Story my doctor prescribed me prozac

[underscore_nine]

my doctor prescribed me prozac today, i told her the truth about my plan to ctb from last month and she decided i needed at least prozac and maybe more. i'm kind of scared of getting fucked up on prozac, I took a pill today and i feel kinda sleepy. i don't really wanna ctb anymore but im scared of what these meds will do :(

 

[Ernest1964]

Chances are that you will become dependent on those pills. I have been taking Effexor for 20 years and if I stopped taking them I would get unbearably sick because at this point I am addicted to them. Though the truth is, without those antidepressants I most likely would have CTB years ago. So on one hand the antidepressants have saved my life, on the other hand I'm now addicted to them. Give the Prozac at least 3 or 4 weeks and see if they have a positive impact on you. The Effexor changed my life.

 

[underscore_nine]

Chances are that you will become dependent on those pills. I have been taking Effexor for 20 years and if I stopped taking them I would get unbearably sick because at this point I am addicted to them. Though the truth is, without those antidepressants I most likely would have CTB years ago. So on one hand the antidepressants have saved my life, on the other hand I'm now addicted to them. Give the Prozac at least 3 or 4 weeks and see if they have a positive impact on you. The Effexor changed my life.

I really don't want to be addicted and i'm not depressed anymore, I turned my life around a lot since then but the doctor just prescribed anyway,,, idk if i feel like im becoming dependent i should just flush them…

 

[Greyscale]

I really don't want to be addicted and i'm not depressed anymore, I turned my life around a lot since then but the doctor just prescribed anyway,,, idk if i feel like im becoming dependent i should just flush them…

Prozac shouldn't be addictive due to it being an SSRI, however, you may develop a psychological dependence on them.

If you start to feel like you're becoming dependent on them I'd talk to your doctor, that way you can taper off of them safety.

If you stop taking these medications abruptly you'll most likely experience withdrawal.

 

[Ampsvx123]

Doctors don't have a choice in the matter, there are dire consequences to falling their patients, to protect themselves from liability, they MUST put the patient on pills, if ur doctor hated you, you would be on anti psychotic a little while. When u choose to share stuff like that with them, understand ur putting them at risks.
When ur telling them, ur getting worse and worse, the law requires them to double down on radical measures. Share only if u can deal with the consequences...

 

[underscore_nine]

Doctors don't have a choice in the matter, there are dire consequences to falling their patients, to protect themselves from liability, they MUST put the patient on pills, if ur doctor hated you, you would be on anti psychotic a little while. When u choose to share stuff like that with them, understand ur putting them at risks.
When ur telling them, ur getting worse and worse, the law requires them to double down on radical measures. Share only if u can deal with the consequences...

It's not like I have to take them..the prozac makes me super sleepy and ruins my concentration tbh. I hate it already :(

 

[Meditation guide]

I took that for two weeks and it was awful. I couldn't get up off the sofa for two weeks, it was like a knock out drug. I also stopped eating completely. Then the hallucinations started, totally terrifying ones. I stopped taking it, what a disaster that was.

 

[Ashu]

I really don't want to be addicted and i'm not depressed anymore, I turned my life around a lot since then but the doctor just prescribed anyway,,, idk if i feel like im becoming dependent i should just flush them…

Well, if you don't strongly feel that you want to try them... These serotonergic antidepressants are no light matter, they are dangerous drugs that seriously and permanently harm a large proportion of people who take them.

 

[Praestat_Mori]

This is not a medical advice. But do you know why you wanted CTB? What triggered that idea and that desire? Can this be treated or eliminated so you are not triggered to want CTB? (You don't have to answer in public only for yourself)

I doubt that meds will really help here they may not really address your actual MH problem.

 

[SVEN]

Prozac really wasn't helpful to me. If I hadn't been totally exhausted and wiped out on it I'd probably have CTB because of it. It gave me great thoughts of self harm and delusional hallucinations. Even music had colours. I hope you do better on it than I did.

