Mocha, but it did pretty much take my sex drive away.  My sister says the same thing.  It was worth it to me for peace of mind.  I have heard there are meds they can give you to help with the sex drive, Dexadrine (mostly used for ADHD I believe) is supposed to be one of them.  Also, the antidepressant Wellbutrin is supposed to not affect your sex drive.  Wellbutrin made me extremely agitated. 

hi Dorothy,

           How are you today?Well,I guess we cant have it all,no?As long as im happy all the time and not angry and hate the world,It dosent matter.Hope my husband understands.Well,I got a better idea,woman can fake it ,No?So I wont say a thing to him.Ill just pretend... .Im getting this stuff from Spain,my mother in law is sending it to me.I went to a doctor here,but they want 150 a month for the prozac.I get it free there.Its ridiculous when you dont have insurance.Any way,keep in touch.Thankou for helping.Hope you get better.And your sister too.I think its this crazy world were in that makes people depressed and nuts.Cant trust nobody anymore,and aLL THE WARS AND KILLINGS FOR NOTHING.I havent told anyone im taking this stuff,especially my family and friends here.They will think im crazy,They just dont understand,if you know what I mean.tAKE CRE..

 

hi mocha

ive been taking prozac for 7 weeks now.the first 2 weeks were awful.id been told to expect to feel worse before i felt better but nothing prepared me for how anxious id feel.my chest felt tight and my breathing felt shallow.i felt so on edge i didnt think i could atke anymore and considered stopping.but i saw my doctor and he reasured me that it would get better.and here i am now feeling so much better.i can think straight at last, im not crying at every little thing,im not making mountains out of mole hills,i have more patience for my kids...lifes looking good again.feels like ive woken up out of a nightmare.oh and my sex life hasnt been affected at all.

 

sorry to hear your sad news about your friend.if you want any advice or a friendly ear feel free to email or pm me.

Hi everyone,

well,I havent been taking anything ,The prozac was making me sick.And I just wasnt myself,i felt really wierd.I know it takes about a month for your body to get used to the stuff,but when I couldnt breath,and I turnrd white a ghost,it scared me.Especially after seeing my girlfriend die of medications,I decided id rather be depressed.I still havent heard anything about what happened,her brother lives in another state,and dont have his number,so im waiting for him to call me.So how is everyyone doing?Hope all of you are ok,,,hugs..

I just started prozac 6 days ago, and the first 5 days were fine, but today i don't know what happened but it was like a nosedive, i felt like i couldn't function all day and no matter what i did, i just wanted to curl up in a ball and die. i also felt really shaky and felt like i was having the type of symptoms that you would have on drug withdrawl. i did not feel this bad BEFORE i was on the meds, is this normal?hi.  im 18 years old and i dont think prozac is a good thing to take.  mabey for teenagers.  i think if your older (past 30 or so) then you shjould be safe but dont give it to your kids.  i had attempted to commit suicide and in the begining i wasnt as depressed as i was when i was on the medication.  i had thoughts of not only hurting my loved ones but killing them.  i was numb to veryones feelings.  i didnt care how they felt.  i was put in the hospital twice for slitting my wrists because i thought i was crazy and once for trying to hang myself.  i dont think tenagers or anyone should go on this medication until their fuly developed.  its not a good idea.

Help! I have been on Sarafem (Prozac) for about a week and my symptoms have gotten worse. I have terrible thoughts (almost paranoid)! My doctor knew that I was also taking Buspar for anxiety, Sonata for sleep, and now this! Talk about NO sex drive, my poor fiance!! Forget about faking it -- because you have zilch, natta, NO desire whatsoever! Please someone talk to me and tell me if you are having any of these symptoms!

Tami

I totally agree with tawna, I really don't think Prozac is good for children and teenagers. I'm 18 as well. I've been on Prozac for more than a month and nothing has changed. If anything, its gotten worse. I'd been sleeping fine before I went on the medication but afterwards I've started having nightmares and can't sleep well at all. I've had thoughts of suicide and have been cutting myself. A cousin of mine is 14 and also on Prozac. He's claimed to have similar thoughts and symptoms. I hope he and I can get on another medication sometime soon. Prozac really doesn't work for teens.

I just hope everyone else out there is getting the results they desire!

  ~ Samii