Prozac dosage panic disorder

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Avatar n tn I have heard many a bad thing about prozac, anyone out there take prozac who suffers from panic disorder and depression?
266195 tn?1215310411 ve never really understood why doctors prescribe an antidepressant when the patient only has a panic disorder. I get it if there is both present, but not when it is strictly panic/anxiety. Just my thoughts...
Avatar f tn I've been taking 10mg Prozac for about six weeks for my panic disorder. It's a new med for me. And I'm finding that most of the time I'm great and then I'll have a few days in a row where I'm a hot mess. Does anyone have any experience with Prozac and needing to up the dose? I know 10mg is the lowest. I see my psychiatrist next week.
Avatar n tn ve tried several medications for anxiety and panic attacks, but have had major side effects from them all. Zoloft, Celexa, etc. My doctor recently prescribed Prozac for my anxiety and panic attacks. In reading about Prozac, it does list anxiety and panic, but they are down the list a ways. Does anyone know if Prozac is a good choice for this? I don't want to take them if they aren't going to do anything. I don't have OCD, which seems to be the main disorder Prozac is prescribed for.
Avatar f tn Prozac is used to treat major depressive disorder, bulimia nervosa (an eating disorder) obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Wellbutrin is an antidepressant medication. Wellbutrin is used to treat major depressive disorder and seasonal affective disorder. At least one brand of bupropion (Zyban) is used to help people stop smoking by reducing cravings and other withdrawal effects.
Avatar n tn I have been experiencing panic attacks on and off for the past three years. of course they always seem worse when moneys tight or issues come up in my life. when things are good, the panic attacks go away, petty much completely. I have the up and down swings like I could be bi polar, but alot of the other symptoms don't exist.
385959 tn?1200159300 Hello all, I've never posted before, but I'm looking for help for my son. He suffers from panic disorder, GAD and some depression. He is 27 years old, and has trouble posting, so I'm doing it for him. He's been on 40 mg. of Paxil for 8 years, then up to 60 for 1 year. The Paxil stopped working and his Pdoc suggested he withdraw from the paxil and go to Effexor. He took him down quite fast, and my son suffered horribly.
526901 tn?1216334227 I;m on 2mg of Abilify and I love it but maybe you need another med with it, perhaps an antidepressant? Usually those of us with Bipolar disoder are on more than one medication. It's a matter of finding the right combination.I would get nack on the phone to the doc and tell him/her what's going on. They may change the meds alltogether. Don't get frustrated, it's part of the process, believe me I've been on everything all with no effect or bad side effects.
Avatar f tn My tachycardia/panic disorder continued to get worse with heart rate up to 120-130 just by taking out the trash or doing mild housework. So my doc put me on lexapro 10 mg. to take instead of zoloft. She said I should keep taking the clonazepam as needed. Has anyone had any experience with lexapro 10 mg. Thankyou.
412969 tn?1224334248 I have a panic disorder called aggoraphobia, it causes me to have panic attacks around people and places that arent home, and sometimes if im not feeling good or safe even at home, well since ive gotten pregnant i had to lower my dosage of klonpon to .5 mgs a day and gotten completly off of my prozac. Im 20 weeks in a few days and my panic is progressivley getting way worse by the day and the morning sickness i have is so bad that even the nasuea pills im on dont seem to help mcuh.
Avatar m tn Namaste, Effexor and Effexor SR are approved to treat depression, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. They have also been used off-label to treat migraines, diabetic neuropathy, and hot flashes.
Avatar m tn t experiencing panic attacks. I later developed panic disorder on top of the illness (i was pretty scared for a few months), and while my physical symptoms are mostly better now (not completely), panic attacks can be triggered very easily. I worry about the illness, which can send me into a state of panic, and strangely, panic attacks present with similar symptoms that I had when I was very ill.
Avatar f tn I have panic disorder that started 2 months after giving birth to my daughter in 11/ 2006. I almost died, had to recieve blood, etc. This is absolutly taking over my life, but my question is I started taking lortab 7.5 like 2 weeks ago for a impacted wisdom tooth that I cant get out until October 7th (go figure). Of course I have a fear of taking any new medications unless its my prozac 30 mg. I have been off my prozac for 1 and 1/2 and was doing pretty good until i started taking the lortab.
248167 tn?1220363690 i totally agree with you about the med trial and error period. i was put on some anti-psychotics because my head was so clouded i couldn't think (like seriously, could not think...if i tried, it hurt). my psychiatrist at the time thought it might've been a form of schizophrenia...my appointments were rushed, and she wasn't listening to me, i couldn't even finish my sentences!...don't take an anti-psychotic/psychotropic drug unless you get a sure diagnosis first!
