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Sever muscle pain after taking prozac. It happens about 2-3 hrs after taking it, maybe somebody can give me an answer to this.
Hiya Megan, I saw your post to me on the anxiety forum just now. I apologize that I missed it before. It's been a little crazy here, Thanksgiving prep...3 pies made today, from scratch! (I was a bit overzealous and irritated myself, lol)
I'm sorry to hear that you're having a rough time again, I know you've been through the ringer, especially with meds. You've gotten excellent advice here thius far, not much I could add. I know it's difficult, especially when you have trouble tolerating a med that you once did very well on...that happened to me with Lexapro. It was very upsetting.
The important thing is that you're keeping the lines of communication open with your doc. That's the best thing you can do while you work through this. Don't be afraid to call him when you're having an issue, like you did with the Prozac this time around.
I hope you and Maddie were able to hook up via PM, she's an amazing lady, and being that you're both a little "older" (being very careful there, lol), I think you two have a lot in common. Actually, I know you do, just from what I remember about you before, megan. I think you two would be excellent support for one another, and Maddie has had her fair share of struggles (with meds also among other things).
Please keep posting for support, you know we're here for you, on both forums. Hope you can manage to have a decent holiday tomorrow. Try to get your mind off things as much as you can (I know, not always easy).
Thinking of you!
I'm sorry to hear that you're having a rough time again, I know you've been through the ringer, especially with meds. You've gotten excellent advice here thius far, not much I could add. I know it's difficult, especially when you have trouble tolerating a med that you once did very well on...that happened to me with Lexapro. It was very upsetting.
The important thing is that you're keeping the lines of communication open with your doc. That's the best thing you can do while you work through this. Don't be afraid to call him when you're having an issue, like you did with the Prozac this time around.
I hope you and Maddie were able to hook up via PM, she's an amazing lady, and being that you're both a little "older" (being very careful there, lol), I think you two have a lot in common. Actually, I know you do, just from what I remember about you before, megan. I think you two would be excellent support for one another, and Maddie has had her fair share of struggles (with meds also among other things).
Please keep posting for support, you know we're here for you, on both forums. Hope you can manage to have a decent holiday tomorrow. Try to get your mind off things as much as you can (I know, not always easy).
Thinking of you!
Hi there. The administrators will not allow us to publish our emails on this site. I think we could correspond by private message here, and I will now send you a message.
Hi maddie, well stopped prozac today after call to psych doc. My anexity was so bad last nite I was up all nite. Then when I woke after 2 hrs of sleep my heart was asking with irregular heart beats, really scared me. I hope his doesn last to LNG . My anexity legate really bad today. Had to take klonopin every 6 hours today just to some function. On the couch that is. If it would be alright with you I would suner talk through email, if that's ok with you. A little more private. My email address is ***@****, that is if you agree. Anyway how LNG did your anexity last after stopping your prozac? Home mine isn't to long, this is something I've never experienced before , even in bad times. Anyway until then........
We know how our body feels, not the doctor. I personally know that Prozac was not for me. It made everything ten times worse. Anxiety was through the roof and I could not keep still. I ran around crying all the time, had bad stomach problems and generally have never felt so ill. If you don't want to continue with the Prozac tell your doctor, that is if you do not want to continue with it. Your body tells you if something is wrong, the doctor does not know how you are personally feeling. It is obviously giving you problems even on the low dose.
I made the decision to stop it. I knew it was making me ill. I have bad reactions to other anti depressants too, and stopped taking them. I find that not all doctors or psychiatrists are understanding. They do not listen, and just push pills. My personal opinion of course.
Let me know how you get on on Tuesday.
I made the decision to stop it. I knew it was making me ill. I have bad reactions to other anti depressants too, and stopped taking them. I find that not all doctors or psychiatrists are understanding. They do not listen, and just push pills. My personal opinion of course.
Let me know how you get on on Tuesday.
Hi Mattie. Well was at my primary care doc today, my daughter also went. Said I'm on such a low dose of prozac , it shouldn't be giving my problems. I think the high t3 is because of the anexity. The longer I take the prozac , the worse the anexity gets. I have an appt with the psch doc Tuesday, so we'll see what happens. I do wish I could find an understanding doc like you've found. I'm not depressed thank goodness, but very sad on how lousy I feel. My doc today said you do have an anexity problem, and I'm over thinking. He's probably right, but when you feel this lousy for so long , it's hard not to. Anyway I'll keep you posted.
Hi, do let me know what your doctor says. I have heard that low thyroid levels can cause depression. Hopefully your doctor will prescribe medication for your thyroid problem, and you will feel a lot better. I am glad you feel you can be strong and ask for something from the doctor. When I found a doctor who was really helpful and suggested I try to do without anti depressants I saw her regularly over the 10 months I was withdrawing, and it was great to have her support.
