PROZAC Reviews (FLUOXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.2 (949 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROZAC with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROZAC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Anxiety | increased anxiety, increased heart rate, Brutal insomnia, decreased appetite, memory loss, loss of feeling in my cock n' balls. | heard only good things about this drug , so i wouldnt shit on it, but i guess it simply wasn't the drug for me. tried it for 2 weeks but i was in a constant state of panic so i had to give it up a few days ago. Still cant feel my cock | M | 27 | 14 days | 11/20/2008 | 5 | OCD | none | I have taken Prozac for Postpartum intrusive horrible toughts(obsessions) for almost a year now.It helped me very slowly, but steadily decreasing the toughts.Now, I have only the anxiety a few times a day, and just an occasional bad tought.It helped me tremediously, I believed I will die, or go crazy because I was suffering so badly form the toughts.Though, I could not lose my babyweight so far, I dont know,is this Prozas s.e, or I am just lazy and eat sweets all the time...:D I take 20mg per day, I tried to decrease the level for 10 mg, but after a month or so the toughts came back to me. | F | 30 | 1 years | 11/19/2008 | 4 | Major Depression | None really. Possibly some initial weight gain and possibly mild loss of libido. | This drug probably saved my life. It was the third SSRI I was prescribed and the only one which I didn't notice any side effects from. I took 40mg for a number of years and wouldn't hesitate to take it again if I needed to. | F | 35 | 13 years | 11/17/2008 | 2 | anxiety, mild depression | headache, gas, diarrhea, lethargy, insomnia, increased anxiety, menstrual changes, sexual effects at first, total lack of appetite, moodiness | This drug does not seem to be working well for me. I have felt very up and down, and physically have not felt well. We just upped the dose from 20mg to 30mg and I feel worse than before. I have stopped this medication as of today. Not sure if I want to try any others, all anti-depressants seem to make me fat or cause sexual problems, or make me sick. :-( | F | 28 | 2 months | 11/11/2008 | 4 | Depression | Constant yawning, headaches, sore jore in the morning (assuming this is from grinding in my sleep?) insomnia at night but very drowsy all day, short-term memory loss, lack of sex drive totally (and I have an over-active sex drive which is a shame!)lack of focus (Ill sometimes just doze off into space like daydreaming) | BUT it stopped me from feeling suicidal, crying and getting over-emotional, I noticed almost 5 weeks from taking it that the depression had started to subside significantly. The side effects were almost identical the 3 times I have taken it in my lifetime but I realised that I need to sort it out properly this time and everytime I think ARGH I need to get off this I realise that It is helping. | F | 24 | 5 weeks | 11/5/2008 | 2 | insomnia / depression | Lost all emotions for sex. NO SEX DRIVE AT ALL CAN'T HAVE AN ORGASM now depressed because my husband thinks I am cheating on him because I never want sex. | I do like the way prozac has leveled me but I can't stay awake during the day at all. It has helped me get sleepy which I never could before I would be up all night crying because I could not sleep now I can't stay awake and don't know the meaning to sex. DON"T HAVE ANY NOW>don't want it either. WOW what do you do stay calm and never have sex or have sex and never sleep????? | F | 43 | 6 months | 11/1/2008 | 4 | depression | shaking hands, feeling dazy | Made me feel calm without my downs but also stopped my highs. Levelled my mood completely. I prefer not to have the lows so it was worth it. | F | 1 years | 10/29/2008 | 4 | depression and anxiety | nervousness | I'm highly sensitive to psychiatric drugs and at one point thought I couldn't be on antidepressants since they made my anxiety and agitation worse. My initial dose of Prozac was 5 mg which has helped quite a bit with depression and helps me from falling off the deep end emotionally -- but it also made me too hyper. Doses of 3.75 mg and 3.3 mg (achieved by alternating 2.5 and 5 mg on different days) still made me nervous. Now I'm on 2.5. I'm more emotional on this dose but I still consider it effective. I also tried Remeron and Lexapro which made me feel like I was having a nervous breakdown; Prozac in contrast for me has no side effects. At this dose, my sexual response is still normal. I am still searching for relief for the anxiety side of my problem however. I hear Prozac helps some people with anxiety but not me -- I take Xanax as needed and also some nutritional supplements my psychiatrist recommended. | F | 49 | 2.5 months | 10/25/2008 | 3 | ocd, depression, anxiety | the dreams for me, at least, are bad, out of character, this worries me, physically a bit weak, perhaps emotionally distant | it's worked well for my ocd, and part of me wants to keep taking it b/c of this, but the dreams are bothersome, unlike in character and intensity to any dreams i've had previously. I guess the point is there's always a trade-off with drugs like this. Perhaps in general i feel better, but i'm less creative, less motivated, and it seems less me. Taking 20 mg/daily initially, now taking 20 mg once a week so i can fend off ocd, may ween myself off and try something new. | M | 35 | 1 months | 10/18/2008 | 4 | dysthymia, anxiety | slight tendency to gain weight and ZERO sex drive after having a had a high sex drive all my life | Really hate the sexual side effects but am happier and stronger than