Duh.

On top of everything else I was taking the wrong dose of Prozac. I was supposed to be on 15mg. I thought my pills were 15mg size pills. Nope. They were 10mg and I was supposed to be taking 1 1/2. I realized this morning after a month of taking the wrong dose. I should have run out when I filled my pill box this morning but I had a bunch of extra pills.

I am not sure 5mg would make a huge difference, but I went back to taking my prescribed dose this morning.

Oops.

You'd be surprised at the difference 5mg can make......you are taking 10mg....5 mg more is 1/2 again what you are taking....not doubling, but getting there. It's good to take it little at a time to see if any bad reactions occur.

Good thing you realized the oops......now you can see how it really works over the next few weeks.....takes awhile to see the change.

INteresting how it takes so long to see the difference, but my bad side effects happened immediately with taking the meds.

Good luck with your higher dose.

I have been on different doses of Prozac since August trying to get it right. I think it stays even in the system for about 7 weeks or so, but some people lose the effects faster than others. I was on 30mg and was supposed to drop to 15 but dropped to 10 by mistake, so it makes sense that I was having more symptoms this past week along with all the stress in my house. Fortunately, I don't have any bad side effects of taking Prozac. it is one of the few meds I have found that agree with me.

Maybe this will make a difference BNL'sMOM. I hope this makes you feel better

Yes, dropping the dosage that far that fast would make a difference on how you feel. I hope that you start to feel better soon!! {{{BLNsMOM}}}