I need Help - I just got off the ER - want to use Prozac

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Hi,  I need Help ,

 

I just got off the ER - want to use Prozac to calm the anxiety and depression, I been told that Lorazepan (ativan) its only for panic attacks , and last few hours,  I take  0.5  twice a day,  but I don't feel good,  Most of the time I got symptoms,  specially chess pain, 

sometimes I feel good except for the little chess pain.    yesterday I went to ER  for heart beat elevation,  they rule My heart is OK,

but I left the hospital with chess pain,  I this point I want to do something, I feel that this is getting worse, I been in lorazepan for 7 months, just two month ago I increase to two pills a day,  but I feel that I need 3. 

 

I know I have anxiety and depression and I need something to deal with it.  My doctor prescribe Prozac 10.0 ml, but I did not start taking it yet,  I want a advice,  I read a lot that is going to be worse, that I going to get two addictions and more symptoms ,

 

At this point I dont know what to do, but I need to do something,  there are some supplements that work on serotonin, same as Prozac, I rather use  Prozac than supplements.

 

PLEASE  HELP ME.    I WANT TO GET RID OF LORAZEPAN SLOWLY WITH PROZAC HELP. 

 

Thanks   

   

 

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All I can say is my personal experience with Prozac is that it made me feel real speedy.  Not a good feeling.

 

I only took it for just under 2 weeks, and then stopped.

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I replied to you on another thread, but will write something here too.  I don't think its a good idea to add another drug when you are already having trouble getting off one.  You now have one problem, then you will have two.  There are sites just like this for people trying to get off drugs like Prozac.

 

Like I suggested in my other post to you, look at spreading your dose over several doses so that you are not getting rebound anxiety from it being so short acting or perhaps you could switch to a longer acting benzo and then taper off that.

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If you need something for anxiety and your doctor has suggested Prozac you can always give it a try to see if it helps your anxiety.  It's up to you how you decide what's best for you to handle the anxiety that you have. 

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Hope you're doing OK, Snow4Fun.

 

I've been on prozac about 4 weeks now and keep wondering if it's what's making my anxiety peak too. Plus reducing ativan.  It's all driving me up the wall, to say the least.

 

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Prozac increased my anxiety by 10-fold. I drop kicked it after a week. ~~ Bets