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david60581
david60581

I've been taking 40 mg of prozac for about 6 weeks. About a week ago my psychaitrist gave me the okay to up my dosage to 60 mg a day. I've been doing that for three weeks, but I still feel depressed. I felt great about 4 or 5 weeks into prozac, then I sort of leveled out and felt more depressed again. Will the 20 mg increase truly help me? 

I'm not sure that it matters, but I'm also taking trazadone at night.

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  • beehappynoworry
    beehappynoworry david60581

    Posted

    Hi David,

    Have you spoken to your doctor about how you are feeling?

    It might be that this is not the right tablet for you.

    Don't suffer alone, if you don't feel like thing's are improving then make an appointment.

    I still get good and bad days despite being on them.

    Big hugs

    • david60581
      david60581 beehappynoworry

      Posted

      I haven't spoken to him. I always feel like I need to wait a bit longer until I can actually feel the medicine to work. I also just got back to college and am already super busy doing things. 

  • dawn07848
    dawn07848 david60581

    Posted

    In my experience doctors often prescribe doses that are just too high. More is not always better.
    • jacqueline48380
      jacqueline48380 dawn07848

      Posted

      You are right I'm taking 1 mg liquid Prozac trying to get to 5 mg been on this dose for 6 days have you ever heard of anyone taking that small dose

  • jacqueline48380
    jacqueline48380 david60581

    Posted

    I take 1 mg of liquid Prozac yes one mg
    • dawn07848
      dawn07848 jacqueline48380

      Posted

      Absolutely. I take 2 mg fluoxetine and it works beautifully. Every time I have tried to increase the dose I have felt paradoxically very depressed. "Micro-dosing" SSRIs, especially Prozac, works extremely well for some people.

    • jacqueline48380
      jacqueline48380 dawn07848

      Posted

      Thank you are you going to stay at that dose more is definitely not betterDo you do Facebook?
    • jacqueline48380
      jacqueline48380

      Posted

      If you do you can talk more on there Look for Jacqueline red l have 1 other friend on there she has really helped.
    • jacqueline48380
      jacqueline48380

      Posted

      I have measuring spoons that have ml on them,How many ml is 2mg  I would like to go up to at least 2mgs
    • jacqueline48380
      jacqueline48380

      Posted

      Dawn could you please tell me how you measure your medicine?

       

    • dawn07848
      dawn07848 jacqueline48380

      Posted

      I use the powder in capsules. I open up the capsule and pour the powder into my hand. I've been doing it long enough to know how much to take.

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