--- In stomacentralint@yahoogroups.com, "sandara4_sci" <Despoinaj@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
> I first want to apologise for not being around as much as I used to
> be. I once again have to use the exuse that I am going through a
> life changing experience that I can not discuss on the board. This
> has been very hard and I am getting through it as best I can. Please
> bear with me and I will be back better than ever I hope :-)
>
> I wanted to discuss the drug Prozac/Fluoxetine thats what we call it
> in the UK but you may have other names for it in other parts of the
> world. I think you call it Prozac in the US too. The thing is that
> I personally think its kind of dangerous. I was given it by my GP
> before christmas, I think it was November and have been taking it
> since. I noticed that initially it lifted my depressive mood, and
> then as time went on. I started to notice in the past 3 weeks that I
> had started to have strange thoughts inside my head that could in a
> sense be linked to suicidal thoughts and I would NEVER do that.
> NEVER. I know that these thoughts were not good and I knew that I
> could not knowingly be thinking this type of thing myself and I kind
> of linked it to the drug Prozac. I have since stopped them myself. I
> shouldnt of just stopped taking them as I did have a dizzy reaction
> and sleeping for a couple of days, that was stupid of me, but I was
> so worried about the thoughts of wanting to die. when I truly do not
> want to die. I had to take quick action. I am now feeling much much
> better, so brighter and so much better. I know I still have
> depressed feelings. Its reactive depression to what I am having to
> deal with at the moment in my life. But ultimately in myself. Im
> feeling good. Today I even sang as I was doing my housework.
>
> So, to put it in a nutshell. I really felt that while the Prozac may
> have helped initially as a quick fix that lasted for a very short
> period of time, afterwards it led to me going deeper into a
> depression that I would not normally associate myself with, and
> giving me thoughts that I would not normally have. And I am pleased
> to say I no longer have.
>
> Has anyone had this experience with Prozac? I would be interested to
> know. Im apologising for sending this as a special notice, but I
> thought it would be beneficial to share this experience with
> everyone.
>
> Wishing you all good health, peace and happiness.
> Sandara
>
> P.S. Julie, how you doing?
>




Hi Sandara:

This is Cathy from Canada. I am so happy to know that you have stopped
taking that drug Prozac. It does cause some people to commit suicide,
and so many to have suicidal thoughts. There was much research done
many years ago, and a huge writeup in MacLean's magazing, with all the
side affects. Most doctors don't even know the side affects of the drugs
they prescribe. People who would never have these thoughts were having
them, and stopped taking the drug, like you did. Although you should not
have stopped abruptly...LOL.

Nice to know that you are feeling better and off the drug. Will be
thinking about you...and keeping you in my Prayers. My daughter suffers
from depression but won't take anything...but that's another story.

Love, Cathy