prozac has improved my life so much.

[calgary]

since taking it, I got out of bed, got the job of my dreams, completed a bunch of exams and got my certificates. I've become extremely popular.. there's lots of opportunities with the ladies.

 

My family are really proud of me. I've disregarded negative miserable losers that will only hold me back and surrounded myself with hard working enthusiastic optimistic people and in general I just feel amazing.

 

It's coming upto my 3 months review with my doctor on Monday, and i'm afraid of telling her how much happier I am now and how much better things are than when I first walking through her door feeling as depressed as I did.

 

Because I do not want to stop taking this drug, I do not want to lose this high, because it's improving my life and I feel really good about things.

 

i'm frightened she'll take me off, or put me on a smaller dosage.

 

I don't see why I shouldn't take this drug forever. I am no longer crying in my bedroom constantly about the passed.. i'm making now and the future better. I've done more in the last three months for myself and my own self improvement than I have in my entire life.

 

is it bad if I lie to my doctor to stay on this drug ? are there side effects to Prozac/ fluoextine ? i'm on 20mg daily.

[pink_sugar]

Do you have a diagnosed depression? If so, it wouldn't be a good idea to suddenly stop. If your depression was induced only by recent life events, you cannot expect to stay on it forever. If you tell her it's really working for you, I doubt any doctor would suddenly take you off.

[Feelin Frisky]

I've been taking Prozac for more that 20 years. If it works, it's ridiculous to withhold it from you. It's doing for you what you body can't. Don't accept anything less. It's your life--not anyone else's. Most psychiatrists understand that this is an ongoing therapy and not like an antibiotic that you stop once you illness goes away. It's a medicine to helps you overcome a shortfall in your neurotransmitter system which if take away will result in you falling back into the way you were. I have never had any doctor want to take it away. I've only had doctors suggesting adding more. 20 mgs a day is just right. Any time I did 40, I always had the side effect of seborrhea--red dry patches of itchy skin that flake and look nasty on the forehead around my nose. Also 40 mgs brings on the sexual side effect of anorgasmia which makes it frustrating to orgasm--it doesn't result in any ED or loss of libido, just difficulty busting the nut and having it be rather "off" and unsatisfying. So, they got it right at 20 mgs. If anything I might agree to the 10 mgs and just double up if I see any lapses into my old ways. Congratulations. I so happy to hear a fellow Prozac user convey the success--there is far too much bias against all drugs going around as if they are all bad. Fooey on that.

[calgary]

i'm experiencing the problem of not being able to orgasm and also my hair line seems to be receding slightly, i'm tired often, but I always have been even before I went to the doctors with depression.

 

Apart from that. I've never felt happier in my life. everything seems to be going well. I've never been diagnosed with depression, I think it was mostly just recent life events, but from as far back as I can remember, I've always struggled to find happiness and contentment, but I think a lot of people feel that.

 

it's amazing how a drug can make you so positive and enthusiastic about your life.

 

Honestly, 4 months ago, i'd lost 24 pounds, I couldn't eat or sleep, I couldn't get out of bed, I couldn't be bothered to even shower, I was just rotting with the curtains shut. crying about the passed instead of working towards making the future even better.

 

I still miss what I used to have, but i'm trying to improve my life so that it's better than what I had. I love this drug. recommend it to anybody who loses their way in life and goes off the rails.

[skydiveaddict]

i'm experiencing the problem of not being able to orgasm and also my hair line seems to be receding slightly, i'm tired often, but I always have been even before I went to the doctors with depression.

 

There are supplements you can take to defeat those side effects.

[Ripnet]

There are supplements you can take to defeat those side effects.

 

Diet can do it too. Eating a mostly raw food diet cures anxiety/depression.

[Forever Learning]

Diet can do it too. Eating a mostly raw food diet cures anxiety/depression.

 

B vitamins, Omega 3/6/9 blend, vitamin D, Magnesium, L-Thianine.

 

There are supplements you can take to defeat those side effects.

 

Raw organic fruits and vegetables, organic protein, juicing - all very good for depression and mood enhancement.

 

 

I love Prozac by the way, OP! I feel just the same way you do!

 

If your doctor pulls you off Prozac, see another doctor. Don't go without Prozac if it helps you as much as you say it does.

[joystickd]

Diet can do it too. Eating a mostly raw food diet cures anxiety/depression.

