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Re: Numbness on Prozac » KARAsweet

Posted by pellmell on August 17, 2001, at 12:28:36

In reply to Numbness on Prozac, posted by KARAsweet on August 16, 2001, at 10:21:04

I felt apathetic on 40mg, along with a bit of anxious selfishness and disregard for other peoples' emotions. I also found it harder to feel deeply. When I realized the effects Prozac was having on my temperament, it was enough to make me go back to therapy and quit meds altogether.

Looking back, I did very well about a year ago when I took myself down to 20mg. I think there's an optimum dose of that stuff (that's different for everyone) above which it shifts your temperament too far away from its depressive baseline. On 40mg of Prozac I lost a good deal of my sensitivity, which I think's a positive piece of my depressive personality.

Anyway, my drug-free experiment only lasted about a month and a half. I'm still in therapy, but I'm also taking Effexor. Effexor tempers my sensitivity without choking it off. So far it's made a wonderful change for the better in my life.

Good luck, and I hope my experience helps you better understand your own.

-pm

> I just got upped to 60 mg for Prozac and am starting to feel apathetic towards many things that would normally bother me.
>
> Has anyone had numb feelings on Prozac or experienced anything close to this?


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