Posted by Racer on September 1, 2008, at 15:02:50
In reply to Re: Going on/off/on/off meds » no_rose_garden, posted by seldomseen on August 31, 2008, at 8:15:38
> I'm a big taker/stopper of Prozac. I feel better, go off, start feeling bad, go back on.
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> I don't know, it always varies from person to person.
>It also seems to vary from disorder to disorder.
Prozac taken for depression usually takes several weeks to be effective; Prozac taken for PMDD usually works almost immediately. That sort of thing reminds me of something I've always believed -- that Major Depressive Disorder (or any other psych disorder, for that matter) describes a set of symptoms, not a distinct disease state. When I think of it that way, it doesn't surprise me that people react so differently to these meds.
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