Prozac makes me anxious? please help

05-07-2004, 04:52 PM

hi i have been taking prozac for the last week and i am really anxiuos and nerves are going crazy, i already a anxiuos person but right now i am very very nervous even bymyself.. should i be taking something else if so please recommend.

Toots · 05-07-2004, 05:14 PM

billy21,

I've heard that Prozac isn't recommended for anxiety as it is likely to make someone MORE anxious.

If you need something ONCE IN A WHILE, I would ask the doc for a drug that has a mild sedating effect; Xanax, Lectopam, etc...

Do your homework, as this is YOUR body and you need to be as informed as possible and not take any medication blindly. Doctor's can be very helpful, but they too, are human and don't know EVERYTHING!

My best to you,

Toots.

05-08-2004, 11:08 AM

Billy - I was originally given prozac for anxiety based post natal depression and it made my anxiety ten times worse.
I then switched to seroxat which worked ok but failed to be able to get off it despite trying to reduce slowly for more than 2 years.
After giving it a lot of thought I finally decided to switch to prozac again to help me get off the paxil (sorry all a bit complicated.)

Although some of the resulting anxiety was obvioulsy due to quitting the paxil it was again made much worse by the prozac.

I really really wish that I had never been persuaded to take SSRI's in the first place because effectively I had to take paxil to get over the effects of prozac but at the time I had two tiny babies so wasnt really in a position to argue.

If you really feel that you need medication and thins dont improve soon (some people say that the initial anxiety from prozac wears off after a while) then Id go back to the dr and say that the prozac has made you feel worse, and can they suggest something else.
Kizziex

Scott · 05-08-2004, 11:31 AM

starting any ssri at too high of a dose can cause extreme anxiety that usually balances out in a few weeks and gets progressively better over a few months. I would only recommend prozac for depression or ocd, not anxiety.

genevieve · 05-09-2004, 06:08 AM

Agree with the others, prozac is definitly NOT for anxiety. For depression, maybe but NOT from anxiety... even doctors told us that in medical school! For anxiety there are many other SSRI or benzos you can take and of course 1000 other solutions that you will find on this forum

Scott · 05-09-2004, 08:44 PM

to think i was on prozac for almost 4 years thanks to xanax induced depression

PayPerView · 05-09-2004, 09:16 PM

I tried Prozac recently very slowly and got very anxious. Stayed with it for 6 weeks and finally the doctor said if I had not adapted yet, I probably never will.

SHe wanted to put me on Lexapro but I had enough already with any SSRI's....

05-07-2004, 04:52 PM	#1
billy21 Posts: n/a	Prozac makes me anxious? please help hi i have been taking prozac for the last week and i am really anxiuos and nerves are going crazy, i already a anxiuos person but right now i am very very nervous even bymyself.. should i be taking something else if so please recommend.

05-08-2004, 11:31 AM	#4
Scott Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 11,591	starting any ssri at too high of a dose can cause extreme anxiety that usually balances out in a few weeks and gets progressively better over a few months. I would only recommend prozac for depression or ocd, not anxiety. __________________ Scott aka Scott What has happened to it all? Crazy, some are saying Where is the life that I recognize? Gone away But I won't cry for yesterday There's an ordinary world Somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way To the ordinary world I will learn to survive surviving an ssri reaction alternative anxiety treatments

05-09-2004, 06:08 AM	#5
genevieve Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: montréal, canada Posts: 1,441	Agree with the others, prozac is definitly NOT for anxiety. For depression, maybe but NOT from anxiety... even doctors told us that in medical school! For anxiety there are many other SSRI or benzos you can take and of course 1000 other solutions that you will find on this forum __________________ paxil free since july 2003 Still dealing with agoraphobia and anxiety

05-09-2004, 08:44 PM	#6
Scott Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 11,591	to think i was on prozac for almost 4 years thanks to xanax induced depression __________________ Scott aka Scott What has happened to it all? Crazy, some are saying Where is the life that I recognize? Gone away But I won't cry for yesterday There's an ordinary world Somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way To the ordinary world I will learn to survive surviving an ssri reaction alternative anxiety treatments

05-07-2004, 05:14 PM	#2
Toots Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: QC, CANADA Posts: 125	billy21, I've heard that Prozac isn't recommended for anxiety as it is likely to make someone MORE anxious. If you need something ONCE IN A WHILE, I would ask the doc for a drug that has a mild sedating effect; Xanax, Lectopam, etc... Do your homework, as this is YOUR body and you need to be as informed as possible and not take any medication blindly. Doctor's can be very helpful, but they too, are human and don't know EVERYTHING! My best to you, Toots.

05-08-2004, 11:08 AM	#3
Posts: n/a	Billy - I was originally given prozac for anxiety based post natal depression and it made my anxiety ten times worse. I then switched to seroxat which worked ok but failed to be able to get off it despite trying to reduce slowly for more than 2 years. After giving it a lot of thought I finally decided to switch to prozac again to help me get off the paxil (sorry all a bit complicated.) Although some of the resulting anxiety was obvioulsy due to quitting the paxil it was again made much worse by the prozac. I really really wish that I had never been persuaded to take SSRI's in the first place because effectively I had to take paxil to get over the effects of prozac but at the time I had two tiny babies so wasnt really in a position to argue. If you really feel that you need medication and thins dont improve soon (some people say that the initial anxiety from prozac wears off after a while) then Id go back to the dr and say that the prozac has made you feel worse, and can they suggest something else. Kizziex

05-09-2004, 09:16 PM	#7
PayPerView Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 238	I tried Prozac recently very slowly and got very anxious. Stayed with it for 6 weeks and finally the doctor said if I had not adapted yet, I probably never will. SHe wanted to put me on Lexapro but I had enough already with any SSRI's....

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