how long until im back to normal???

[steel city surfer]

stopped taking my meds (prozac) just over a week ago been having a few problems energy levels cant be botherd to go to work sometimes getting dizzy spells regularly which is not good when i work up a ladder.i have been feeling a bit better since stopping them i just need to no how long it will tske for it to get out of my system??????????? also i keep getting a touch of blured vision dont no whether this anything to do with coming off the meds or not,i have been taking them for six years now.just want to get back to normal :-()

[Venora Moonwind]

Were you "normal" before you started the prozac? and are you doing this with a doctor supervision?
it is best to taper slowly to minimize the side effects you are experiencing. See your doc and explain that you want off the med.
LOVe Venora

[steel city surfer]

before i started on the meds i was taking anphetmine nearly every weekend for about five years and smoking dope on a regular basis,i think this is what started the deppresion in the first place but now as i have said before things have changed i have not done drugs for the past six or so years now.ive decided not to bother with the docs now it just seems a waste of time so i ve just stopped taking them but i was only taking one (20mg) every three days and i felt worse when i had taken it,imkeep getting boudts of dizzyness and then i can feel fine for a few hours also my temper is getting worse but i have allways had a bit of a temper anyway but ive got a very short fuse recently.i just dont no how long this is going to go on for,but i dont feel deppressed anymore.thankyou for your advice

[mr.lucky66]

It seem like we have some things in common. I stopped my anti-depressants over a month ago and have some anger and impulse control problems. I really think that the feelings that they covered up need to be felt so I'm not so chemically controlled,althought it may have be indicated at the time when I was put on them. The worst symptoms from stopping these drugs are over but the above mentioned remain and I also want to know if I can feel normal again. I just have to try. I think some people need antidepressants but they are way over perscribed as are other psycho-active drugs