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Bad reaction to prozac, how long before it clears out?

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meg44374
meg44374

Hi Everyone, I took ONE 10mg prozac and had awful activating symptoms. Woke up with a racing heart, overheated, and had waves of panic attacks and nausea the rest of the night. Felt like my brain was shouting my thoughts at me and experienced a few disturbing mental images that were difficult to clear from my mind.

It's been 1.5 days, and I haven't taken any more. They were prescribed for post partum depression and anxiety, but these side effects are way worse than any problems I had before. I'll be trying CBT instead. The worst effects are gone but I still can't eat and get occasional waves of anxiety. I need to be functional enough to take care of my two boys during the day so I have two questions. 1. How long will it take for this one time 10 mg dose to stop affecting me? 2. Ive read that withdrawal symptoms from prozac show up several days after stopping; will I get withdrawal symptoms later from that one dose?

It's ok if no one knows. I just feel really alone and scared going through this stuff.

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  • alison31706
    alison31706 meg44374

    Posted

    Hi are you sure its the medication? Have you worried about taking it? You may of had a panic attack which show alot of similar symptoms.

    • meg44374
      meg44374 alison31706

      Posted

      I guess it could have been a "me" panic attack instead of a drug induced one... I was worried to start medication. they were a lot worse than my usual attacks though, and I was really afraid I was going to lose control of my thoughts. I didn't feel like myself inside my head until the next day.

  • barbara79178
    barbara79178 meg44374

    Posted

    You are NOT alone going thru this. Wow, it's kind of hard to believe that ONE 10 mg Prozac would do this right away.If it is the Prozac-it should be gone in a few days. I agree with Allison's response that maybe it is not the med at all & you experienced a classic panic attack. And now that you are really worried about it-you are having more anxiety, which is affecting your appetite.

    • meg44374
      meg44374 barbara79178

      Posted

      Yeah I was surprised to feel so bad so fast, and I was worried to take the drug. The attacks were worse than Id had before and I didnt feel like myself inside my head until the next day... but I keep discovering new ways my anxiety can present itself so who knows.

    • barbara79178
      barbara79178 meg44374

      Posted

      It's weird but I understand exactly what you're talking about...my anxiety is much like you described.I have Xanax 0.5 to take when I need to & it helps.

  • ricky04578
    ricky04578 meg44374

    Posted

    hi meg just from my experience. i started straight on 20 then up to 40mg after 6 weeks. it has been very turbulent and had a genuinely good day today. im on week 14 and been told it can actually take up to 6 months. after being so nervous about reading various forums and disbelieving the mental health profession i am converted. please stick with it and dont be frightened to up dose. it takes ages but need to give yourself permission to have a poor day. the good times are near

  • yu69395
    yu69395 meg44374

    Posted

    So sorry to hear you suffered a lot.

    Just ONE pill reminds me my horrible reaction to Abilify, just one pill with the very low dosage.

    • meg44374
      meg44374 yu69395

      Posted

      Thanks for the response, sorry you had to go through that! Scary to feel like things are out of control.

    • yu69395
      yu69395 meg44374

      Posted

      HI

      Thank you for your response.

      Hope your postpartum depression will be gone soon. Sure it'll be temporary.

      I was depressed a lot in my life but this time is the worst. I completely burned out from my work.

      Yes I tried several meds....I'm very sensitive to psychotropic meds. I experienced horrible reactions from JUST ONE PILL.

    • meg44374
      meg44374 yu69395

      Posted

      I hope you feel better soon! I wouldn't wish a bad drug reaction on anyone but it helps to know I'm not the only one.

      I'm slowly feeling better, but still have times where I feel like I had too much coffee-- the extra energy is nice at first until it tips into anxiety.

    • yu69395
      yu69395 meg44374

      Posted

      Hi

      Please take care of yourself. Both of your head and body are trying to adjust into changes.

      Antidepressant takes time to kick in.

      It's hard to wait.....

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