Posted by pandora on March 29, 2001, at 21:27:44
I tried researching this subject in the archives, but didn't really find the answers I was looking for. I was put on Prozac (20 mg) in 1990 for panic d/o with agoraphobia. In 1993, I discontinued it b/c I was doing so much better (away at college, much less anxiety in general) and figured it was a good time to try going off it. After about 3 months off, my doc and I decided I needed to go back on... the anxiety wasn't crippling, but it was mighty uncomfortable. After restarting the 20 mg/day, I noticed that it wasn't working quite as well as before... I realize this is a common phenomenon with stopping and staring ADs. I increased the dose (per doctor's orders, of course) to 40 mg/day. In 1998, I decided that rather than increase the dose again (I wasn't feeling all that great anymore, but now the culprit was depression, not anxiety), I'd rather d/c it and try something new. Now, after 3 years, Effexor seems to have pooped out on me and my doc is suggesting Prozac again.
My question (yes, there's actually a question here!) is: what are the chances of Prozac working as well as it did originally now that I've been off it for 3 years?
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thread:58002
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