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Jun 11, 2015, 01:00 PM
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I have taken prozac for 9 days now and I wonder how long more would it take to work or see some small changes that could help my anxiety. Can anyone relate?
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Jun 11, 2015, 05:34 PM
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It can take several weeks to notice a big difference with anti-depressants, even up to 7 or 8 weeks.
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Jun 11, 2015, 05:51 PM
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I have taken it for 2 weeks exactly now, and I am not really sure what I am feeling. I still have my anxiety, but a different kind of anxiety now and I'm still depressed. Kind of got more depressed after the first few days. Obviously 2 weeks isn't enough to make a difference so I still have waiting time before it can actually help.... Were you insanely exhausted no matter how much sleep you got at first? I was and that effect JUST went away yesterday and I'm not as tired anymore. What time do you take yours if you don't mind me asking?
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Jun 11, 2015, 07:45 PM
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I have been sleeping more when i took it first and I have been taking it at night, a couple of hours before I go to sleep. I have heard that it takes 2 weeks to see some difference to work, but I don't know.
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Jun 11, 2015, 08:31 PM
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Usually when I've taken meds for anxiety there has been a small change after about 2 weeks but not that much noticable until around 6 weeks so you may very well not notice any effects at the moment but hang in there and holding thumbs you will begin to see results soon
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Jun 12, 2015, 04:17 AM
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Dear friend
as told above by the members it usually takes a few days to kick-in. you'll feel sleepy initially as the pill needs you to stop thinking so it can do its job. so don't struggle to keep awake. i slept for 18 hours a day for a week when i was first put on Paxil. when you visit your pdoc next time tell them everything so they can evaluate and may change the meds.
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Jun 15, 2015, 03:31 PM
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I went to the doctor today for my follow up for the prozac. The doctor decided to switch my meds to "Nardil". Of course I've never heard of this before so I had to come home and research it for about 3 hours. I'm freaking out now!!! I keep reading that it is an MAOI and MAOIs are a last resort. Wtf? Why would she prescribe me a last resort type of med when I had only tried the prozac. anyways. I keep reading good things about this except for weight gain. Which I am horrendously scared about. So now I went from scared to something as mild to prozac to scared that I might ruin my fortunate good looks with a medication!!! Lol. No but really, does anyone here have any thoughts on MAOIS or know of Nardil?
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