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601528 tn?1224081498 I have no idea if I am bipolar but anyways I'm pregnant and they immidetaly out me on Prozac I've been taking 10mg for 5 days and I feel like I'm going crazy inside. I feel like I wanna be mean to people and like freak out like smash things. Yeah I feel crazy I just need advice of what's going on please. I also bad a seizure a month ago and this is when this all started so could this be something to do with my brain. I just need answers. Thank you sm!!!!
Avatar n tn Her recommend of treatment for me is Prozac or Sera something (new name given to Prozac). For my daughter, she wanted to used a stimulant. I declined this and told her I want to hold off for a year or so to see what happens. She is REAL close to starting her menses and I would rather err on being too cautious than kicking myself later on. What are your suggestions?
719785 tn?1232901518 Hi my son is 14. He has been on Prozac 20mg for over a yr. He mentioned about 3 wks ago that he was hearing a voice but could not tell me what it said. A few days ago he told me this again. He said the voice sounds like a demon and it is telling him to hurt himself and others. I took him to a mental health ER on Wed. He saw a nurse, a therrapist and a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist upped his Prozac to 40mg.
Avatar f tn I have depression anxiety bipolar and now they have diagnosed me with adhd, everything really finally makes sense for the years and years my life has been a revolving door. I just feel alone and lost, people that don't have these issues have no idea the daily demons you have to face, is there anybody else out there?
2118271 tn?1337463104 But now, instead of bipolar symptoms, instead I have severe panic attacks that render me incapacitated. However, with being put on prozac they have pretty much subsided. Since starting prozac, however, I feel some of my mania coming back, which has me worried. Has anyone ever heard of having bipolar and then suddenly "switching" to another mental disorder? It's so strange and the doctors just shrug their shoulders. I am so thankful for those 5 years I had symptoms free.
Avatar m tn Some of the one I am familiar with are Abilify, Geodon, Depakote, Lamictal, Lithium, Remeron, Aoloft, Prozac, and many many more. You may want to post and ask for a website link to get more info. I know one site www. NAMI.org is very good and has links. I think it boils down to good old fashion research. Usually it's a combination of 2 or 3 meds to treat the different symtoms of Bipolar. Most people are not on just one med.
484508 tn?1290010544 Could this be a result of chamomile tea with prozac or maybe I am just having an odd reaction to Prozac, or just my anxiety? It got my attention!. I will see my psychiatrist, first time in 5 months tomorrow. I know he is going to tell me I am not suffering from anxiety but bipolar..I fear this.
Avatar f tn Lamictal is a good mood stabilizer but for some people with bipolar it treats the depressive aspect of bipolar better than it does mania. Speak to the psychiatrist about all this. In the meantime, for information on mood stabilizers and bipolar in general we have some websites linked up for clinically accurate but consumer friendly information at the welcome page.
Avatar n tn I am not sure what else she is on. I was told, that most anti-depressents need a mood stabilizer to work for bipolar. I know prozac can be one of the worst to cause mania, but I have a friend that has used Lithium and Prozac for 15 years with no problems what so ever and that was her first combo of meds. So I guess it depends on the person. I am on Wellbutrin with my Lithium and it is wonderful for me and doing great.
Avatar f tn SSRI's are supposed to make you feel balanced and give you an overall sense of well being. Mania is an unusual reaction.
Avatar f tn So im 30 weeks (yay) but I've been off my meds for bipolar since we started trying to conceive, so about 9 months now. It's been hard to handle and my doc prescribed Prozac which is an antidepressant since there is actually no approved bipolar meds and im worried about taking it. I realize I need something to help but still worried and wanted some opinions and/or stories if someone else has taken this.
Avatar n tn In the end, after a few months on Prozac, I wound up in the psych ward again, and told the psychiatrist there everything I was experiencing and he said that he never prescribes Prozac for bipolar patients because we can experience the side effects I was living during the time. I hope my experience helps you a lil bit!
Avatar f tn I was 3 weeks into the prozac when all of these symptoms came on. Does that mean that the Prozac isnt working bc I had such a big panic attack. I have had 3 in the last 3 days and am living in fear of the next one. Is it the Effexor withdrawl? Is the Prozac not working? I am also on 200mg Lamictal. I do not think that I am bipolar. Doc said that the panic attacks may be manic symptoms and so she told me to take zyprexa 2.5mg at night, stop the prozac and take 37.
2044839 tn?1331255841 While I am not currently on Prozac, I did take it years ago and it worked very well for me. I took klonopin, a different benzo, without a problem as well. I'm not sure what side effects you were having that you are trying to avoid. I currently take Wellbutrin. It has not made me gain weight and it has not affected my sex life like so many of the other anti-depressants. Just a thought in case you need to go down the road of another med. Take care.
3140085 tn?1342843508 Before I lost insurance my doctor had me on prozac with depakote for my bipolar. Since I am no longer employed I can not afford insurance. Fortunately I do live close to the border and can cross it to get my medicines still. My question is, since I can not go to the dr with out insurance and can not get blood work done for the depakote i am not comfortable taking it. a few years ago the dr had me take topamax and i really liked it. can you take topamax with prozac?
Avatar n tn Only a doctor can diagnose her, but it absolutely sounds like she has bipolar disorder and is desperately trying to self-medicate. SSRIs like prozac can be horrible for people with bipolar disorder and can send them spiraling into manic phases (my father and husband both had that experience on prozac and zoloft, respectively.) Be patient with her--realize the drinking is the only way she feels she can deal with it. Get her help however you can--go to a psychiatrist, not a regular doc.
569026 tn?1216982293 Once I was off of the Wellbutrin and just using Prozac I leveled out again. Then I quit Prozac and BAM, here is the bipolar!! Just curious, cause it is bad for a bipolar person to double up on anti-depressents because it can lead to mania!
Avatar f tn I have been taking prozac for about 5 years or so, slowly increasing the dose over time from 10mg to now 30 mg. I somehow missplaced my bottle and have been out for 2 days the only problem i have had is agitation and loose bowels which may also be due to holiday over eating. I was in a car accident last year and thats when i decided to increase my dose to 30mg because i was bed ridin for a month or so.
Avatar m tn Because of the difficulties with tapering I tried to convert it to Prozac insted. I now take 10 mg Paxil and 10 mg Prozac. When this was going on (it is still going on), one day I started to wake up and everything became calm. However it didn't last that long. Because of symptoms of Parkinsonism I had to stop Propavan and instead take Mirtazapine 30 mg (a week ago).
1745259 tn?1311370367 i was diagnosed with bipolar when i was about 15. i'm 26 now. i was hospitalized when i was first diagnosed. i've been on and off medication throughout the years. now that i'm married and have a child and my husband works over seas and i'm alone, i felt it nessesary to be on meds. the past several years have been esspecially hard for me. i have been working hard the past year to get myself stabilized and gosh, this is getting hard!
1039200 tn?1314912008 My 17 year old daughter with a family history of bipolar on both sides has been having problems for some time. She has anger daily outbursts which goes beyond any normal reaction - for example last weekend she wouldn't stop screaming in the middle of the night waking up the neighbours who called over and had to take away the other kids for their own safety.