I'm on week 4 of my prozac, I am seeing my psychiatrist on Thursday. I first tried Lexapro and hated it and am now on week 4 of prozac. Its helped take away my chest pain and manage my anxiety, but I just feel so dissociated with myself and reality. I constantly feel like I'm in a dream with no emotion and just aloof with everything. Even though my anxiety has been more manageable, I feel like it's making me more depressed because I still don't feel like myself. I keep reading online that it takes longer than 4 weeks to feel better, but I don't know if I want to keep taking it due to the dissociation I'm experiencing. Does anyone have any experience with this?
Hey Hayley
Sorry that your feeling the way that you do. Im on day 3 and already experiencing anxiety bad and feeling dissociated with myself. I have spoken to another lady on here and she is now on 8 weeks and is now starting to get a few days of normality. I think these medications effect everyone different dont they but i think that they may take sometime to kick in full effect. Its all down to personal preference and what we feel is right for ourselves i think.
I hope you feel better soon x x x
Hi Haley
In my worst days, I was feeling dissociated with reality for almost 6 weeks. It has nothing to do with fluoxentine because I did not get this when I started fluoxentine 3 weeks ago. The derealization is an effect of anxiety depression that was with me eight months ago.
Although you are feeling very bad now, I can assure you will be feeling much better after a few weeks.
Peter