Posted by Shirley on November 8, 2000, at 17:00:04
As you all know, I am transitioning to prozac and I think it is starting to work pretty well. Good news?
Not quite.Unfortunately, I have had the continuing saga of experiencing monthly agiatation a few days after my period starts. As a result, I have used more sick leave this year than in five years.
Usually, it goes away until the next month where the "fun" begins again. A few months ago, while I was still on Zoloft, Adderall, and Remeron, I thought I escaped but the agiation came about a week later than I expected and showed no signs of letting up.
As a result, I switched to prozac and hoped that maybe everything would be different. I cut back my chocolate and caffeine intake drastically and exercised more. But the same thing happened again today.
All my psychiatrist has been able to suggest is taking a small dose of Zanax when it happens to ride the storm. But I don't think that's been helpful and as a result, I have not been taking it.
Any ideas as to what is going on? I have found nothing on the internet about this. Since Dr. Jensen says that medications like lithium are helpful when destabalization occurs, is that an option? If it is, then the other side of the coin is I'm concerned I would start gaining weight again, which I hated with the Zoloft. Or should I explore an alternative to Adderall like Afranil? Dexedrine caused severe depression during PMS and Ritalin has done what Adderall does regarding agiatation.
Today, I weathered the storm by taking a brisk walk at lunch. But I am so tired and worn down by this that I need some help deciding my options.
Since I like my psychiatrist, I don't want to switch but seeking a second opinion is definately an option. However, I still want to be informed just like I was in deciding that Prozac was my next choice which I'm happy with in spite of this monthly problem.
Thanks for your help.
Shirley
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