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So nauseous. What to do?

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jenna93888
jenna93888

Yep, total pretty much says it. I am SO nauseous all day. On week 4 of prozac, was started on 60mg and this week came down to 40mg because of side effects. Does anyone have any tricks to reduce the nausea?

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  • kelly62732
    kelly62732 jenna93888

    Posted

    Oh man, I have the same thing on week 7 I think and it's finally getting better! Ginger ale helped and antavid
  • kelly62732
    kelly62732 jenna93888

    Posted

    Oh man, I have the same thing on week 7 I think and it's finally getting better! Ginger ale helped and zantac. Weird but it helped. And eating light. I had to,take sleep aid at night tho to sleep cause it was so bad in the beginning, it will get better! I was starting to doubt and give up on it, but then I started feeling better!
  • betsy0603
    betsy0603 jenna93888

    Posted

    Some people have found ginger tea to help, ginger ale, etc.  Your doc put you up to way too high a dose in too short a period of time!
    • jenna93888
      jenna93888 betsy0603

      Posted

      Yes, I just saw her on Thursday where she dropped the dose to 40. Her hope was that since I was switching from a high dose of lexapro that if we did the switch quickly my body would hardly notice lol. It's been awful.
    • betsy0603
      betsy0603 jenna93888

      Posted

      I swear these doctors haven't got a clue what they are doing when it comes to these meds!  They mess with neurotransmitters throughout the body, no trivial deal!
    • Toooo_
      Toooo_ jenna93888

      Posted

      OMG that's a massive dose to start on !! No wander you feel ill .. ginger defo helps.. good luck x
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