10 years with prozac

[dreaminghealthy]

Hi!, i've been under prozac for 10 years. I have responded well to this treatment, even having at leats 8 depressive periods after the first one which was awful and long. My dosis started with 3 each day plus other tablets till now that i am only with one. So i tried to get rid of prozac at the end of last year, because things on my life and my sychoterapy has been working very good; however i got stomach problems, IBS was increased so badly that i had to come back to prozac.
The thing is that i've been told that i could never be without my medicine and i don't think i am sick any more. I know and i can recognize that there are ups and downs in life and i finished my studies at university succesfully, so what can i expect from side effects?, is it possible live without it?. I want to be a mother too !!!

I hope you can help me...

[LeftCoastChick]

Have you had a sit down with your doctor? It really might be a good idea.  It's hard to answer your question. Most folks who've had 2 or more episodes of depression are generally considered to have chronic and chemical imbalance type depression. There are other meds out there that are safe during pregnancy. I have severe erosive GERD, and if I'm in high anxiety or depression it makes my stomach so much worse, it's horrible.  I have major depression plus bipolar spectrum disorder (basically in a nutshell, it's harder to treat my depression), any time I have a dip in moods my stomach flares and I get very nauseated.  On top of meds, it's good to have your own wellness program, for example a decent diet, good sleep habits and managing stress. Whether you decide to go off meds or not, should be discussed with your doc, especially with having IBS.

[Hensley258]

If you can remain stable and adjusted without Psychtropic medications then why would you take them?

10 years is a long time to take any same antidepressant if your honestly not missing not taking it. Who knows, maybe you never needed the drug to begin with.

All I know is that I would NEVER take this cocktail of poision if I could even halfway function without it's theraputic effect. I suggest you use the same logic.