I have several m/h diagnosis, if the anxiety and depression were not enough, I went and got myself several more eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia) and have self diagnosed type of insomnia (delayed sleep circadian rhythm disorder I get enough sleep if I can sleep when I want, sadly I don't always get the choice and so am often sleep deprived).

I'm trying to get out of a pretty bad bout of bulimia (I actually have anorexia and bulimia but tbh the anorexia doesn't bother me, I can and do live with it, it's the bulimia I take issue with) but my anxiety/depression is making it very difficult to keep my head above water and after a few years and a rapidly declining body I've been asked to look more seriously at the suggestion of taking an anti depressant.

I've been on Seroxat twice before, each for a number of years and I struggled with the side effects. I get side effects with everything- even paracetamol. I'm terrified of taking what has been suggested to me so am trying to research things first.

So far the only suggestion I've been given is Prozac.

I've been told it helps with impulse control. But impulse control isn't my problem, depression and not caring any more (even about recovery) is my problem. Will it help with this?

I've been told by people I know who have taken Prozac that it makes them feel dead or dulls their feelings. I've only known one person who said different and she said it didn't really affect her at all (but this could be because she was either very underweight or very bulimic and could have unwittingly gotten rid of the pill via a bulimic episode) Does Prozac leave you feeling dead? I'm worried because some times I get little sparks and though they are very few and far between; it's those little sparks that give me the reason to carry on for another day or even another week. I don't want to feel dead and without the possibility to feel any better.

Does it work with others who have bulimia? If so how?

Side effects- nausea I see is very common, heart burn is also common. Is there anything else? And how long does it all last for? Is weight gain a side effect?

And one last thing; how easy it to come off Prozac? I have been on Seroxat before; it took me 18 months to come off 30mg because when I tried over 9 months I was nearly suicidal 2 months after the final pill (and that's without considering all the head-shocks, dizzy spells and feeling not-quite-with-it). Is it as difficult to come off Prozac?