Feel so so terrible, should I persist?

hello, hope all is well. Funny you mention this in your post, because you are not the only one I have seen many posts like this. I also had a similar situation. I just found out yesterday that with Prozac, you feel great for the first three days, and then get to feel extremely extremely lousy, allegedly, it takes about six weeks to kick in and for you to feel good, in the meantime, however, you are left feeling Just as you described, worse than ever, almost even suicidal. I have just continued my Prozac and started taking my Lexapro again. I have always had great luck with Lexapro

hi jen i really do feel for u not knowing what to do 2 gps telling u different things.that is the trouble they dont seem sure themselves so how can we believe what they say.how do u feel yourself do u feel worse now ure on the tablets,they do take a while to get used to them and they dont work straight away,so to put the dampers on itbut u often feel worse before u start to feel any better such as tiredness often feeling sick ,loss of appetite till they get into ure system and everyone reacts differently.But if u are having a reaction to them u might need to give a few more days to seeif anything changes.Iknow from experience they do take a while for u to see a difference.It took me quite a while to see any mark changes,ive just had 3 brilliant months on them but my mood has dipped these last couple of days and ive no idea why,i did hope that i would stay up so keeping my fingers crossed i go back up,i know ive not been much help to u ,but being on this forum u know ure not on your own we will try to help if we can.hang on in there if u can we have all been where u are now and i hope u soon feel a bit better knowing we are here to talk if u need to let off steam.take care .baz xx

Thanks for your replies Baz and Albert.

I just wanted to update this post, as I know I continually searched and read threads during my 3 'lost' days last week, desperately looking for some answers or reassurance!

I have been on Fluoxetine previously, 2 years ago, so have a direct comparison. My side effects the first time were manageable. I had headaches and felt really out of this world for a few weeks, and then everything was fine. They really helped so I thought I'd give them a go again. Oh dear. This time was very very different. Absolutely horrendous! I've never felt so unwell, out of control and anxious. I felt like a drug addict without a fix! I did end up stopping them 3 days ago and the very next morning I felt a little better. Every day they are wearing off and I'm not feeling like that now, just a bit of background anxiety.

I never want to go through that again! I'm at a loss as to what to do now though. Do I try another SSRI? I'm too scared to!

Anyway, if you're reading this and your side effects have become really intolerable (you will know if this is you!) perhaps stop them and try a different medicine!

hi jen hope this finds u a bit better,perhaps u had a bad reaction to flux i feel myself that the tablets dont seem the same as when i took them previously but the gps & pschiologists assure me they havent changed the jury is still out on that at the moment.prozac is the one which has worked for me in the past,have tried others but had quite a few problems ( but different to prozac side affects).the trouble with chopping and changing meds dont always help either because of the time it takes getting in to your body and the side effects.i had a really bad day yesterday very up and down,today i feel slightly better but im anxious and panicky ,not had that before so why thats happening i dont know nothing has changed ,but i went down like a lead brick and its hard not knowing why.do u feel any better today,do u think u gave them long enough to get into ure system,they do say u feel a lot worse when u start on them till ure mind accepts themim not sure about that either didnt have that before when i was put on them ,for me thy worked much faster than this time.its perhaps worth trying another ad cos what works for one person doesnt always another but it all takes time which we havent got when we are desperate,we need an instant hit but it doesnt work that way,its time they came up with something that takes straight away like painkillers for headache ect.please keep in touch and let me know how u are and remember ure not on ure own.take care.bazxx

Hi Jen,

It is often the way that, when you take the same antidepressant for a second time, you can have a very different reaction to the first time. I had exactly the same thing with taking citalopram. First time, was off my head for two weeks then improved. Second time it took about 8 weeks to improve, and I felt really anxious all the way.

It's just how it seems to go, unfortunately.

You should be okay with another ssri, or ask to try an snri.