![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 6 of 6. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by woolav on November 3, 2005, at 20:34:41
been off prozac for several wks now, i was doing good, but i think i need to get back on. i feel the big D is about to pounce on me again.
i feel sad about it, because i thought i was going to be able to get off of it. but, i guess not. i still take my mood stabelizers, but i am feeling depressed again, for no good reason, so i know its not all situationial. i never did tell my pdoc i stopped taking it. i was at 40mg daily, i have a script right now that i can get, and i guess i should just start back at 20 for a month or so, then see what happens. i should have told him, (pdoc) but havent had money to see him.
oh well..life with meds is what it has to be i guess.
S
Posted by linkadge on November 3, 2005, at 21:08:46
In reply to oh well, slipping into depression again.., posted by woolav on November 3, 2005, at 20:34:41
If too high a dose was causing apathy, try a lower dose. YOu might add some folic acid too to try to make a lower dose more efficatious.
Linkadge
Posted by woolav on November 4, 2005, at 5:46:17
In reply to Re: oh well, slipping into depression again.., posted by linkadge on November 3, 2005, at 21:08:46
Posted by linkadge on November 4, 2005, at 10:53:45
In reply to oh well, slipping into depression again.., posted by woolav on November 3, 2005, at 20:34:41
Orange juice will certainly boost your daily intake of folic acid. A few studies showed that responce to prozac was greater in those with the highest folic acid levels.
Linkadge
Posted by woolav on November 4, 2005, at 17:17:53
In reply to Re: oh well, slipping into depression again.., posted by linkadge on November 4, 2005, at 10:53:45
Posted by katekite on November 7, 2005, at 22:14:49
In reply to oh well, slipping into depression again.., posted by woolav on November 3, 2005, at 20:34:41
Hi Woolav,
Be cautious of mistaking withdrawal (ahem "discontinuation symptoms") for your original problem. Prozac is metabolized to norfluoxetine (an active ssri itself) which has a half life of one to two weeks. So if you went off 3 weeks ago you still are on a steep downward slope in drug concentration.
Try taking one dose to see if you magically feel much better the next day, ie your body missing the drug and then saying thanks. Going off it does not have to be done all at once.
Kate
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Medication | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.