Prozac stopped working after 9 weeks??
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Anyone had prozac stop working? Ive been on and off Prozac for 20+ years. Last year i weened down from 40 to 5mg. anxiety and catastrophic thinking came back. went back up to 20mg on 9/8/19, then to 30mg on 10/8, then 40mg on 10/26. Felt good from 11/26-12/27. Since 12/27 feels like im back tk square one and its not working. Having to take .5mg of lorazepam once a day the past four days to get by....ugh.
Anyone else have this happen? Not sure if its a blip, or i need to increase dosage again or try a new med
Can prozac just stop working for people?
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Afernandez1102 neil06100
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I was on prozac for 3 weeks and felt more terrible though my panic attack. I took the initiative to stop completely and to me it's been the best decision of my life. I feel great. instead of medication do meditation and yoga.
Afernandez1102 neil06100
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I was on prozac for 3 weeks and felt more terrible though my panic attack. I took the initiative to stop completely and to me it's been the best decision of my life. I feel great. instead of medication do meditation and yoga.
Afernandez1102 neil06100
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I was on prozac for 3 weeks and felt more terrible though my panic attack. I took the initiative to stop completely and to me it's been the best decision of my life. I feel great. instead of medication do meditation and yoga.
barbara79178 neil06100
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I'm thinking it's just a blip. You felt good for a month!Wait it out a bit before you make a decision. I know it's tough to do. I'm on 20 mgs (2nd time around) & I don't feel like it's doing as much for me now as it did before.I am having anxious feelings almost daily, so I have to take Xanax prescribed by my psychiatrist.
Keep in touch with us.
neil06100 barbara79178
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thats what im hoping. how much xanax do you take and for how long. i have been taking .5mg of lorazepam the past 4 days. worried ill get addicted. or is that for people who take a bigger dose and for a long time?
barbara79178 neil06100
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i am prescribed .5 xanax to take every 8 hrs if meed be sometimes i only need 1 a day sometimes 2 been taking for a few months now I'm 61 years old
if i need them, i need themat my age-I'm not worried too much about addiction
yu69395 neil06100
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Doc told me SSRiI doesn't cause tolerance. Pharmacist told me it does. I don't know.
I was on Lexapro for a long time till i stopped it 5 years ago.
When i got severe depression this time (burned out from work) Lexapro didn't work for me even with higher dosage.
yu69395 neil06100
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I used to take Lorazepam 2.5mg for anxiety. But it makes my "dissociation" worseDoc prescribed "Hydroxyzine" (antihistamine) for anxiety.
For me, it works.
neil06100 yu69395
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yah i tried hydro it made my heart race
albert_99155 neil06100
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I had Prozac stop working but was only on it for about two weeks. Unfortunately, it worked very well when I started it but after some time my moods were like a roller coaster. I still feel that particular medication worked the best (when it worked).