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Originally Posted by psychehedone
It's unlikely that the Prozac is causing these side effects if this is your first time on antidepressants. Prozac takes 3-8 weeks to have a noticeable impact on your body, and this applies to other SSRIs too. You are likely experiencing psychosomatic effects related either to your life-circumstances or subconscious feelings regarding your medication, rather than an actual biochemical response to the medication itself. If you are concerned though, contact your prescriber.
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I'd have to disagree. The initial stages of SSRI treatment can cause a range of side effects that usually disappear or stabilize. The 3-8 weeks applies to any
desired or
intended effects of the drug. Many people experience adverse effects at the start of treatment because these drugs affect the neurochemistry immediately (i.e. they inhibit reuptake of serotonin from the very first capsule). As the serotonin receptors adjust, or "downregulate," for the increased level of serotonin in the synapse (takes roughly 3 to 8 weeks), then the antidepressant/anxiety effects occur.
At this point in treatment, there is a lot going on in your brain. Give the Prozac adequate time to work, and you should hopefully experience improvement from there.