Nice to have you as a friend too. Take care.l
Nice to have you as a friend too. Take care.l
Hi Mattie, well I made it thru last nite with no meds, have an appt with my family doctor tomorrow morning. I am going to take a smaller dose of the prozac this morning, to keep it in my system. Then hopefully work with him on reducing it. The psch doc never called me back yesterday, sooooo I think I might be done with him. I have found out in the past few weeks that my t3 thyroid level is high. The rest are normal, and my daughter in law seems to think that could have something to do with it. Both my son and daughter in law are in anesthesia, so maybe it's a start. It's funny I think the docs think your mentally nuts when you keep pressing on something, but now days over here, you really just have to keep pushing. I'm learning to do this. I will keep you up to date, let's see what my doc has to say tomorrow, until then, thanks for being there. I'm so glad I have a new friend.
Oh poor you, I am so sorry. If you don't want to stop a drug cold turkey, then maybe it is possibloe to do what I did and withdraw very slowly. I went from 150mg daily gradually lowering the dose to the smallest amount possible over 10 months. I did this with my doctor's help. But I worked out how to reduce at the end as her idea did not suit me as it seemed a bit fast. It worked really well.
If a drug comes in pill form you can cut it with a pill cutter and gradually reduce the dose. You do not have to stop cold turkey.
I am thinking of you and pray you get through this really rough patch and out the other side.
If a drug comes in pill form you can cut it with a pill cutter and gradually reduce the dose. You do not have to stop cold turkey.
I am thinking of you and pray you get through this really rough patch and out the other side.
Hi maddie, what a nite. After calling my psch doc yesterday and really not getting any where, other than he asked me if I wanted to stop the meds, I said no, cause I didn't want to go back into withdrawal. He told me to cut the dose back to the original 4 mg, which I did. Well what a nite I had, so dizzy, cold sweats, the whole ball of wax. Anyway went to get up to go to work this morning, got so dizzy, and disorientated , my husband took me to the er. All tests seem to back normal, the er doc Tolkien me to make calls to my regular doc , which I have an appt Wednesday morning. Then I called the psch doc, waiting for a return call from him. No matter how bad this drug is reacting , the last thing I want to do it stop this cold turkey. Such a mess right now. All I want to do is feel normal again. It's been a very long year for me, am hoping for some relief soon. Please , please say a prayer for me. I've just got to get thru this. Will keep you updated, thanks mattie
You know megan, I don't think you should have to go through this. When I stopped Prozac cold turkey I was fine. I believe it is one of those anti depressants that are easy to withdraw from. My personal opinion is that you should stop taking the Prozac. But I emphasise that is my own opinion. Why should you have to feel like you are feeling now because of medication?
Since your menapause have you always been on anti depressants? Perhaps if the anxiety is worse than depression you could ask your doctor to put you on medication just to control anxiety. A word of warning though - Effexor, which I was on was great for depression and anxiety but it is a beast to withdraw from. That is why it took me 10 months to withdraw. I have read on this site the struggle other people have had to withdraw from Effexor. It worked well, but I did put on a lot of weight. So if your doctor suggests that - you may have already tried it - just telling you how it is.
At the moment I am well and hope it continues. We don't know until we come off anti depressants whether it is the right thing to do. On the other hand, you don't want to be suffering with anxiety. Difficult to make the right decision.
From what you say you only need low doses of medication as you do not do well on higher doses. All I can suggest is a talk with your doctor. There can be strange side effects with these drugs, as you know.
Your decision, and I do so hope you feel better soon. Let me know what you decide, and how you are feeling. Us older ladies need to keep going and enjoy our lives.
Since your menapause have you always been on anti depressants? Perhaps if the anxiety is worse than depression you could ask your doctor to put you on medication just to control anxiety. A word of warning though - Effexor, which I was on was great for depression and anxiety but it is a beast to withdraw from. That is why it took me 10 months to withdraw. I have read on this site the struggle other people have had to withdraw from Effexor. It worked well, but I did put on a lot of weight. So if your doctor suggests that - you may have already tried it - just telling you how it is.
At the moment I am well and hope it continues. We don't know until we come off anti depressants whether it is the right thing to do. On the other hand, you don't want to be suffering with anxiety. Difficult to make the right decision.
From what you say you only need low doses of medication as you do not do well on higher doses. All I can suggest is a talk with your doctor. There can be strange side effects with these drugs, as you know.
Your decision, and I do so hope you feel better soon. Let me know what you decide, and how you are feeling. Us older ladies need to keep going and enjoy our lives.
