I doubled my prozac dose today... - Democratic Underground

Deja Q

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Sat Aug-19-06 10:35 AM
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I doubled my prozac dose today...

With luck it will make me happy and get entirely out of my depressive funk. (I had been doing better, and I want to be able to risk talking to people in undefined settings again.)

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DemExpat

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Sat Aug-19-06 10:45 AM
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1. I certainly hope that this med turns out to be a good fit for you!

You upped the dosage with your doctor, did you not? :-)

:hi:

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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf

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Mon Aug-21-06 12:46 PM
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4. I concur.

Please, HT, cover this with your Doctor. Don't play games with meds.

Not only do I take them myself, but I used to work as a peer counselor for Easter Seals. I got me a little professional experience in these here thingies.

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Deja Q

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Wed Aug-23-06 03:56 PM
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8. Oh, I know...

Drug interaction is a random occurrance for me.

Indeed, the night I attempted suicide a month ago, I took a relaxant and an anti-convulsant. The side-effect from mixing these two, oddly, was severe depression - I just don't cry like that, especially with the amount of detail I had put into things. I drove to the ER and was catatonic when I talked to the intake nurse.

My previous doctors did play games with meds and I recall getting screwed up on them too.

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Deja Q

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Wed Aug-23-06 03:54 PM
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7. Yes, the doc was in support of this venture.

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EFerrari

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Sat Aug-19-06 07:30 PM
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2. Hey! I hope this goes well for you. Prozac was a gift to me

the years I was on it.

Honestly, it changed my life in a really positive way.

Good luck to you. :toast:

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ncrainbowgrrl

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Sat Aug-19-06 11:47 PM
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3. I hate saying "ditto", but I will here.

I was able to finish college- perhaps not with the greatest GPA, but that's 'cause I was doing other things- (trying to save the world) rather than classwork. However, I was able to do all of this because I was no longer so shy, dysthymic and I learned to rely on myself more and more as I went from a complete breakdown to a much stronger campus leader.

I wish you the best. Let us know how it's going!

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EFerrari

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Mon Aug-21-06 08:00 PM
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5. I felt like a film had been removed from my mind.

I'd never realized how much depression or anxiety were blunting my life. It was truly a revelation.

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Mike03

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Mon Aug-21-06 08:59 PM
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6. That is so weird

I doubled my dosage of Celexa from 20 to 40 mg on Saturday, and just today I came here feeling so depressed and was lucky enough to find this group and see this post. I'm just glad to know I'm not totally alone, even though I am sad others are experiencing depression. Just finding a place where I can even talk to others about this is such a relief.

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kineneb

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Sun Aug-27-06 09:37 PM
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9. hang in there

I am on 60 mg of Cymbalta, after the Paxil quit working. My good news is that CMSP will now cover my perscription, and I no longer will need to rely on samples. Anti-depressants are wonderful for those who really need them; without my medication I am non-functional, and can slide into suicidal thinking. Hope all goes well for you.

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Deja Q

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Sun Sep-03-06 09:35 PM
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10. I fear prozac may need to be upped again in a few weeks

And I can only wonder what I'd be right now if I wasn't on it. :scared:

Still, it gives me time. With luck, things will change around.

I hope things go well for you too.

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