Prozac and PMS.. Anyone else take this drug?

Question

I've been prescribed 40mg for my PMS/PMT. Does anyone else take Prozac?

Answer 1

I have been taking it for years for ptsd,  60mgs at the moment.  I can adjust my dosage when I feel I need to.  Never had any problems with it, one side effect that I have when I go back on it, is that it makes me sweat for a week or two, the other one that effects me is, that it makes me loose weight if I eat chocolate while on it ;-)

Answer 2

I've been taking prozac for about 6 years and I love it.  I feel worried about ever stopping taking it.  I know it's not good, but I'd do anything to avoid depression again.  BTW, my GP is rubbish, which makes it very easy for me to get lots of prozac. I have been in and out of therapy, but with 3 kids and a husband to look after therapy seems to be quite low on the list of household priorities.

Answer 3

I've been taking 20mg Prozac for nearly a month for depression.

In the first week I noticed a lift in my mood-I didnt get AS low as did before. However I did experience side effects, my dr said that if I did they would be most intense in the first week but to try and stick with it. I had problems sleeping, dizziness and headaches but they have all passed now.

As Im sure you know though different anti-depressants work differently for different people, the only way you can know if its right for you is to try it. If you dont feel it helps or you have side effects that persist you can go back to dr and ask to be put on something else.

Good luck, hope it helps.

Answer 4

I used to take it. Now my new doctor refuses to prescribe it to me since she believes all women have PMS. But mine are so bad that no one talks to me. I cry all day and I'm just so angry all the time for like 10 days.

Answer 5

No. All antidepressants have side effects and are or will make your original ailments worse  when you stop them. Here's why:

Antidepressants actually block or eliminate your body's neurotransmitters and "trick" your brain into thinking that the levels are high when they are not. In depressed and anxious people, their levels of neurotransmitters (seratonin, dopamine,etc) are often too low due to either stress, poor nutrition, etc. Taking medications often eliminates the neurotransmitters altogether and causes one to become dependent on them (when they stop, they are more depressed than before).

Anyone who tells you otherwise is misinformed or trying to make money off of you. (your doctor)

I strongly recommend you find a DO, who will treat your whole body and not just the symptoms. He/She will give you natural methods that are backed by studies, to heal yourself without the side effects.

If you choose the natural and safe route, I would advise against stopping your medication until a DO can taper you off gradually. Look in the phone book for a DO or online. Good luck!

You can go here to see info. on my DO.

www.osteodocs.com

Answer 6

I take Sarafem for PMDD.  It helps me tremendously.