What should i expect from prozac been taking it 3 days now and not feeling anything and im scared to ?!
Question: What should i expect from prozac been taking it 3 days now and not feeling anything and im scared to .?
im scared on what to expect and how its going to make me act what it can do to me after reading about it and all its side effects. i mean i went to the doctor as at a mental health clinic talked to 5 different people saw a doctor a real one only 10 minutes. and it was a little weird when she sat me down and said im not going to be your doctor im Just the doctor with all the pills u know what do i say and they suposably diagnosed me with bipolar disorder t old me to take 20 mg of prozac everyday for 4 weeks then go back and that's it so im scared worried and freaking out. somebody give me some help what to expect they want me to do counseling and all this other stuff and im scared really scared Health Question & Answer
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It's a normal reaction to feel scared, anti-depressants take a couple weeks to kick in so that is why they want you to come back after 4 weeks to see if it has worked for you. I am a firm believer in counseling when on anti-depressant medication or medication at all. It's important that you don't depend completely on the medication but you also learn to deal with the effects outside of taking the medication itself. It would help you through this process, especially dealing with the fears and anxieties that you are experiencing right now. From what I know Prozac is one of the most affective anti-depressant medications with little known dependence (although dependency is also a mental state of mind) - and all drugs have side-effects it's protocol to name them for ethical reasons.
Take a few deep breathes and try and calm yourself down a bit, take the advice of the "real doctors" and if you want proper guidance see a psychologist/psychiatrist who could give you the piece of mind you need throughout this process. Remember most mental health professionals have your best interest at heart, and it's your life we're talking about here so you need to be comfortable with the decision to take the medication - wait a few weeks and you would see the difference.
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Take a few deep breathes and try and calm yourself down a bit, take the advice of the "real doctors" and if you want proper guidance see a psychologist/psychiatrist who could give you the piece of mind you need throughout this process. Remember most mental health professionals have your best interest at heart, and it's your life we're talking about here so you need to be comfortable with the decision to take the medication - wait a few weeks and you would see the difference.
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Don't stress too much.Taking an anti-depressant isn't going to make you suddenly "whack out" or change completely. It takes about 1 month for the medicine to really work. Keep taking it like you are suppose to. The things you should notice are a calmer feeling, less anxiety/stress etc. The side-effects are only "might" happens- stop reading them, they are not something that happens and if they do it's just one or 2 that you might have.Health Question & Answer
i take prozac also i was scared at first.im scared of all medicine and the side effects it can give you.i didnt see any side effects at all.they want you to come back in 4 wks to see if the med is helping you at all.it takes proly 2 wks to start working.good luck.Health Question & Answer
You should ask your doctor what to expect sweetie.Health Question & Answer