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Apr 28, 2018, 06:01 PM
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My pdoc suggested I start Prozac for depression and anger. She prescribed 10MG. I started the med about a week ago. First thing I noticed is it made me sleepy in the daytime. Then I started taking it at night and I’m still real sleepy in the daytime. I experience the same from Lithium. I started taking B-Complex vitamins and it helped me. Has anyone else experienced tiredness from Prozac?
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Apr 28, 2018, 06:03 PM
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I used to take it in the morning, and it didn't make me sleepy. It did make me throw up every time I took it though. But it has been very helpful for a lot of people. Meds affect everyone differently.
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Apr 28, 2018, 06:04 PM
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I started Prozac when I was IP and the pdoc took me off of Cipralex. I found that it didn’t make me tired like Cipralex did but it does absolutely nothing for my anxiety. I’m trying to get another appointment to see about switching. I will say my depression has been better but I did a complete med change so I can’t say if it’s related to Prozac or something else
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Apr 28, 2018, 09:55 PM
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I took Prozac for about three weeks, then the switch flipped. Mania was home. My employers at the time liked my productivity, though day shift workers hated it, because they couldn't keep up with two people trying. But then the gremlins took over and I started doing things unrelated to work and semi dangerous and even outright dangerous to speed up production to try to really let day shift have it. I had a machine move to the next side while I was changing a part inside a running cnc mill. Danger! Stupidity! Mania! I also started messing with other employees and something got broken. I got fired. I lost my insurance and my Prozac. I found Depression again. I did love THAT kind of high though because street drugs can't do that for me, none of them.
As for the digestion, it made me have very dark and tarry, and painful, excrement every time, and my stomach ALWAYS hurt, but I felt GREAT anyway. I probably had an ulcer but was too manic to notice. |
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Apr 29, 2018, 07:26 AM
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“Regular” antidepressants do make me tired and lethargic. Have you tried Wellbutrin?
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Apr 29, 2018, 12:04 PM
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Drowsiness with Fluoxetine is listed as a rare side-effect. Drowsiness is not listed as a side-effect for Lithium. However, unusual tiredness or weakness is. FWIW
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Apr 29, 2018, 12:42 PM
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I was on prozac when it first came out about 30 years ago. I had an incredible desire to sleep sideways in my bed. Luckily I had a queen bed and was single at the time, so I mostly fit as I was unable to fight this urge.
I've forgotten what other side effects I had as it was so long ago. Eventually, made me hypomanic, and ramped up my already heavy drinking and pot smoking, and then lithium was eventually added to the mix. Not a good time in my life. |
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Apr 29, 2018, 12:50 PM
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I don’t know about anger...but Lamictal causes me to stabilize on the depressed side...so pdoc added 20 mg to elevate my mood to baseline. Taking anymore will push me into hypomania.
Other AD causes lack of sexual desire, hypomania, drugged feeling...but Prozac seems just fine. |
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Apr 29, 2018, 01:20 PM
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My last pdoc was afraid Wellbutrin would make me manic so I never tired it
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Apr 29, 2018, 01:22 PM
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Yes with Lithium I would describe it more as a tiredness rather than drowsiness.
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Apr 29, 2018, 01:29 PM
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Apr 29, 2018, 02:11 PM
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I really hate that happened to you. I’m glad your on mood stabilizers now.
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Apr 29, 2018, 03:15 PM
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I took it back in my 20's Lonnnnnnnng before get my Bipolar tag ..
It kept me hypo for almost a year ( looking back) So no sedation for me , but then nothing really works for my insomnia. I hope you find a solution, going through life exhausted everyday is not Quality of life . 
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Apr 30, 2018, 09:34 AM
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Apr 30, 2018, 01:57 PM
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I was on Prozac a looooong time ago. It didn't do anything.
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Apr 30, 2018, 02:10 PM
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I met with my pdoc this morning. She thought it was best that I stop taking Prozac. I had not taken it in two days so I agreed lol.
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Apr 30, 2018, 09:07 PM
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Apr 30, 2018, 11:57 PM
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Prozac gifted me with my first hypomanic episode. Of course, I had no idea at the time that that was what it was (university). I just thought the world was ridiculously fun all of a sudden.
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