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[loulouhex]

i'm on my 2nd day of prozac. i am NOT amused. about 5 hours after i take the pill, i am overcome with this dizziness and basically, wackiness. like i'm drunk, speeding, high and trippin' balls at the same time.and i can't quite make words and conversation easily. and after the wackiness goes away a bit, i am sooooo tired. i got off work about 2

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[riddley_ghost]

wtf how did they get you from zero to Prozac in 3.5 seconds???
did they try anything less invasive first? wtf?

call them and tell them that you are fucked up on the Prozac to the point of not being able to perform basic daily tasks, if you haven't already.

[loulouhex]

i've never taken any pharmaceutical anti-depressents before-so i assume this is what they do.

i've been talking to a lady since like the middle of may. and i've been having life inturruptions cuz of depression since like 2002...and anxiety forever...after my mom died until like 2002 i was floating in a state of shock and anxiety. yeah. so i need to do something.

i'll call the line in the morning and be like wtf.

[riddley_ghost]

my Wellbutrin doesn't do that at all.
i've never taken Prozac but yeh i don't think that is what it's supposed to do.

yeh i know about you and the anxiety and stuff.
i been knowin' you.
doing something is good, and there is no doubt in my mind that you have absolutely everything it takes to get things better for yrself.

lemme kow.
<3

[loulouhex]

thanks boo.

st john's wort

[twelvethirteen]

have you tried that?

apparently it works like an SSRI med, which is what prozac is. they both have those crazy side effects: dizziness, hypomania, but they're supposed to wear off after a few days. i was on st. john's wort for a while and had a similar experience to what you're describing, until i lowered my dosage and adjusted. the same shit happens when you go into withdrawal too, so when you start taking it, your best bet is to gradually ramp up the dosage - and when you stop taking, gradually lower it till you're off it. from what i've heard, SSRIs can be effective, but they can also be dangerous.

if you haven't taken st john's wort before, maybe think about asking your lady about that. of course, it's not $4 at walmart either...

my 2¢: just take it slow, give your body time to catch up, and if any bonkers shit starts happening (like trying to jump out of a car) tell yr close people and yr doc right away and get the hell off it.

Re: st john's wort

[loulouhex]

yeah i used st. johns wort for a while with no negative side effects. except the whole sun sensitivity thing...and i'm allergic to the plant the stuff is made out of. so it gave me hay fever and made my skin really raw.

i stopped it now. i'm talking to people on monday with my appointment about something else or a lower dosage. however, i'm pretty not cool with even a lower level of that shit. arrrgh.

Re: st john's wort

[twelvethirteen]

<3 i'm sorry the shit is BS. let me know if i can help in any way.