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Ive been taking PROZAC 30mg for over a year now and I thought my anxiety was easing, Then last week I I caught the flu!!
My anxiety has returned .
Is this normal?
I really don't want to take more medication
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barbara79178 Graylady
Posted
I'm thinking that this is normal The flu is horrible. I drank too much last weekend Woke up with a nasty hangover & I felt like my anxiety was coming back It took a couple of days & I felt good again. I'm on 20 mgs I'm pretty sure you'll be fine The flu brought you down. You'll be back up again!
Graylady barbara79178
Posted
Thank you!
betsy0603 Graylady
Posted
Flu-like symptoms are a common withdrawal symptom of SSRI/SNRI drugs! The fact that you are also having anxiety tells me you are likely suffering from withdrawal, not the flu plus a return of anxiety. Anxiety is certainly a withdrawal symptom, even when the patient was never put on the med for anxiety to begin with. Because some did have anxiety as an original complaint, it is easy to declare that the original "illness" has returned when it is actually withdrawal.
Prozac has a longer half life which means withdrawal won't be felt as up front as with other antidepressants. That is why it is sometimes used as a bridge drug to get off of other antidepressants. People are lead to believe that there is no withdrawal with Prozac because of the half-life issue, but this simply isn't true. The withdrawal forums have plenty of members in withdrawal from Prozac!
How long have you been off and how did you come off? Did you taper or cold turkey, and if you tapered, what was the taper schedule?
betsy0603
Posted
Woops, sorry, misread your post and jumped to the conclusion that you had come off. Sorry about that! Not sure how to delete posts!
Graylady betsy0603
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Thanks for the reply anyway Betsy!
It was interesting to read your info!!
No worries