when do i know if meds are working or not working

[JE55LEW]

hi was just wondering if the meds i'm on are for me or not??? i'm on 20mg prozac week 4 and 2 days and have been off effexor 17days The reason for the change in meds was effexor wasn't working for me even tho it has done before .I do feel i'v picked up at little but after a 7/8 hours night sleep feel tired and not rested at all. I'm yawning alot have bad diarrhea and feel anxious most of the time and haven't got that happy feeling like i used to have.  My doctor has given me diazepam 2mg if and when i need it had one yesterday morning and the morning before but not this morning yet. Was just wondering if I need to give it a little longer for the prozac to wrk or is it time for a change. Any feed back wold be great thanks jessica

[JE55LEW]

thanks for the post's bk I am going to give it a little more time as i am not as bad as i was when on effexor.i'm getting sleep being on the prozac not like when i was on effexor i felt crap all the time and just wanted off it. how long would you give it before trying to up the dose. someones posted on a question i put on earlier and they say the max dose they can take in the nertherlands is 200mg of prozac is that right i thought the max was either 60mg or 80mg. what do u mean by 'Effexor can be a little activating' nursegirl an do you mean its  little to early to judge how i'm going to do on prozac? thanks jessica

[nursegirl6572]

I agree that you need to give this a bit more time.  You've only been on the Effexor a brief time.  My personal opinion is that people should exhaust ALL possibilities with ONE medication regimen (including dose increases if warranted) before considering starting all over with a new one.

Effexor can be a little activating, therefore it's a bit early to judge how you're going to do, that's probably the main reason you're having increased anxiety.

Try to hang in there!

[mammo]

I would give it another 2 weeks and if you feel no better, call your doctor and let him know this.  It can take 4-6 weeks to get the full therapeutic effect of the medication.  If you start to feel worse instead of better call your doctor before then.  I took Prozac with excellent results but as we know....we all respond differently to these types of medications.  If it's really concerning you, give your doctor a quick call..... if just to ease your mind.  They are used to this and want to know how we're doing.  Hope this helped and best wishes.

[drifter0213]

i don't like prozac gave me headaches :)