Posted by TexasChic on August 5, 2004, at 15:49:41
In reply to Re: prozac 40mg, posted by woolav on August 5, 2004, at 15:40:15
40 mg is about normal. I take 60mg for depression and OCD. All AD's effect people differently. Prozac seemed to help my depression within 3 weeks. But I felt a subtle improvement even before that. I've read that it can take up to 3 months for any AD to kick in and the side effects to go away. I really didn't have any side effects with Prozac except for insomnia, which was taken care of by switching from night to morning dose, and adding Trazadone at night (its and older AD that is not addictive and good as a sleep aid). Other than that, Prozac has helped better than any other med for my depression hands down. I feel like its more stimulating than others, which was what I needed. Meds like Lexapro and Paxil seem to be less stimulating and didn't help me, but they do help alot of other people. Just give it a chance and see how it does. If it doesn't work, try something else. There's so many different ones and they can all work differently on different people.
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