I would choose diet. I wouldn't approve for the whole better living though chemistry unless it was an extreme thing. The side effects like EPS, tardive dyskinesia, parkinsonian like symptoms and etc. Pills have become the easy way out instead of actually dealing with issues

[adelia]

calgary...thats awesome! im oustounded by the difference its made.

im still considering prozac. i tried st johns wort and thought it was working but honestly i dont think so. i stopped taking it two weeks ago and i dont see any difference either way.

if it helps take it! a friend of mine has to take depo prevara otherwise shes nonfunctiinal her moods flucuate so horribly. she tried going off it and she was all over the place

[Ripnet]

I would choose diet. I wouldn't approve for the whole better living though chemistry unless it was an extreme thing. The side effects like EPS, tardive dyskinesia, parkinsonian like symptoms and etc. Pills have become the easy way out instead of actually dealing with issues

Excessive masturbation can cause anxiety. Also taking cold showers for at 2 minutes can temporarily reduce anxiety. Don't take a shower than cold it's best to take a cold shower.

[LittleTiger]

Diet can do it too. Eating a mostly raw food diet cures anxiety/depression.

 

This is incorrect. As much as it would be wonderful to believe, everything that ails the human body cannot be corrected simply by eating very healthily.

 

Diet can help with depression/anxiety - in some people. For others there are underlying physiological problems which lead to depression. The 'cure', if there is one, is to find the underlying cause and fix that. Sometimes that means drugs are a necessity.

[LittleTiger]

i'm frightened she'll take me off, or put me on a smaller dosage.

 

I don't see why I shouldn't take this drug forever. I am no longer crying in my bedroom constantly about the passed.. i'm making now and the future better. I've done more in the last three months for myself and my own self improvement than I have in my entire life.

 

is it bad if I lie to my doctor to stay on this drug ? are there side effects to Prozac/ fluoextine ? i'm on 20mg daily.

 

I realise I'm a little late on this but please don't lie to your doctor. There is more chance of you being taken off the drug if it isn't working than if it is.

 

Yes, there are side effects but if you've been taking them for 3 months you will be aware of anything that's going to affect you by now.

 

It is possible that you may need to stay on Prozac for many years if your depression has been long term, however, there is also a possibility that your system has been 'kick started' so that you won't need to keep taking it for too long.

 

Assuming your doctor is reasonable and prepared to discuss options, work with him/her to find a long term solution. You don't want to keep taking drugs unless you need to - but if you need to, and the side effects don't trouble you, that's ok too.

[Ripnet]

Diet should always be the first option since you're already eating.

Edited July 1, 2013 by Ripnet

[LittleTiger]

Diet should always be the first option since you're already eating.

 

Yes, a good diet is important for health - I agree 100%.

 

What I don't agree with is your claim that "eating a mostly raw food diet cures anxiety or depression". It doesn't!

[Els]

What exactly are you worrying about, OP? You're worried about telling your doctor your anti-depressants work and you think they'll take you off it... when they work? That would be utterly and completely pointless. Most ADs are licensed for long-term use. It's only the opiates and Z-drug analogs that they are worried about. Prozac - ie fluoxetine - is a SSRI, which is DESIGNED for long-term use.

 

Trust me, you tell your doc it works, she'll be happy to keep you on it unless you specifically request to be weaned off.

 

IMO there is nothing wrong with taking medication that you need.

[HeavenOrHell]

No doctor would make someone stop it just like that, it is reduced gradually.

 

Some people do stay on anti depressants their whole life so that they can function.

 

OP, tell the GP your fears and ask if you can stay on it for now at least. Maybe eventually you might try cutting it down gradually and see how you feel? Many people just need them for a few months until they get back on their feet, it gives them the boost to do that, and they don't go back to feeling awful when they come off them as they have made positive changes in their life with the help of the drug.

 

 

Do you have a diagnosed depression? If so, it wouldn't be a good idea to suddenly stop. If your depression was induced only by recent life events, you cannot expect to stay on it forever. If you tell her it's really working for you, I doubt any doctor would suddenly take you off.

[HeavenOrHell]

Always good to eat healthily, but a diet of any kind doesn't cure depression or anxiety.

 

 

 

 

Diet can do it too. Eating a mostly raw food diet cures anxiety/depression.

[HeavenOrHell]

You're joking, right?!!

 

Not sure what 'Don't take a shower than cold it's best to take a cold shower' means.

 

Excessive masturbation can cause anxiety. Also taking cold showers for at 2 minutes can temporarily reduce anxiety. Don't take a shower than cold it's best to take a cold shower.