 

[Meditation guide]

Prozac really wasn't helpful to me. If I hadn't been totally exhausted and wiped out on it I'd probably have CTB because of it. It gave me great thoughts of self harm and delusional hallucinations. Even music had colours. I hope you do better on it than I did.

I saw what I thought must be god in a hallucination, a neon outline of a face floating in darkness combined with a nice but also scary feeling of great bliss and I thought I had died. I opened my eyes though thankfully it vanished. That was the end of taking that for me.

 

[Minsu]

Chances are that you will become dependent on those pills. I have been taking Effexor for 20 years and if I stopped taking them I would get unbearably sick because at this point I am addicted to them. Though the truth is, without those antidepressants I most likely would have CTB years ago. So on one hand the antidepressants have saved my life, on the other hand I'm now addicted to them. Give the Prozac at least 3 or 4 weeks and see if they have a positive impact on you. The Effexor changed my life.

Yeah, but Effexor has a very short half life and the withdrawal syndrome is one of the worst of all the antidepressants.
Prozac has a very long half life and is a much better option when it comes to withdrawal

 

[underscore_nine]

I saw what I thought must be god in a hallucination, a neon outline of a face floating in darkness combined with a nice but also scary feeling of great bliss and I thought I had died. I opened my eyes though thankfully it vanished. That was the end of taking that for me.

i've just been super tired and shit, still pretty depressed but that's expected

 

[deepblack]

my doctor prescribed me prozac today, ...

First of all, there's no need to be scared or something.
I've taken Fluoxetine, which is "Prozac", for quite a long time and never experienced anything like others described here. Not anywhere close to a point of having hallucinations, being addicted to it or things like that. It's inexplicable to me how somebody could hallucinate on Fluoxetine.
So this is a very individual thing, which could turn out in not affecting you at all. Being "super tired and shit" is a pretty common side effect, which I personally never had with Fluoxetine. I remember that I had nausea and nervosity as mild side effects. But those side effects go away after a few days, and afterwards I didn't have the feeling that it has effect on me at all.

It might even help you to stabilize your situation and strengthen the feeling of not being depressed anymore. And if you're starting to feel uncomfortable with it, talk to your doctor about finding other ways/other medication.
So there's no need to be too skeptical, and definitely no reason to be scared.

 

[Forever Sleep]

I'm guessing everyone's experience with it differs. I took one course of Fluoexetine (Prozac) but I don't think it did anything but give me a metalic taste in my mouth. Have you talked to your doctor about your concerns about side effects and addiction? Personally, I didn't really experience either but- seeing as they didn't seem to be making a difference to me anyway, I didn't go back for more.

I do understand your concerns though. I really hate how experiemental it seems to be- kind of a- 'we'll try you on this and see what happens'. I know some people here have become more messed up through medication. I'm not sure it was Prozac though.

 

[cosifantutti]

Anti depressants aren't addictive. I had a psychological dependence on efexor, convinced that if I stopped taking them I'd become very ill again. Eventually I was re referred to the psychiatrist. He took me off them in about 4 weeks and it went smoothly.

I am currently on a high dose of Prozac. I don't get any side effects. I'm not sure if they're working so I'll just stick with them.

Side effects are common for the first few weeks. Any benefit will take at least 3 weeks to show. If you have serious side effects you should see your doctor.

To be addicted you would gradually need to increase the dose to get the same effect. People are kept on the same dose for long periods of time. When they come off them some people become depressed again, but if someone takes insulin for diabetes they become ill again if they stop taking it. Same with heart medication, pain relief etc

As I said I became psychologically dependent. I have been taking ADs for 27 years now. They're part of my life and it doesn't bother me.

I would say a lot of peoples fears come from the stigma surrounding mental illness. Until the 90s you didn't tell people you had mental health problems and you'd be ashamed to be on ADs.

 

[Meditation guide]

A significant number of people have self harmed or ctb while on Prozac. It's not risk free.

 

[deepblack]

A significant number of people have self harmed or ctb while on Prozac. It's not risk free.

