Side effects of going cold turkey on Prozac?

Answer 1

For me, the good was it helped my mood and I lost some weight. The bad was reduced libido and teeth clenching. Go to Google.com and type in "which antidepressant" or "Prozac side effects" and you'll get lots of good information, but do consider the sources (reliable medical information or not).

I've been on a few different antidepressants, but overall for depression the best for me has been Prozac. They all have side effects; you just have to try them to see which ones you tolerate best. But give them a good try--they all take a month or so before you start feeling a difference, and ask your doctor how to wean off slowly if you don't feel an improvement and want to stop. The withdrawal symptoms can be very difficult. Remember, antidepressants go hand in hand with counseling; it's important to have both. Good Luck!

Please do bear in mind that the 'suicidal tendencies' associated with anti-depressants occur when they first start to work. Generally when a person who is feeling extremely depressed and in despair starts taking anti-depressants they feel a little bit better and enabled to take some control at last. Unfortunately the first thing they usually feel enabled to do is finish their misery by ending their own life. If they could just hold out for another week or two they would not only feel enabled and like they had some control of their life but not so terribly miserable that the only solution they can comprehend is to terminate their life. So please do think cautiously, look after yourself and seek professional help as you work things out.

The number one side effect of Prozac is nausea and GI upset (studies are showing that it can cause similar problems as NSAIDs so you should be careful with mixing these and if you are prone to ulcers/GI bleeds). Then comes decreased sexual desire.

Answer 2

My advice on Prozac varys. I'm rude one minute, happy the next. It's been 9 months now without real happiness, everything in that pill is fake to me. I have strong feelings against this medicine, and my mind will never have any other opinons about it. I can tell you this pill, these side affects have wasted 9 months of my life, 9 months that i can't ever take back. Yea yea yea, i may be complaining to you, but really I'm not I'm stating my facts. And I'm speaking the truth, it's a waste of time, it's a waste of your life, i garentee you. But believe me, or don't believe me. It's your loss.

Prozac, has many side affects. But it depends on the person who's taking the pill because everyones body reacts diffrent to a vary of many things. So just remember when your on the pill that, you may get lightheaded, you may puke, or feel like you have to. And it comes to make you very very tired ha.

So yea, just be careful.

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I agree with you, I too take the Prozac, only because my mother is a bit of a control freak and almost forces me to take it. Everything in that pill is fake for me too.

Answer 3

Discontinuation syndrome - a lot of bad side effects. It can be painful withdrawal for weeks or even months. Discontinue slowly under care of MD. Don't be fooled into thinking that withdrawal side effects mean that you need to keep taking the drug - for example, you may have rebound depressiveness but this does not mean that you "need" prozac.

Answer 4

you should talk to your psychiatrist about that.

Answer 5

definitely talk to your physician, but it is not good to go off of Prozac cold turkey..

Answer 6

Snorting Prozac and other antidepressants can lead to irregular heartbeat, nausea, and coma. Death does sometimes occur with an overdose.

Answer 7

• Suicidal thoughts;
• Anxiety;
• Diarrhea;
• Birth defects like PPHN or Heart disease;
• and much more.