breastfeeding mom and PROZAC .. PMS severe survivre?? I NEED YOUR HELP

[umadam]

Hi all..
This is my third month when I feel 2 days before my menstrual period depressed and anxious and loss of appetite and weight,,,
However, this time was really bad, am 35 years old and BREAST FEEDING and never suffered from such syptoms, today is my 4th day of my period and still suffering and feeling in a very deep ****..

Since first day of my period until now 4th day am feeling horrible and can not break this circle of feeling down stressed and unhappy and this leads me to loss of appetite and feeling weak more and more..

I went to ER and everything possible was checked and was normal (thanks God) but since yesterday it dominate me the feeling that am drawning with this loss of appetite and nervouness also in the night couldn't sleep from shaking (sure many people with depression feels like that and I really feel sad for them and wish them to be cured ASAP) and at the same time I need energy for my kids and for the first time in my life I went to psycologist who told me that it isn't depression but my PMS is kind of accumulating stress and with my anxious personnality it happens like that, he prescribe me PROZAC 20 mg and told me take 1 pill everyday first week and everysecond day secong week and every 2 days third week and stop it and lexotanil 1.5,

My worry now are two things, I felt my nerfs will break down thinking that I can't get of from this feelings and can not have energy for family and don't want to seat ill in front of my husband and kids.DID anyone had this feeling and than she was on the safe side of this harmful and painful feelings? give me a hope :(

Second, PROZAC 20 mg isn't heavy for me? I never used any such medication and don't drink coffee and so ..
and the WOSRT AM BREASTFEEDING and read in the information that PROZAC could be harmful for the baby (even my baby is 15 months now)!!!

Did any woman took PROZAC 20 while breastfeeding? am afraid and at the same time don't want to stop breast feeding and feel more guilty about this!!!!!

I still didn't take the medication and just came back from ER after they put me on fluid (glucose and electrolise) because 2 days I couldn't drink or eat ! :(

waiting impatiently for your support...

[umadam]

Thank you therese..

honestly the pill I took yesterday to sleep for the first time in my life made me today the whole day feeling deeply down and left me energyless!

Did anyone experience that suddenly you can not stand hearing any noises like persistant phone ring or fight between your own kids or even TV??!!

[therese83]

Hi there

Well I hope that you can get over it.  The Doctor is being very positive?  Is it a psychiatrist?  It sounds a bit strange.

No one ever takes prozac for a couple of weeks?  Does anyone else agree with me.  This is a very starange recommendation?? It takes 6 weeks to build up in your system and most people take it for at least a year?

The short term zanax like medication is only a temporary fix.  But if it helps you get sleep and gets you through a few days maybe.

I went to my first psychiatrist and because I am such a good 'talker' she also felt that my depression was mild/tiredness etc.  Four weeks later I was nearly in bits and got a referral to a top sychiatrist who recognised straight away that I needed heavy treatment.
I took effexor and a low dose of zyprexa, I also needed rivotril for one month which immediately stopped the symptoms, get me to relax and sleep.

But obviously there was no breastfeeding with this combination.

[umadam]

Guys just need to know, do we get sleepy when taking PROZAC? that is really bad feeling when you get no power from medicine! :(

[umadam]

Hi dear , U don't know how happy I am to hear from somebody who had the same experience. I know very well that when you are in that thing you feel can not go away, the problem that I have tried thid before but wasn't so bad like this time, yesterday i felt ok than down again even the sound from TV was driving me crazy.

My problem which I would love to overcome is I think too much am anxcious about everything and now I am toward what's happeneing for me.

listen, my doctor insist that my case insn't depression at all and think it's accumulating stress and a bit over anxcious. that' why he recommended prozac but short time to get over all these feelings.

But still didn't take it but yesterday I decided to get the (LEXOTANIL) he gave it to me  and told me to use it just first day with prozac, but I was scared from side effect since I never had any such medication .

But i tell u that after this lexotanil (like xanax) YES I slept but woke up often feeling nausea and feeling so down and weak, till now am writting you and feel so weak from this medicament! I feel like falling down! I know I will never take it again, that was really bad for me.

BUT I need to ask you what kind of medication did you get ?

And thank you again for sharing with me your experience, i do appreciate...  

[therese83]

I feel sorry for you.
I just want to say that you have very severe depression.  I think it has been coming on for some time.
I had it just the same when my baby was 18 months.

Exactly the same
No appetite, no holding down liquids, shaking, no sleep.
It started when I was premenstrual also, it was like I went 'over the edge'

I decdided at that time to stop breastfeeding as that was what my Doctor advised as I needed emmediate medication of a very strong nature in order to sleep.  The baby hardly noticed, and I thought she would really cry.  My husband took her for a few days + I rested.  He had to get time off work to do this.  after few nights of good sleep I started coming round.

You may not believe this but it can get worse, even worse if you do not take the medication.  I was just starting to become psychotic, when I went for help.

I do not know what is safe while breastfeeding.  Your Doctor should answer this and put your mind at ease.  I just urge you to take something as it is very unlikely that it will go away.

I am here 2 years later, very well and holding a full time job with four children.  The chances are very high that you will make a full recovery, but you have to find some way that you can take medication.  Either give up the breastfeeding, or get more accurate advice and support from your Doctor about how to continue.

I wish I could help you as I have been there.