Prozac side effects insomnia
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You say "I don't have panic and anxiety attacks only ever had 2 of them. my problem is falling asleep and staying asleep."
Nowhere in your story did you say you suffered with depression. So I wonder why your doctor keeps putting you on what sounds like a hit and miss roller coaster of antidepressants. While it's true that many antidepressants can help you sleep better, why treat you with a medication you don't need?
If you took just 2 doses it really isn't even in your system yet -- side effects start before effects, but Prozac lasts a long time in the body, unlike other ssris -- 2-4 days half life for the drug, 7-14 days for the metabolite of the drug, but it can stay in the body for a month. But you're really not on it yet, so those numbers really don't apply to you -- it takes Prozac about 5 weeks to reach a steady state where it really starts to work because of its longer half life.
Prozac is a more stimulating antidepressant for many people, so that probably explains the sleeping problem. This might go away as side effects happen before effects do, or it might not. Only time will tell, but some antidepressants are just more stimulating -- the snri category and wellbutrin, for example, are even more stimulating than Prozac, intentionally so, but that makes them often not good for anxiety sufferers. Hope it passes, because Prozac is one of the easiest to stop taking.
ZOLOFT for me sucked arse. I had TERRIBLE insomnia, immediate sexual side effects (wifey hates when that happens) and general agitation and angst. I had none of that with Prozac and I am now as of a few days back on that.
For the life of me I cant figure out why Dr's and people make excuses and are so protective of Zoloft. If this is your first anti depressant (or 2nd or 3rd) I would get off NOW with Dr. supervision of course.
The sexual side effects will happen with any ssri, but prozac was much more suttle and only lasted a few days. the zoloft was far worse, my desire was greatly diminished and..well you know the rest.
I was told early on that if an ssri is correct you will feel nothing...NO side effects, other than brief sexual side effects and gradually feel better. I tried paxil 15 yrs ago felt anxious jittery...just worse in general and stopped after a couple days.
ve been on it for almost 2 months now and I had lots of weird side effects at first (insomnia, nausea, jitteriness, fatigue, and others) but most all of that has faded away and I've found the drugs to be pretty helpful. I certainly have not had any panic attacks. The anxiety has been lessened and/or easier to deal with for me.
Bloating can be a side effect of Prozac as it can cause intestinal swelling. The shakes may be a side effect as well.
If you're 18, your hips are naturally going to become larger. Nothing to worry about.
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I'm recently weaned from Prozac and am having a difficult time. Besides the emotional side effects, I've been experiencing many physical side effects; some that scare me. Last week, I swam 10 laps in the pool and then went for a run. During the run, I suddenly started feeling like I was getting shocked. Not like when you are shocked by static but more like I touched an electric fence (one that they have to keep animals in a yard).
Lexapro gave me gastroinstestinal side effects. While as Cymbalta now seems to give me sleep troubles/insomnia. However, sometimes the medication outweighs the side effects. Cymbalta allows me to get through a day without anxiety, I rarely have to take my clonozapems.
Ask your psychiatrist the next time you visit them, they will have a better idea of what route to go.
ve been suffering some mild insomnia, excess sweating, but perhaps most off putting is the lack of libido and sexual response!! I realise these are listed side effects, but will these resolve themselves or are they something I'm simply stuck with if I chose to continue with the medication? I'm finding the medication helpful, and I want to continue, but the last side effect in particular is concerning for me as my husbands "love language" is physical intimacy.
Usually there are side effects, which should diminish with time. I found Prozac did not suit me at all, but it suits lots of other people. My side effects were so bad I had to stop the 10mg dose within a few weeks.
We all react differently to drugs, what suits one person, may not suit another. You have not been on Prozac long, so you may need to give it time to get into your body. If you really think the side effects are too bad, then I suggest you go back to the doctor.
Has anyone else taking Fluoxetine (similar to Prozac) experienced side effects? I have noticed some odd changes in the way my body responds to exercise; specifically, excessive sweating. I'm not sure if the medication is directly linked, but in the past year (I have been taking the drug for about 2.5 years) I break into an all over the body sweat very easily, and it has happened even when I'm not exercising.
Nobody actually knows. We all differ in the experience of side effects. Some meds give us tons that don't give someone else any and others give us few that gives that someone else tons. One way to ease into this is to taper up on the drug, as you're doing, just as when you stop you taper down as slowly as you need to. If you're more comfortable, you can wait a bit before going higher in dosage so you'll be more used to it.
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