Glad post has been moved to anxiety forum...much more appropriate:). Agree with Maddie...but didn't want to frighten you with the whole story of my experience with Prozac!
I felt just as she did on it. Took a trip to visit my brother, as doctor said I'd be back to myself within weeks...haha. I was a mess. Felt like screaming with anxiety. Honestly don't think it has ever been so bad. Couldn't enjoy visit. Stayed in my room most of week.
I felt completely out of control .....so not back to myself!!! And this was at a time when the drug was being touted as the best thing since...hmmm ....wheat bread:).
On the positive side....there are many drugs that work...systems all differ. Effexor works well for Maddie....It is your body...your choice.... best luck.
Hi, I found Prozac was wrong for me. I was ten times worse with it. The anxiety was such that I was so agitated I could not settle, and shook all the time. It was hell. I went back to doctor, and said a psychiatrist had once said I should not take it. This doctor had not listened to me when I told him when he prescribed it.
I took it for a month. The side effects were bad too. Worse drug I ever took. I know it suits some people. I am on Effexor 150mgs now, and the anxiety has gone. So I found a drug that suits me. We just have to keep trying until we find the one for us.
If you found a drug that helped you, then ask for that again. It's your body.
Sounds like the Prozac is too stimulating for you.. I would switch to Celexa if possible.. I took Prozac and it made my anxiety worse :(
Kept me awake all night every night. Have tried a couple of times ...always same problem, even when taking clonazapam with it.
As anxiety is my core problem, it is definitely not for me. I need sleep to function.