I ever was before prozac. Tried other antidepressants; this has by far been the best. | F | 54 | 5 years | 10/17/2008 | 5 | depression,not the 1st time.. | This is an update from a few weeks ago I was at 40 mg. and had not worked at that point . Now 3 weeks at 60 mgs works so far. Headachs, fatique, depresssion seemed worse at first for quite a while, really horrrible . But seems to be leveling off. Alot of the side affects are starting to go away, stick with it it will change your life. Can't wait to hit the 3 month point..Stick with it and when it starts to kick in you will notice..It was very rough at 1st, but I sruck it out. I was on 20 mg for 1 month did not work 40 mg for 2 weeks still not,then switched to 60 mg. 3 weeks now seems to be really making a difference.. | would reccommend prozac,, takes a while to kick in, but everyones different. works great for me. will take forever if I can. | F | 48 | 3 weeks | 10/16/2008 | 4 | premenstral dysphoric syndrome | drowsiness, lowered sex drive, uninary frequency | It really has helped. | F | 45 | 45 days | 10/8/2008 | 3 | depression and anxiety | tired at first, then insomnia, weight loss, vivid dreams | The first day I took Prozac, I was a zombie. I had to go home from work. The evened out pretty quickly, but I haven't slept through the night since I started it. It definitely helped my mood - I used to cry a lot, and haven't since I started, but I can't wake up every night. I'm slowly decreasing my dosage now and trying something else. The weight loss was nice. | F | 28 | 9 weeks | 10/6/2008 | 5 | depression/bulimia | nightmares, slightly decreased sex drive, dry mouth | absolutely worth it. sleeping better, eating better, feeling happier. | F | 17 | 1 months | 10/2/2008 | 3 | insomnia | constipation, weight gain, muscle aches, no sex drive | It took 6 weeks of taking Prozac before I started sleeping naturally. Oh how good sleep feels when you are ambien/xanax free! You people who take it for 5 days didn't even give it a chance. I need 40 mg/day. It takes the edge off, saved my marriage. But I used to be a runner, and I don't feel like running any more. Also, I think it is causing some muscle aches in my neck and shoulders. | F | 37 | 4 years | 10/2/2008 | 3 | emotional disorder | anxiety attacks, sweating, shaking, restless legs, random suiidal thoughts | I was finally prescribed prozac because of my severe moods swings. one minute im manic, the next im ready to jump in front of a train. So far i have not seen any beneficial effects from it and am currently feeling worse because of the anxiety issues. Went back to the psychiatrist who said to carry on and give it a chance. | F | 20 | 30 days | 9/30/2008 | 4 | Depression/ Anxiety disorder | cottonmouth, extreme elation or feeling of happiness that switches back and forth with a depressed or sad mood, faster heart rate, weakness, yawning, sweating, drowsiness | I will say that despite all of the side effects, my depression has definatly improved, and I am able to have motivation. and the strive to set my goals. | F | 17 | 7 months | 9/22/2008 | 2 | anxiety | Nausea, increased anxiety, blurry vision, easily agitated and could be more prone to aggressive behavior if i was less self aware, a weird feeling of restlessness that was very uncomfortable and reminded me of coming down off of bad acid or ecstasy. | It did not have any beneficial effects for me. I gave up on it because the side effects though diminished were still very negative and i felt worse than not taking anything. Simply was not the right medication for me. It has put me off SSRI's and has made me resistant to try other medications. | M | 47 | 27 days | 9/21/2008 | 4 | Dysthymia | I started taking prozac about 7 years ago for about 1.5 years. Although it was awhile ago, I distinctly *do not* remember any day-to-day side effects like nausea or headaches. I had no weight gain. It started working about week 3 or 4. I'm not sure exactly when, but somewhere around week 2 or three I basically lost my ability to orgasm. I could never have an orgasm during sex and only occasionally could I get myself off with a very powerful vibrator. That was totally unsatisfying. It's like everything went numb. At the time I was willing to make the sacrifice because of how bad off I was. When I started healing and feeling better (about 11 mos), this side effect got annoying and I worked to get off prozac. I went down to lower and lower doses, but this did not help. Even one molecule of prozac in my system affected my orgasm completely. Finally I went off, and it took some time (maybe a year) to regain normal orgasmic capability. I never had a single sexual "hang-up" mentall | Even with the side effects, prozac helped me immensely. I have no regrets about taking it, and I am eternally grateful I had that option. I would not be who I am today or as happy and healthy if I hadn't had prozac. I had been in individual therapy for a year and group therapy (Al-Anon) for 3-4. They helped me gain perspective, but I just couldn't stop the thoughts in my head. I had no separation from me and my negative thoughts and feelings. I was in a horrible cycle of self-recrimination and it was affecting my graduate work and all my relationships. I still remember when the prozac kicked in and, although all my problems were still there, I finally felt a distance between them and me. It was truly a miracle for me, and I absolutely needed it (in conjuntion with other means). I've been off of it for 4+ years and doing well. | F | 28 | 1.5 years | 9/17/2008 | 4 | Depression, Excessive Crying | I have had no side effects from Prozac | F | 41 | 2 years | 9/5/2008 |