Avatar m tn Hi I am a 30 year old male. I am on Meds for panic disorder/social anxiety disorder and depression. I'm on a bit of a cocktail, Wellbutrin, Klonopin, Prozac,Propanol, a goal of my MD and mine is to make the cocktail smaller. I am fortunate to have a great doc who actually does 45minute sessions. He listens and wants to know what is going on in the patients life, wants the patients input on Meds. He is not a drive thru doc like I hear about and have experienced who sees 4 patients an hour.
Avatar m tn I have been taking 20mg of prozac for about 5 1/2 wks for anxiety/panic. I am still having some anxiety. Thinking about increasing dosage to 30mg. Does anyone know if that will help?
Avatar f tn I was on prozac for 2 years for panic disorder. It worked very well, but I also took xanax as needed for breakthrough anxiety. However, for the first two weeks or so, the prozac made my anxiety much worse. I toughed it out, and it did its thing.
Avatar n tn I was suffering from Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia. I was on 25mg of Paxil CR for 2 years and my dose was lowered a few months ago to 12.5mg a day. I have started to have some panic attacks... few and far between, but I got so used to not having any attacks and living a more normal life. I really don't want to go back up to 25mg of Paxil - I gained 40 pounds in less than 6 months and have gained a total of 55 pounds now.
Avatar m tn I was on prozac and xanax for 5 years and then stopped the prozac about a year and a half ago. My panic and anxiety has overtaken my life to the point where I don't want to even leave the house and I'm constantly fearful. My doctor started me yesterday on zoloft at 25mg for a week then I'm going up to 50mg next week. I woke up this morning worried about side effects and felt like my heart was racing and going to beat out of my chest.
Avatar f tn Hi, I'm a 15 year old girl with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder. Over a month ago I was switched from Zoloft to Prozac and had some very bad side effects, including gagging, dry heaving, nausea, diarrhea, shaking, and pretty much everything else that has to do with a panic attack. After a trip to convenient care and then the next day to the emergency room, 2 IVs, blood tests, and everything, all that came back was that I was (obviously) extremely dehydrated.
Avatar f tn I switched from Prozac to Pristiq when my Prozac pooped out on me after 20 years. I have OCD with panic disorder and was in a bad way with horrible panic and anxiety. The Pristiq worked well but slow. My Doc raised my doses in 50 ml increments until I got up to 200 ml. I felt better little bits at a time but it really kicked in at 200 ml. It goes slow but it does work. Don't give up on it too soon. Don't be afraid to go up in dosage a little bit at a time.
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 f tn I was having panic attack after panic attack, on edge, jittery and very nervous and my head had really funny thoughts nothing really bad just was thinking of weird things!!
1518656 tn?1290878194 Our child was diagnosed with severe anxiety at six years of age. She was placed on Prozac (which is one of the SSRI's as is Zoloft). After a very short while, she become another child - out-of-control with nary a care to what was right and proper. I believe this was due to the dosage being increased too much too fast. I really believe this is what you are seeing with your son - our child psychiatrist now says "go low and go slow".
Avatar f tn Hi..I hope I can get some help here..I am desperate. I have suffered from anxiety/panic disorder for many, many years. It got really bad after the death of my 11 year old son. However, I was also functionable, sometimes it was very difficult and would have bad attacks and land up at the e.r...Well, for the past year I have become housebound. They are not attacks, it is constant. I am shaking, I feel dizzy, I feel faint, I get tightness in my chest, I feel like I am going to die.
Avatar f tn Vitamin BComplex helps my headaches and Omega 3 helps me a lot less anxiety but for panic disorder i still have to depend on xanax for a week or 2 to get my body back. Don't any how eat antidepressant medicine. Be happy always. Jesus is with us always. Amen. Cause he died for us.
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.
1330182 tn?1279815900 I switched to prozac which over time made my anxiety worse.. I went off prozac in March 2010 and my anxiety came back hard! I lost a lot of weight and couldn't eat :( I started Celexa 3 weeks ago @2.5mg. I know that is a low dose, but I am very med sensitive.. I have noticed a 50% reduction in my panic episodes, Unfortunately, I still have abdominal cramping, morning anxiety and little to no appetite. I am taking Klonopin (.25 2x a day) which helps somewhat but leaves me feeling sleepy.
1042423 tn?1260994959 I currently take Klonopin for the panic disorder, but was just prsecribed Prozac to help with my general anxiety. I have tried other SSRIs like Lexapro, but always had terrible dise effects. Has anyone had a good/bad experience with Prozac? What is the SSRI that typically produces the mildest side effects? I'm getting really tired of constantly switching meds, Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!!