obsession
one of the interesting side-effects of being on Prozac has been a reduction in the intensity with which I obsess over things. I like to say that I have a bit of an addictive personality (though it always feels like a cop-out when I say it), which I blame for my sugar addiction, my trichs, etc. The sugar addiction is as bad as ever, though the sugar high & crash are super intense now, to the point of being almost unbearable (aka bad enough to get me to stop eating sugar...).The trichs had mostly gone away (!) since starting the meds, but it seems to be ramping back up again. I've been really obsessive all afternoon, am not quite sure where the time went, and didn't get nearly the amount of work done as I should have. bummer.
overall the effects of Prozac have been kind of meh. As predicted, my jaw gets sore very easily, like if I'm eating carrots. My sleep patterns have been affected, which I think was the plan (I was instructed to take the pills in the morning rather than the evening, because depressed-me dreaded getting up in the mornings but never had trouble falling asleep at night), though I don't really like the realization of that plan -- mostly it means I can't stay up all night anymore like I used to for deadlines. I definitely feel less stressed-out, which is lovely. I also have no motivation, which is the opposite of the intended effect. Hrrm. And of course the obsession-reduction has been nice, though very unexpected. I'm not tempted to ask my dr if I can get off of Prozac, but I am kind of wishing for something...better? different, for sure. Meh.
overall the effects of Prozac have been kind of meh. As predicted, my jaw gets sore very easily, like if I'm eating carrots. My sleep patterns have been affected, which I think was the plan (I was instructed to take the pills in the morning rather than the evening, because depressed-me dreaded getting up in the mornings but never had trouble falling asleep at night), though I don't really like the realization of that plan -- mostly it means I can't stay up all night anymore like I used to for deadlines. I definitely feel less stressed-out, which is lovely. I also have no motivation, which is the opposite of the intended effect. Hrrm. And of course the obsession-reduction has been nice, though very unexpected. I'm not tempted to ask my dr if I can get off of Prozac, but I am kind of wishing for something...better? different, for sure. Meh.