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Originally Posted by Red_Cyclops
Hi. I just came off of Prozac after about 2-3 years of use. I started at 10 mg and then slowly had to keep upping the dosage to get the desired effects. Eventually I got to the max recommended dose of 80 mg and it just did not work anymore. This "poop out" can happen with any antidepressant. I think Prozac is a good starting point - it did wonders for me for awhile and had very few side effects. It is also supposed to be one of the easiest to come off of because of a long half life.
(Prozac never worked for anxiety for me).
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So the Prozac is more of an upper than anything? Just to boost my mood? I'm looking to be on as few medications as possible, but my anxiety/panic attacks are my biggest problem; they're usually what sends me into my depressions.