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Re: Prozac success

Posted by bleauberry on July 7, 2009, at 9:04:04

In reply to Prozac success, posted by Incubusfan on July 6, 2009, at 18:25:53

A note to staying well. This is very important, so please take it seriously. No joke. I assume you are on generic? If brand, stay with brand. If on generic, call your pharmacy to find out the name of the generic company who manufactures the bottle of prozac you now have. Going forward, have your doctor specify on the refill prescriptions to use only prozac from THAT company, whoever it is. At your next refill, tell the pharmacist you want that exact company prozac, not prozac from a different company. Despite what some doctors and pharmacists will say about them all being the same, they are NOT. My doctor has seen so many complications, failures, and relapses when pharmacists switch brands. It is such a serious issue with him that, second only to the medication choice, it is the next most important thing in the prescription.

In my book, Prozac is still one of the best drugs ever invented, even after all these years. It is significantly different than the other SSRIs in terms of mechanism and feel. I've been on all of them. Prozac did me the most good for the longest time. It had the fewest side effects too. After about 4 months on it, the side effects were basically invisible except for a slightly lowered libido.


Simpler is better. That common saying holds true in psychiatry a lot more than is given credit. I think sometimes our psychopharmacologists make things more complicated than it is. One good med choice can blow a combination of three other meds in the weeds.

I've known people still doing great on prozac 10 years later. I think its poopout rate is lower than most. Its longterm reliability can be strongly enhanced by insisting on the same company prozac you have right now.

I remember when prozac starting working for me, which was like on about day 5, and to imagine how you are feeling on it right now just makes me smile!


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