Posted by noa on February 20, 2004, at 16:55:14
In reply to prozac side effect??, posted by slippinaway on February 14, 2004, at 17:46:36
I think it can be hard to differentiate between what will be ongoing side effects and what might be side effects that are just there during the initiation of the medication.
Depending on the dose you started at and the rate at which you have been increasing the dosage, there could be room to start lower and increase slower. I recommend talking to your doctor about this. Some people take longer to adjust to medication at first and introducing the med slowly can sometimes help to lessen initial side effects.
OTOH, if even after slowing the rise to therapeutic dose, and after you've been on the therapeutic dose for a while, you are experiencing these effects to a degree that feels uncomfortable, you can decide to change meds, or you can look at combining it with another med to counteract these unwanted effects.
Talk to your pdoc. Good luck.
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