I started a new dosage...

Treatment and medication
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I've been taking 40 mg of prozac for about 6 weeks. About a week ago my psychaitrist gave me the okay to up my dosage to 60 mg a day. I've been doing that for three weeks, but I still feel depressed. I felt great about 4 or 5 weeks into prozac, then I sort of leveled out and felt more depressed again. Will the 20 mg increase truly help me? 

I'm not sure that it matters, but I'm also taking trazadone at night.

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Hi David,

Have you spoken to your doctor about how you are feeling?

It might be that this is not the right tablet for you.

Don't suffer alone, if you don't feel like thing's are improving then make an appointment.

I still get good and bad days despite being on them.

Big hugs

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In my experience doctors often prescribe doses that are just too high. More is not always better.

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I take 1 mg of liquid Prozac yes one mg

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You are right I'm taking 1 mg liquid Prozac trying to get to 5 mg been on this dose for 6 days have you ever heard of anyone taking that small dose

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Absolutely. I take 2 mg fluoxetine and it works beautifully. Every time I have tried to increase the dose I have felt paradoxically very depressed. "Micro-dosing" SSRIs, especially Prozac, works extremely well for some people.

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Thank you are you going to stay at that dose more is definitely not betterDo you do Facebook?

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If you do you can talk more on there Look for Jacqueline red l have 1 other friend on there she has really helped.

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Jacqueline Red

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Yes, I have been on this small dose for over 7 years.

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I haven't spoken to him. I always feel like I need to wait a bit longer until I can actually feel the medicine to work. I also just got back to college and am already super busy doing things. 

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I agree, more is not always better.

Also recovery often comes in waves, so you may start to feel ok and then you'll often take a dip soon after.  This pattern often repeats itself whilst you recover so you will feel some weeks up and some down.

K x

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How do you measure 2mg?

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I have measuring spoons that have ml on them,How many ml is 2mg  I would like to go up to at least 2mgs

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Dawn could you please tell me how you measure your medicine?

 

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I use the powder in capsules. I open up the capsule and pour the powder into my hand. I've been doing it long enough to know how much to take.

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Thank you but I wouldn't know how to do that