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Prozac Side Effects FYI
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Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
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Prozac Side Effects FYI
by dgraves, Dec 06, 2001 12:00AM
I posted on November 13 with various symptoms from sleepiness, to chills, to aches and pains. When I begin taking Prozac it was 20 mg for the first six weeks then the doctor increased it to 40 mg. All of my aches and discomforts started then. Well I went to the doctor as the physician suggested and he ran all types of blood tests and ruled out the most common things. He then reduced my dosage to 20 mg at my request and I feel much better! So in other words Prozac was causing many "odd" side effects. Mentally I was very edgy and grouchy while my body adjusted to the lower dosage but after three weeks everything seems to have evened out. And the best thing is my sex drive has returned! Yes there is a balance in life with Prozac.
Just wanted to post in case anyone was interested.
Catherine
Just wanted to post in case anyone was interested.
Catherine
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Dec 07, 2001 12:00AM
, Dec 07, 2001 12:00AM
Thanks for the update..this is good information for everyone on this forum. Glad you are feeling better.
Member Comments (1)
by Rie, Feb 20, 2002 12:00AM
I think Prozac is the best. I only take 20mg and it has helped me stay calm and deal with things better in life. I've been on it for a year now. I have absolutely no side effects. Just thought I'd let everyone out there know my opinion.
