Reply #75: My experience w/Prozac [View All]

[lakelly]

I was diagnosed with acute anxiety disorder. I made the mistake of telling my psychiatrist that my mother was on Prozac and it was working for her. Accordingly, I was given a prescription for Prozac. I had terrible side affects right from the beginning. Some that made me feel crazier than I already did. I was told to "give the drug a chance. It had worked for my mom. It would work for me. The symptoms continued and I requested to change medications. My psychiatrist told me this was all in my head, so to speak. She said that I was exaggerating. I stopped taking the Prozac and the side affects stopped just like that. Long story short I asked for a new psychiatrist. My psychiatrist said she promised to work with me. I agreed and she changed my medications. I take several meds a day and have had a mostly successful experience. ( a few minor side affects that I can live with) I was eventually diagnosed with PTSD. I wish I'd had a brain scan. But I was told that they were too unreliable. (read: too expensive). Unfortunately many professionals have their own agenda Everyone needs to be their own best advocate, with support from trusted family or friends who can help you when you cannot help yourself.