No one is helping me

I have absolutely no feelings or emotions at all. I'm not happy, I'm not sad, I don't get angry, don't feel depressed Etc. I've been taking 20 mg of prozac for at least 5 months.

I can remember being very very depressed to the point where I didn't leave my house except to go buy groceries for year. Before I started the Prozac and it started working I would sit on my couch by myself, no TV on and just cry until it was time for my daughter to come home from school. During this time when I wasn't upset , I was seeing someone. I would be devastated if he didn't call me or if I caught him an ally or if I caught him cheating. But two weeks ago I woke up and I felt different. I don't know if all of the trauma, the depression and the stress has finally left me or if my brain just decided to turn off.

What started my depression, my husband of 25 years cheated and then went to the store and never came home.

How long does it take for the Med to get out of my system? I stopped it 7 or 8 days ago. I'm desperate to feel anything ! Three weeks ago I had a job interview and I was very excited about it and now I could care less and I also notice that my memory is starting to get weird and the things that I do, like cleaning cooking I do it because I think it something I normally do and if I don't do it it would bother me.

Also, my son and I moved a few months and ever since I've been here, I have been sick. All within 3 weeks I broke 2 toes by dropping my bed on them while moving it in , Got a bad cut that got very infected. Got very bad bronchitis and double ear infections and sprained my ankle. Had been taking a lot of over the counter cold meds and antibiotics . And taking 800 mg Motrin from my doctor.

( I'm just trying to give u as much info as possible right now )

I finally told the guy that I've been seeing for 2 years to leave me alone. No one in my family likes him because of the bad way he treated me. I don't feel sad , usually I would be devastated. And a old boyfriend actually called me and asked me to go to the movies tonight. I'm going to go but I'm not excited about it and usually I would be .

So any idea on what's going on? Could my Brain just decided enough was enough and turn off my emotions or could it possibly be a side effect from the Prozac? I went through a bad depression before I met my now ex-husband and was put on this same medication and none of this happened I actually got happy and went off of it.

Hi Pammy,

Its hard for us to say if its the prozac or not, but it very well could be. I find it numbs my emotions a bit (although im not complaining as id prefer numb to what I was feeling before) but it sounds like you have a pretty drastic case.

I would recommend visiting your doctor to talk to them about it as they would know better.. and also you shouldn't quit the meds cold turkey. You have to wean off them slowly to help any side effects!

That's the thing, my doctor is not around here anymore, my primary doc just fills my refills and has already told me that she doesn't feel that comfortable doing that because the whole depression/Med thing is not something she knows a lot about

Yes, it's the Prozac. It's supposed to stop your emotions so that's why you won't feel anything extreme. I'm surprised it didn't lessen your feelings the first time you took it. I tried to take a few different types of anti depressants, but I just don't like the way they make me feel, so I always stop. I stopped Prozac a few weeks ago after being on it for a month. It made me instantly stop feeling. But the worst was the anxiety it caused and dissasociation. I also don't think you're supposed to take certain cold meds either. So it's def the Prozac making you feel emotionless.

 

You are having withdrawl symptoms. To just stop your medication like you have is just asking for trouble. You need to go and seek medical attention and wean yourself off these properly. I also think that you probably need to go and find a specialist to talk to about things that are bothering you. As my doctor says medication is useless if you do not have therapy with it... all you are doing is suppressing your stuff.

Hi Pammy,

Looking gave you most excellent advice.... I also feel certain that the Prozac has had an effect on you...I took it and got off of it (tapered gradually) BUT there is NO magic medicine... Those pills do not exist. They can help if you find one that works for you...but it took me awhile to realize that I was NOT being realistic...that I was expecing a magic pill to cure me.... I was fortunate to have a really good therapist that helped me through so many things...The only med I now take is one .5 Ativan to help me sleep. All kinds of best wishes and good luck to you. Please find a good therapist..(and give that person a chance...they are not 'magic' either, but for me, it was the answer.)

What are the usually and or normal withdrawals symptoms? I don't have any signs or feel anything like I do when it's been to long between my pain pills . I can go 8 or more hours between pain pills even though my doc told me to take them every 4 hours ( I have a very very messed up back & fibromyalgia)

Try it on alternate days or may be after 2 days; I hope it would work for you. Do physical exercise keep your self busy and study about mindfulness and start practicising it daily. 

Hello pammy,

i am sorry i didnt respond to you sooner, you sound like you have had a pretty rough time. Im not sure what i can say that may make you feel better. You have had so many things to deal with, and im not surprised your feeling so low.

why are you coming off ad meds? I think maybe finding a different sort of anti depressant may help you. Have you had your hormones checked? Peri menopause can cause all of those feeling and a lot more. Anxiety, moods swings, strange thoughts, there are 66 symptoms of meno.

if your Dr isnt comforatble about prescribing ad meds you need to see a dr who is!

i dont know your age sweetie, but find out about menopause. I too have had a bad few years with my health, marriage., inability to work as i have CFS. During the last 22 years i had many many health issues, one after the other. I coped, but since last march ive fallen to pieces, ive had lots of tests all that shows up is hormones, ie lack of them! I considered myself to  be a strong woman, but anxiety is just dragging me down, now depressed. So im really hoping prozac will help me big time.

You are strong too, and you will move forward, thoughts are just thoughts. Your mind is playing games as you come off your tabs, look after yourself first, learn to say no to people who expect too much from you.

Life sends us these rocky patches, yours is now but you will come through, ask for help.

hugs 🌸

I had to get an emergency hysterectomy 10 years ago, been in full meneopauae every since .

I haven't posted even half the stuff I've been through, I was molested as a child when I was 5 years old, raped and beaten at 14 lost, 2 parents three months apart, plus numerous other things. I've been told many times that I should write a book about my life experiences.

But for now, I just want to feel again. Like tonight something bad happened and I know I would usually be very upset and very worried about the situation , but I feel NOTHING.

This didn't happened when I was on this before and I was taking 60 mg! Up until last Sunday, I was on 20 mg. I also take Xanax aniexty , and Oxycodone but have never had problems w them. I was on OxyContin until a month or so ago ( just stopped that cold turkey to, but the Oxycodone kept the withdrawals away ) . I was only on the oxyContin for a few months this time. Over a year ago I had been on it for a long time and also just stopped cold turkey ( no withdrawals then either )

I can also stop smoking w no problems ( haven't smoked in years but when I used to smoke I could stop and start whenever I wanted )

The only thing I ever had with drawls from was when I was trying to get off Effexor, I will never take that again .

Does anyone know about how long it will take this Prozac to get out of my system, at this point even if I feel depressed again at least I am feeling something.