Oh maddie , thank you so much for this information, mine is the same story. I am 67 , close to you, haha. I have had such a rough year. Went of lexapro cold turkey January, big mistake. The withdrawal was more than I could handle, so the doc put me on Zoloft, which worked well for me for years, but got suacidal at 25 mg. so at that point sent me to a pscy doc. Really don't care for them , but well I try. Put on lexapro which I was on about a year prior and had no problems. Well this time constant gastritis , so about 25 days ago he stopped it on a Tuesday and started me on 5 mg prozac the very next say. Was good for about a week then the same symptoms started that I had with withdrawal. Doc said they weren't withdrawal, well I beg to differ. Anyway last Thursday morning I was fine then by late afternoon was a mess with anexity and depression. Called pschy doc, upped the prozac 2 mg, today I'm on he couch feeling terrible. I just want off this stuff now. I think my problem thru menopause was just that. I wonder if my body is just rejecting all this meds now , because my body doesn't need it. Ready for the er. Thanks and can't wait for your thoughts on all this.
Hey Megan, I am 72 years old and after 20 years of being on anti depressants, I am now free of all medication. Like you I have been on many different anti depressants over the years. I took Zoloft for quite a few years, and it worked well for me. It is just that my doctor thought I needed a change.
I understand that St John's Wort works for people with mild depression, so it may be worth a try. I have never tried it myselof. It is recommended it is not taken in conjunction with anti depressant medication, as it can cause problems.
Seems you and I have been much the same over the years. When I went through my menopause at 42 I was put on HRT for 13 years, and that worked well for me.
With my doctor's help I have weaned off anti depressants over 10 months, and have had no withdrawal symptoms at all. It is one month since I have been medication free, and I feel really well. I am hoping depression will not return, and I will never need to go on anti depressants again.
Keep in touch, as I am really interested as to how you get on. I would like to offer friendship to you if you are agreable.
I understand that St John's Wort works for people with mild depression, so it may be worth a try. I have never tried it myselof. It is recommended it is not taken in conjunction with anti depressant medication, as it can cause problems.
Seems you and I have been much the same over the years. When I went through my menopause at 42 I was put on HRT for 13 years, and that worked well for me.
With my doctor's help I have weaned off anti depressants over 10 months, and have had no withdrawal symptoms at all. It is one month since I have been medication free, and I feel really well. I am hoping depression will not return, and I will never need to go on anti depressants again.
Keep in touch, as I am really interested as to how you get on. I would like to offer friendship to you if you are agreable.
Hi maddie, thank you for replying to my post. Over the years I've tried so many, can't keep track. The one that worked best for me was zoloft, took it for years at only 12.5 mg. yes just that amount.. Things I took before just aren't working now. Took lex 10 mg for a yr, then when I took it again this past summer, had suck gastritis from it , had no choice but to go off. I'm hoping to get this prozac regulated then try to taper over the period of time. It's just so frustrating not feeling well., 2 docs took me that maybe St. John's wort migh be my answer. I was put on zoloft yrs ago for menopause. Well maybe I just don't need it now . Could be why my body keeps rejecting these meds. Who knows....will keep plugging away till we get it right. Again thank you for replying to me. I always need a few extra brains in this mess. Different opinions do mean a lot to me, since everyone has had their own experience. Thanks..........
I am so very sorry that you are feeling so poorly. Perhaps Prozac is not the medication for you. We all react differently to drugs. What suits one person may not suit another. For instsance Prozac made me very, very ill and I had to stop it within the first few weeks.
I found another anti depressant that suited me just fine and got rid of depression, anxiety and panics. It was the beat meds I ever took. So if you really find you are not improving, talk to your doctor, and he may put you on another anti depressants that suits you better. There are a lot of anti depressants out there now, and it is a matter of finding the one that suits you best. It is usually said that if you have no improvement after 6-8 weeks, then the medication is not working for you.
I really do hope you feel better soon.
I found another anti depressant that suited me just fine and got rid of depression, anxiety and panics. It was the beat meds I ever took. So if you really find you are not improving, talk to your doctor, and he may put you on another anti depressants that suits you better. There are a lot of anti depressants out there now, and it is a matter of finding the one that suits you best. It is usually said that if you have no improvement after 6-8 weeks, then the medication is not working for you.
I really do hope you feel better soon.
Well here we are at 23 days , things really fell apart for me Thursday in the afternoon, have continued to get worse. Called doc said to take my prozac up 4 mg , started last nite. This anexity is so bad I need to supplement with a higher dose of klonopin. Can't believe all this , guess I'll try to give it 2 more weeks . I have appt with doc the 25th. This has been the pits.
I really hope it does too. Having a rough time right now. Also I've been taking a hp omega for about 1 1/2 years now , do not get the brain zaps and never have. I just hope everything soon kicks in, it's been 17 days now , and really do have my moments, thought the prozac would help, but I'm not sure. I am very senative to meds , so this is not what I expected to go thru twice in 1 year. Just one day at a time I guess. Thank you for your concern, it really helps.
Hope the new medication goes easier for you. If you still have some problems you might want to think about doing some omegas or other anti inflammatory supplements. Of course you should always talk to your doctor about that.
Thank you, been on it for 2 weeks, getting off lexapro, can't wait . Had to many side effects, so doc put me on prozac. Just hoping it makes the lex withdrawal a little easier. Again thank you for your input, it's always appreciated.
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