Posted by conundrum on April 8, 2010, at 13:36:00
In reply to So why did you take it in the first place, posted by meltingpot on April 8, 2010, at 8:18:23
I thought my previous post sounded kinda negative. Maybe I would have ended up staying depressed if I had not taken prozac when I was younger. Maybe it would have progressed to the state of anhedonia I am in today. Unfortunately there is no way to know what could have happened. I can only try to deal with what is going on now.
My experience with drugs was negative but not everyone's is obviously. I think part of my problem with prozac is that it worked so well for me. I was always in a good mood in it, very rarely got down only if something really bad happened like a break up or death otherwise I felt awesome. I gained a lot of weight on the drug and started getting weird pressure headaches and had trouble breathing. I think I was getting too much serotonin.
When I came off the drug I had a blood test and all my liver enzymes were elevated. I was later diagnosed with gilbert's syndrome in which bilirubing isn't broken down so fast. I've wondered if a problem with my liver caused unsafe levels of fluoxetine, and norfluoxetine to build up in me. My mom has taken prozac for 9 years and stopped it without these problems and my grandmom recently stopped nardil after taking it for about 30 years and seems totally normal and in good spirits despite being in the hospital. Some kinda fluke just happened with me.
I don't want to discourage people from their treatment, but becareful and ask yourself if you truly need it, also find out how your health is before you take drugs that could effect it.
Post-SSRI syndrome: iatrogenic anhedonia, memory and concentration problems, sexual dysfunction. [NOTE no sadness or anxiety, this is NOT depression!]
Current med: 100mg pristiq
Location: USA
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