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my ex, now ex-wive got off her prozac after having our baby, every three months, she wanted a divorce, i asked her if she was taking her meds, she yes. a year later, and a happy family is now destroyed!!!!!!!she thinks theres nothing wrong.

I TOOK PROZAC FOR ONE MONTH, THEN HAD TERRIBLE ANXIETY, PANIC ATCKS,SWEATING,ETC. NO ONE WARNED ME ABOUT ANY OF IT. RECOMMEND IF YOU ARE GOING TO TRY IT, RESEARCH IT FIRST!!

I have been on different anti-depressants for the past 16 years...ever since my first child was born. I want to stop taking them (currently been on Prozac for two months). Can you be on SSRI etc for so long that you can have too much serotonin and maybe they begin having the opposite effect, becasue that's how I feel now. Any feedback would be appreciated as I am through with medical doctors! Thank you.

agitation/sleeplessness only side effects experienced

I am just recently off Prozac for the first time in a year and a half. I have a history with the drug since the time I was first prescribed it at age 16.

Today I feel wonderful (only day 6 off Prozac). I slept more soundly than I have in months. I have been nervous and agitated on the drug. Today I feel a calmness.

Something I've never told anyone: I went on a hypersexual binge when I was married while taking the drug. I didn't understand this at all. I blamed the binge on not being happy with my then husband, but now I know that it was most definitely a manic phase -- brought on by the Prozac. I couldn't sleep. I was hyper-spending. I can't tell you how uncharacteristic any of this is for me. I will regret that time in my life until the day I leave this earth. It was years ago, but I still judge myself harshly over this ordeal.

I was diagnosed with severe depression and started prozac. I was up to 80mg a day. It helped pretty well for my depression but it also, in the beginning, induced suicidal feelings and harming myself ( burning and cutting myself and reckless behavior including alcohol abuse and promiscuity). I recommend to all parents and teens, do not consider Prozac for treatment of severe depression, I believe it can lead to intense suicidal feelings and suicide, for the first few months on it.
It did NOTHING for my anxiety so I switched to Paxil and I have been on it for 5 years. Doing ALOT better, especially with the anxiety.

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in my teens. I have been on and off medications for the past twenty years now. I am currently taking 40 mg of prozac everyday. No other meds. I have experienced the most unusual of side effects: Lactation!! yikes. Hypomania, bursitis, headaches, anorexia, bruising. So I have most of the common and not so common side effects of this drug. However I continue taking this as I feel the benefits outweigh the negatives. Has anyone else experienced lactation?? I also feel I am on the edge of a manic episode, cannot figure out if it is prozac related or just my normal behavior.

I now have drug induced Lupus from taking Prozac for 5 straight years. Symptoms are..flu like, tiredness, major achy joints! Possible heart/chest pain. I feel like a 90 year old and thought I had Rheumaoid Arthritis, but nope, just LUPUS! Be careful!!!

HI! I need help, I have a younger sister she is 18 she has had no issues before, but all of a sudden she is really sad and throwing temper tantrums. She says she has no friends, and that (me and my middle sister left her, we both left to go to college). My parent are very concerned because none of us had ever been so sad so they took her to a specialist. He said that my sister has a depression. A girl that is tall pretty, has no obligations, is happy, has traveled, has a car, has all going for her, has depression? He wants to put her on Prozac for 9 months. I am trying to convince my parents not to do this I think this solution will be worst than the actual problem. We were all teenagers and growing is painful but prozac? I’m so scared that it can lead to my sister actually believing she has a major issue than a minor depression.
I would appreciate any suggestions this matter is urgent they al ready have the prescription!

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I went to my family doctor a little over two weeks ago to talk to her about my anxiety problems. My anxiety was nothing too alarming-- in general, I was a more anxious person who tended to worry about things beyond my control. When I told the doctor this, she immediately suggested Prozac to me. She briefly went over the list of side effects, told me I had to take the medicine every day, and told me that she would evaluate me again in 4-6 weeks. Mind you- I was not, nor have I ever been, depressed. The doctor specifically asked me this-- if I ever felt depressed or suicidal and the answer was a resounding "no". Still, she felt that daily Prozac was the answer to my anxiety problems. I started taking 10 mgs a day for 7 days, then my dosage was increased to 20 mgs a day. I didn't feel much at first-- well, I would say I felt a bit emotionally numb and probably less nervous, but no drastic changes that I could pinpoint. Then, at the start of my third week taking the medication, I had a horrible panic attack and stayed completely anxious for hours following the "attack". I had never before had a panic attack in my life, but this attack made my heart race, my body feel tingly, I was sweating, and just felt like I was completely losing control. Today, 4 days after the initial "attack", I still feel anxious. During some points of the day, I feel okay, but then out of nowhere, my heart will start racing again. I went back to my doctor (a different one at the same practice) and this doctor told me she had no idea why my doctor would've chosen Prozac for someone with slight anxiety problems. She told me to take 10 mgs for one more day and then to stop. I stopped taking Prozac all together 2 days ago, and I am still feeling the side effects. For me, Prozac was a nightmare. It changed the way I look at mental health medication as a whole. I have learned relaxation techniques online and am considering seeing a counselor to help me learn to further relax. I can say one thing for certain: I will never take Prozac again and I urge anyone who is considering it to seriously weigh the costs against the benefits. Having never suffered from depression, I can't vouch for or discredit Prozac's usefulness in this area, but taking Prozac for anxiety was simply not a solution for me.

I have been taking prozac for 6 weeks it only made me have more severe headaches that would last for days, my head felt like it was burning i was miserable. I was feeling shaky, sweating palms my axiety was worse! I was told by my doctor that it takes at least 6-8 weeks for it to work i called to tell him that it made me worse i was told not to take any more. I am awaiting for a new prescrition, i will never again take any form of prozac! I do take an axiety pill only when i have an panic/axiety attack this is not a daily pill only when neded.

I was on Prozac for 5 weeks and developed a tic which affected the trunk of the body and shoulder. This is also accompanied by vocal grunts and swearing. One year on and I am still suffering. I have had brain scans and blood tests which show no underlying cause for this to happen to me. I am currently awaiting a liver biopsy. This is thought to be Tardive Dyskinesia Tourettes which is a rare adverse reaction to prozac. There is no apparent cure and not all doctors are aware this can happen. I am 23yrs old and devasted.

I am on Prozac. I started 28 days ago. I feel like a new person. I am me again.