Prozac will take a few weeks to begin to work, and during that time there will be side effects that should go away in time.

Xanax helped me on an as-needed basis, and I usually cut my .5mg tabs into quarters or less, but used half or a whole for sleep. However, if I took Xanax for several days in a row, I felt like my depression worsened. I rarely take it now, and it's good to know how it works for me.

A medication that helped me years ago for depression with anxiety, was Gabapentin (Neurontin).