Can Prozacs Effectiveness wear off?

annie_mial wrote:

Jeez, I hope not, Mell. I've been on them since May this year and I'm OK so far. This time of year is a bl**dy awful one anyway, so depressing and dreary. I'm always glad to get January out of the way, I know I feel better once February comes in.

All the best for the New Year, Mell. Take it one day at a time.

Annie

annie_mial wrote:

Hi Wendy and welcome! I will say that I was shocked when I was given the diagnosis of depression, on the other hand it was hardly surprising, I suppose. I was in such a state that I just went in boots and all. My hubby was very against me taking them to start with, but when he saw the difference in me in less than a week, he agreed I'd done the right thing.

Why not take it by degrees? Everyone is different and while I might have found they worked in a few days, they might take longer for you. I still take only one a day, I could take up to three, but I've never needed to. Try it for a week or two and see what happens (this is how I reasoned at the time). If you do want to stop, make sure you see the doctor first, you can't just stop and start them, but there is no reason for the doctor to keep you on meds you don't want to take.

Hope you feel better soon, I just count the days till February!

Love
Annie
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annie_mial wrote:

Hi Wendy - I can't really answer the bit about whether they keep you awake, for other reasons I was already on a mild sleeping pill when I started them. I've had no reason to suspect that they are keeping me awake (plenty of other things do), but everyone is different.

Did they lift my mood? Ooooh yes! In a fairly short time I was back to my usual bubbly laid-back self; but again, we are all different. I think all you can do is to try them (with the reservations mentioned before) and see for yourself. As Jan said, they won't turn you into a boggle-eyed monster, and if they do help you will be pleased that you took the plunge.

There is one other question that you might have asked - do I ever feel down now that I am on them? The answer is, of course I do, like everyone else I am often in pain, frustrated by things I can't do, tired and sometimes just having a bad day! The difference now is that I don't turn these things into a crisis, or feel that it's the end of the world. I can accept that at times like those I need to rest, ask for help (medical or otherwise) or try to do things differently. What they have done for me is give me my balance back.

Do let me know what you decide to do.

Love
Annie
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annie_mial wrote:

Hi, Wendy, thanks for letting me know and certainly hope that they help you as much as they helped me. See how you feel after the weekend..............as you say, the weather is no help at all, I will be going stir crazy soon. I daren't go out as I risk a spinal fracture if I fall and I'm going to start writing on the walls soon!

Annie