I took Prozac years ago when I was first diagnosed with depression but
it didn't do anything for me. All it did was make it VERY hard to sleep
and I had no appetite at all. So I was then put on Celexa.

I was on Celexa for years until my GP changed me over to Cymbalta. And
Cymbalta sent me to the hospital because I almost slit my wrists in a
crying fit one morning. So needless to say, I was taken off of that
immediately. I see a therapist now, who is the only one to prescribe me
medicines now (depression wise). I take Wellburtin and Celexa in the
morning and Seroquel at night (Seroquel is for bipolar disorder but I
take it for anger/irritability issues).

-- Jamie

i_poof wrote:

> Hi Sandara-
>
> I was on Prozac a few years ago (you may remember when I was
> hospitalized for depression?) well I tried to commit suicide (cutting
> my wrists) in my sleep due to this medication. STAY CLEAR OF IT!!!! I
> am now on Effexor and am doing a lot better. There are so many types
> of antidepressants out there to choose from. Let you doctor know and
> he may want to try another one.
>
> Linda
>
> */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?
>
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