Posted by minimal on April 8, 2006, at 16:40:57
In reply to Prozac Withdrawal and returning Depression, etc., posted by minimal on April 3, 2006, at 17:17:22
Some of the past several days were pretty bad. At its worst, near crying spells, etc. Slightly worse than depression before meds. I was not faring well at all... and I was still taking 5 mgs a day.. I hadn't even stopped completely.
I talked to my mom and we compared our depression and our symptoms are almost exactly the same, including the time of day that its worst. My mom has been off Prozac for several years and her immediate withdrawal like condition never improved, suggesting that what I was experiencing was not a withdrawal effect but a long-term condition (of either the depression itself or SSRI use). I must say that while the worst symptoms were worse than depression before meds, for the most part it was like being timewarped back to a premedicated state. I decided to return to 10mgs prozac a day for the time being (4 days ago) and I am faring better already.
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