Nobody doubts that. Pretty much nothing is "risk free".
Did you take it exclusively at the time, or any other drugs/meds besides it? It's astonishing to me that it had such a (bad) impact on you.

 

[3ndl3ss-v0id]

my doctor prescribed me prozac today, i told her the truth about my plan to ctb from last month and she decided i needed at least prozac and maybe more. i'm kind of scared of getting fucked up on prozac, I took a pill today and i feel kinda sleepy. i don't really wanna ctb anymore but im scared of what these meds will do

Yummy (as in I take them with recreational purposes but being prescribed those pills with be hell for me). Those will make you sleepy, dizzy and just numb and unaware in general so yeah depending on your dose u might feel constantly high until your body gets used to it. Try to be patient with yourself and remember it's for the good because it's really easy you get frustrated as you won't be able to continue with your life as you used to. Not that it's impossible to bear with the effects but might be challenging. Good luck

 

[watchingthebuses]

Chances are that you will become dependent on those pills. I have been taking Effexor for 20 years and if I stopped taking them I would get unbearably sick because at this point I am addicted to them. Though the truth is, without those antidepressants I most likely would have CTB years ago. So on one hand the antidepressants have saved my life, on the other hand I'm now addicted to them. Give the Prozac at least 3 or 4 weeks and see if they have a positive impact on you. The Effexor changed my life.

Not addiction. Your body gets used to the med and brain chemicals change. You can stop the med just gotta lower the dose slowly. Your body doesn't crave it once you stop it. Effexor is particularly bad about this, the sickness is actually called discontinuation syndrome. Other meds not psych related can be like this too, effects are different though (e.g. clonidine when stopped suddenly can cause very high blood pressure). That's why they recommend you don't stop meds on your own in some cases.

 

[ang3lz]

I was briefly on Prozac a month ago. I had a severe reaction to it and ended up in hospital... But of course that is a case of extremes. I hope your body accepts it better :)

 

[lwlaiet8887]

It didn't do anything more really except make me seemingly more numb which made it easier for me to engage in self destructive behavior's.

 

[Oblivionis]

I personally do not like to take antidepressants (worried about addiction) but I support them if the person feels good using them. If you absolutely hate it, talk to your doctor and tell them you are considering not taking them.

You don't necessarily need pills to feel better and not CTB, maybe think about the reasons why you wanted to CTB in the first place and I hope you are able to resolve those feelings.

 

[tfnb]

Of the antidepressants Prozac has the least side effects, plus it's available as a generic (fluoxetine) so it's cheap if you don't get brand name. That said not every antidepressant works for everyone

 

[olearius]

It's super scary how many of y'all think antidepressants are "addictive". There is a huge difference between addiction and physiological dependence and tolerance. Addiction, or substance use disorder, includes harmful patterns of behaviors and actions in addition to increased tolerance and physical dependence on a substance. And in the case of antidepressants tolerance relates to side effects - not necessarily needing a higher dose to get the same effect. Physical dependence just means your body has adapted to the substance and you will have physical withdrawal symptoms if you stop taking it. Some people get the brain zaps when discontinuing antidepressants. That doesn't mean you're addicted. It's your body adjusting to a different level of that chemical.

Store bought serotonin is okay if you can't make your own.

If you're experiencing intolerable side effects still after 2-3 weeks, you should discuss other options with your doctor(s). If you are having difficulty finding a medication that works or are having strange adverse reactions, there is genetic testing to see if you can't metabolize certain medications. If you have treatment resistant depression, discuss dosage adjustments or an adjuvant drug with your doctor(s).

If you don't wanna use antidepressants, that's also okay. It's one tool in the tool box.

 

[oneofakind]

It's great everyone is sharing their experiences however important to note different things work for different people..what's good for one is bad for another. For me Prozac worked a treat when I had my first major depressive episode & I wasn't addicted to them, and have been on & off them over the years with no issues. You might have a different experience, they might not suit you..but then again they might! I believe most antidepressants have a period where you might feel a bit worse or have side effects initially before they start working. Bit trial & error as to what suits people