Prozac, pros and cons please?!
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Dr. put me on this for depression today. I could use info on the good and bad.
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Be sure that you inform the doc about ANY other meds you are taking. Prozac was once used as an anti-inflamatory. It can react differently with different drugs. Also, watch how much you drink during the time you take it.
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Prozac scares me! I took it when I was 18, and mannnn that was a crazy time. I swear I did things I would NEVER do. I have to admit.I had a lot of fun. The one thing that wasn't fun? The paranoia! It was intense. On the bright side.I still had amazing orgasms, which is a bad side effect of some other AD medz.
My sister was on it for a while and all she wanted to do was sleep , hence why for depression? Prozac has been used for many treatments including PMS. I'm sorry but to me this is a drug that is dangerous and maybe read up on the herb St. Johns Wort . I have taken this before for winter time blues and it helped me. Each is different and you need to give this herb a few months to work since it does not give instant results like a drug. A potent vitamin will help too. I like Liquid Natures Plus which you can get at a health food store and take a B-100 tablet with a meal everyday. It is for stress.Good luck and keep your stick on the ice!
Didn't like it. Took it about 10 years ago and it made me feel nothing-not happy, not sad, just there. I felt like a zombie all of the time. When I was awake that is, because it seems like it just made me want to sleep. This was the 2nd anti-depressant I had taken (Paxil made me gain weight like crazy!) and the doctor told me when it came to anti-depressants, you just had to figure out which side effects you could deal with the easiest. I stopped taking the Prozac and switched to smoking a (ahem) herbal remedy to relax and de-stress and have been just peachy ever since!
i was on Prozac for 10 years,then one day i woke up and wasn't depressed anymore,i had no side effects.i can say that Prozac help me to get back on track,though as mentioned above..do not drink and take this drug.hope i have eased your mind some,also should say i tried others first and had many side effects.i would take it again if needed.ease your mind.
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