[HelloWorld18]

And I'm curious to know is it normal to start feeling the effects so early? My self confidence has increased, but I've also become so much more agitated and less socially afraid. I used to take 40 MG of Prozac.

[krisakira]

Could be the placebo effect. But you're doing this without your doctors consent which is not good to begin with. The agitation might just get worse and ruin your plans of having a good time.

[waterknob1234]

I fear you are playing with fire. Overdoing medicine can cause harm. Careful

[Silent Void]

I was taking an experimental dose, 100mg prescribed, and noticed no difference from 20mg.

You shouldn't be experimenting like that. It's foolish.

[breakmystride]

I'm on a 40mg dose, and I noticed an immediate change for a couple weeks, then my moods dropped back down to normal.

[Altered Moment]

It is probably unusual to feel effects that quick. Everyone is so different so who knows.

What are your going to do when your script runs out? Take 0?

Is your theory helping your studies and school or not?

You are pretty good at avoiding all our questions and concerns and yet you come back looking for input.

Why are you doing this, really?

[monkeybruv]

Do you mind me asking how old you are?
Ps - ssris in overdose can mess up your heart rhythm. the max dose of citalopram (which is similar to prozac and equivalent dose-wise) has just been dropped from 60mg to 40 because of it causing heart problems at what was previously considered a ''safe' dose.

I OD'd on SSRI's before. My heart rate was at a ridiculous high rate....I ended up having a seizure. Completely out of it. I hope you know what you're doing...

[ZehR]

It's not a placebo. It only takes 1-2 days for someone to get agitated mania when taking that dose. You will have to be tranquilized if you don't get flat line heart before hand from severe ventricular fibrillations..... Stopping it completely and it should be better within 1-3 days.

[krisakira]

Originally Posted by monkeybruv

Do you mind me asking how old you are?
Ps - ssris in overdose can mess up your heart rhythm. the max dose of citalopram (which is similar to prozac and equivalent dose-wise) has just been dropped from 60mg to 40 because of it causing heart problems at what was previously considered a ''safe' dose.

I know this is unrelated to the OP but I am on 60mg of celexa right now. I have tried going down to 40 but it gives me brain zaps. My pdoc has never told me to go down on it recently. Do I have a bad pdoc?? I'm worried about my heart now!

[monkeybruv]

Originally Posted by krisakira

I know this is unrelated to the OP but I am on 60mg of celexa right now. I have tried going down to 40 but it gives me brain zaps. My pdoc has never told me to go down on it recently. Do I have a bad pdoc?? I'm worried about my heart now!

Where do you live? it might be different in different countries.It's relatively recent. But here is a link to some info: http://www.nhs.uk/news/2012/07July/P...y-warning.aspx

[HelloWorld18]

Originally Posted by JosieTheGirl

Why are you doing this, really?

My whole school year has sucked. It's my senior year so I want these last few weeks to make of for the badness of the whole year. I'm 19 yrs old

[live2ski66]

Teen age years / high school years sucked for most of us. In fact I would say it sucked for most of the population. That is NO REASON TO TRY TO INDUCE MANIA by doubling up on meds. I counted the days until I would be out of my parents' jail and 5000 miles away. I've said it before and I'll say it again. It is STUPID to mess with your medications because you had a bad school year. Plus it is irresponsible of you to post this thread because undoubtly it will encourage another teenager to follow in your footsteps. What if that person dies from an overdose? Do you want that death in your conscience? BE RESPONSIBLE and stop abusing serious psychotropic medication because you want to have a good time.

If you really don't care about yourself you might as well pick up some coke, that will surely induce mania.

Life for those of us who respect our doctors and medications is hard enough. We don't need irresponsible teenagers and others abusing the medication that keeps us alive. The government and FDA are easily manipulated by ignorant people who will focus on a death caused by irresponsible behavior and force the drug off the market.

If you want mania, go buy some cocaine and suffer the legal consequences as an adult if you get caught. Don't ruin our access to the few medications available that help us function in society.

Originally Posted by HelloWorld18

My whole school year has sucked. It's my senior year so I want these last few weeks to make of for the badness of the whole year. I'm 19 yrs old

Really?

Because you've been told repeatedlly that this is probably a good way to make the last few weeks suck pretty hard, but continue to express your determination to do this anyway, in various threads. You also ask for advice on the plan, even though the advice you've been given is to simply not do it.

It actually sounds more escapist than anything else.

If things suck, you might have to do some real work to address the issues, not make dangerous attempts to escape them- either option sucks, but misusing your rx meds often sucks more in that it eventually brings you right back to wear you started.

:/

[Altered Moment]

Thats the whole thing it is not going to make your last few weeks better. You already said you were getting agitated. If 40 was making you hypomanic which it sounds like maybe it was, you never said, then maybe 80 will make you more manic. But it is just as likely to be a horrible mania as it is a high mania. And you said you are getting agitated or aggravated so that would indicate bad mania.

And the summer after your senior year should be an enjoyable time as well but if you are out of prozac after school is out and go from 80 to 0 for two weeks you are going to feel like total crap.

[Bigmike727]

Why are you doing this to yourself, you will only regret it.

[Bigmike727]

Forgot to add, if you American insurance companies are like the ones in The Bahamas, they will calculate that you were taking more than prescribed if you refill your prescription to early and will investigate. How would you like to no longer be able to afford any of your meds at all.

[Altered Moment]

He may be able to get prozac refilled two weeks early here in america, maybe not. They won't really investigate but at some point the pharmacy will refuse to refill it early then he will go without unless he tells his doc and the doc agrees to call in a new prescription.

[TheOriginalMe]

Good luck with the withdrawals when you crash from 80mg to 0, you're going to need it. Not everyone gets the vile brain zaps and electric shocks, the chills, the sweats, the muscle cramps, the insects crawling under their skin, maybe you'll be one of the lucky ones, maybe not. Unfortunately, there's no way of knowing until they happen and the only way of minimising the risk is by a tapered withdrawal, but oops you'll be out of meds by then.