Posted by Cindylou on September 13, 2001, at 7:20:48
In reply to Re: Prozac CRASH again -- Thank you., posted by Cindylou on September 7, 2001, at 13:56:01
Hi,
Just a note -- I was reading the above post about generic vs. authentic Prozac. At first I didn't really follow it because I was convinced they were the same. But this "crash" happened about two weeks or so after switching to generic.Hmmmmmmmmm....
cindy> Thank you everyone for your feedback, and for giving me hope. I will take all of your suggestions to my pdoc on Wednesday. I cut the Prozac down to 5 mg. for now -- still feel tired and have to nap, but don't feel as disoriented and don't have as much "lead/fog in the head." I'll keep you posted on what I end up doing.
>
> Any more ideas are welcome -- the more the merrier!
> Thanks again,
> Cindy
>
> > Hi,
> > I've tried Prozac on three different occasions, and every time I "hit a wall" after about two months. It just happened again.
> >
> > Out of desperation, I started Prozac again in June (nothing else was working -- all had horrible side effects. Tried Effexor, Paxil, Zoloft; combined with Wellbutrin to help the fatigue. I also tried adding Provigil for a day and felt like I had the worst hangover ever.) I thought maybe this time would be different.
> >
> > I started out the Prozac really low -- 2.5 mg. -- since I am very med sensitive. This seemed to work well -- eventually I increased up to 10 mg.
> >
> > I felt pretty good for a couple months, had energy, didn't need to nap, etc. I was even a bit agitated. But about a week ago -- WHAM. I hit that old familiar wall. I feel sick, exhausted, heavy-headed, can't focus, etc. It feels like there's a lead balloon in my head. This is the all-too-familiar feeling I get from SSRIs. I tried increasing the Prozac to see if that would work, but it only made it worse.
> >
> > I am taking Wellbutrin, and tried increasing that a bit, but it didn't help. Tried some Adderall. Didn't help. NOTHING WILL CUT THROUGH THIS FOG.
> >
> > I am so discouraged. Does anyone have suggestions for me???? Any good ideas for treatment of depression for people who feel this way on SSRIs???
> >
> > Any MAOIs that don't cause horrible fatigue?? I've tried the tri-cyclics, and all had horrible side effects I couldn't tolerate.
> >
> > I feel like I've tried everything but the MAOIs. Am a bit afraid of those.
> >
> > Please, please help. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Feel like giving up.
> >
> > cindy.
> >
> > P.S. My diagnosis is depression and anxiety; not bipolar.
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