Hi all, things have been tough for me, I've been seeing a therapist since mid October and just recently went to a Psychiatrist who diagnosed me with depression and anxiety. He didn't say anything like "major" depression or something else that I think I have heard before, but just "depression and anxiety". That is literally all he said to me before I was out the door. So he prescribed 10 mg Prozac and 0.5 mg Xanax, Prozac taken in the morning (which for me is at night because I work the night shift), and Xanax for bedtime.

So I was taking that since Monday, the 26th of Nov., stopped Friday. I really want to try and to make it work, but that Thursday I took the Xanax, went to sleep, woke up, and attempted to drive to work and work as normal. Now, I read the side effects and it sounds horrible for both of these drugs. How am I supposed to work or function or drive at all if I am on these ?? Well when I woke up that night I felt more tired and fatigued than I ever have in my life. Then I tried driving and immediately I noticed that I couldn't see straight, couldn't concentrate, and felt nauseous. I had diarrhea that night and couldn't work, had to have my family take me home.

I'm not certain but I think that I had some sort of reaction to the drugs, so I stopped taking them. I don't know what to do now though, it is so hard to contact the doctor, and I promised my therapist that I would try to make it work. I left a message for the doctor but it is the weekend now and I probably won't be able to talk to anyone any time soon. I don't want to mess up though and waste more time by not giving the meds a chance. I don't know what to do and I feel like crap, any advice?