I can't even describe how I feel anymore because I am so unsure of my feelings . I actually think Prozac is doing something crazy to me and I'm not sure if this is normal . I believe it is taking me back in time . I feel like the last few years of my life 18-21 and the maturity that comes through growing during those years have all magically vanished . I feel like 14 again so something . All of a sudden my mind is living like I did when I was younger but in a negative way and it feels strange . All my old phobias , all my old thoughts , all my old obsessions , all my old fixations , all my old anxieties , they are just there, here, now ! And it's freaking me out .. I feel like I'm going back in time and my mind is living like it used to back then but I'm reacting differently then how I used to I'm reacting. Worse because I'm older and simply do not want to accept the old fears, phobias and obsessions .. so tell me is this normal ? Haha or am I crazy ! I still can't see how this drug is supposed to fix me when it is opening up Pandora's box .
Hi how long have you been in fluox ad what dose.?
I've been on them for 9 weeks or so now and in the first few weeks my anxiety went through the roof and the irrational thoughts and fears I had were crazy.
It felt like my brain was been rewired but this calmed down around week 6.
Went up to a 40mg dose 4 days ago and I can tell a difference already, I still have anxieties but it's so much easier now to recognise them and deal with them
It does get better the longer you take them I'd say give them at least 12 weeks before you say they don't work
Thanks Shane , that's good to know , I'm on day 17 and I'm experiencing this .im trying to give them a chance and be positive , it's just a bit annoying what they are doing too me currently .... am everyone says that their brain is being required but does it actually get good and work so that your anxiety disappears and your thoughts change ..
Ive been on them for 9 weeks now and can honestly say I feel like I have turned a corner.
I had bad panic attacks and health anxiety which kept me off work for nearly 2 months and a month of that I never left the house..
No I have returned to work and started driving locally again which is a massive step to how I was 2 months ago.
The fluoxetine is a slow uptake med so takes a while to get up to a therapeutic level so is not a quick fix and some of the side effects are horrible but I feel so much better on it and it's starting to give me life back.
I know it's hard but I would really try and stick with it I got told that weeks 8-10 were were I would probably start to notice the effects more , I'm now week 9 and totally feel the benefit