I've been on it for about a week now, was on Efexor previously.

I've noticed in the past week i've become more angry and irritable. Also sex drive has died. Not being able to sleep properly.

Hi, I've been on 60-80mg of fluoxetine for around two years. During this time my hands haven't stopped shaking, could it be from the Prozac? Or psychosomatic or something??

Only noticeable side effect that i'm having now is lacking in sex drive. Almost completely. To me it seems to be an SSRI thing though. On all of them i've tried its been an issue. Funnily enough it wasn't on Efexor.

Hoping to find something out there for me that doesn't have such an impact.

Been on it for just over a day, and am certainly noticing the nausea!

Also complete loss of appetite, ha, I threw away half a breakfast bar this morning because I didn't feel like eating anymore.

Day 11 so far the worst side effect is mood swings, from feeling as high as a kite to sitting in a corner crying in a matter of hours. This is exhausting!

My sex drive is as strong as ever. Too bad I'm single.

This post has been edited by numbskullll: Nov 27 2008, 06:08 PM

increased anxiety in the first couple of weeks, sexual side-effects (less desire), and graphic dreaming.

I can live with the insomnia, somnolence, slight nausea, increased anxiety but some side effects are starting to affect my lifestyle, especially my social life.

1) Asthenia (or muscle weakness): I feel powerless specially in my right limbs. I feel as if I've lost mobility and stability as well. When I have to lift a foot up, eg. climbing the stairs, I feel a momentary loss of balance and I had to exercise re-assertive force to keep myself from swaggering too much.

2) Loss of speech fluency: I'm not sure whether fluoxetine causes this since I'm taking long term medicine for my other chronic illness, IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). But since fluoxetine affects the brain, I figured that it might have a part to play in this side effect.

I have to be cautious in pronouncing certain words nowadays, and when I speak long sentences, I have the tendency to stumble upon some words midway. It causes me to be slightly withdrawn in conversations, knowing that I have this problem.

Are these normal? Or *god forbid*, I'm suffering from something worse? I did an MRI scan just a few months ago, and it came out fine. Hopefully, my worries are all unfounded. =S

I'm on 40mgs and have been for about 3 months now. The worst side effect for me is the anxiety. sometimes it feels like it's too much. My hands get shaky and sweaty and I feel anxious, kinda wired, jumpy.

hi everyone , hate to be the bummer here , but took prozax and all her sisters too . i did the best on zoloft , paxil was ok thats what i ended up on . But with the prozax , i couldnt even look in a mirror , i just couldnt look at myself . not a good thing when you work in the public . never been a vein person , what you see is what you get ! Been off Ads for along time . finally had to go back and tell dr. i had to have something , well he put me on Cymbalta yikes !! this is my second day without it , but am taking celexa now . thought i might get away from the Zaps , but they just started in . cant move with out zaps thru out my whole body , had it bad when coming off paxil . i hope everyone does good on prozax , if they say anything about Cymbalta run like heck !!!!! take care megs

for the first few months the most annoying side effect was the excessive sleepiness. I would literality pass out during class that I even enjoyed going to. But that eventually went away and now I am just able to get a really good nights sleep. I find the increase in the frequency of my headaches and the decrease of libido much more annoying.

I've been on 40mgs for a couple months now. I have noticed my hands shake from time to time & muscle twitching. Not facial, just general muscles when I am still or trying to get to sleep. I've been taking clonazepam to help with it as if i don't take one every other day or so, the twitching is there with a vengeance.
An arm, wrist, leg, ankle, knee, etc. - a jerk or twitch every few minutes. I also grind my teeth every now & then (it was more often but has decreased over the last few weeks now)

During the day, I wiggle or tap my leg almost constantly. I used to do this pre-'zac, but since I started it, it has really taken off! My doc ALMOST put me on RLS meds before my therapist talked to him and suggested the clonazepam.

I'm definitely more hyper, but not too strung up... it's a level I can handle with the help of the clonaz at night. I need to talk to my doc about this though - I'm not sure if this is a good long term solution.
Everything else is going great though - it has really helped me out!

Constant yawning and sleepiness.

Most of the side effects have gone by now (five weeks today for me), the only thing that remains is sleep disturbances - I wake up a lot in the mornings, usually over the two hours before my alarm is due to go off. I don't usually have trouble falling asleep again and ultimately it makes getting up easier than it was before medication, when I could not rouse myself at all, so I can live with it :)

Today is day 14 for me - I get occasional headaches which NOTHING will make go away, usually I'm the sort who can take a paracetemol and carry on, but about once every week it seems I am getting a splitting headache, not quite a migraine, just one that makes my head feel kinda... swollen and sore, I guess.
I am also really tired, but I think that's a depression symptom anyway for me. I've been having more highs (but those have been when it's sunny...), other than that not much. Had no appetite for the first 4 days though. Hoping that I won't get anything else.

Oh, and I have noticed I keep tapping my foot. I think that is a med thing, I never did it before. It doesn't really bother me though. My cat does attack my foot, though. Ha.

This post has been edited by memma: Apr 2 2009, 11:20 AM

hi,

My worse nightmare on starting SSRIs was suicidal ideation which seemed to last ages - second was no motivation at all.


Jim Bow

Ronnie, I too am frustrated with the sexual side effects. I need help finding the name of a book on depression that Loni O'Grady(Mary, from "Eight is Enough" show) endorced(she has her picture on the back). I was treated by the author(doc.) years ago. He had me taking a single pill that enabled me to reach orgasm!!! I don't remember his mane so that I may contact him again. I have searched with no luck. Could the forum members possibly help? It seems many of us could benefit from this info.
Happy hunting, eat pray love

hi numbskulll,
Can you tell me what your taking that isn't affecting your sex drive?
Thanks, eat pray love

Intestinal distress has been the biggest issue. I find at times, I have had to take something like "Nexium" and acidophilus to get the "gut" in tune with nature. Yeah, it is really PLEASANT!!! NOT!

Hypertension and weight gain. Have to do more exercise to counteract these side effects. Not always easy to do when your mood isn't great.

Ugh what do you think caused your weight gain. Is is Prozac-induced lethargy/fatigue? Because that's what I'm experiencing - MAJOR TIREDNESS! And yes it is bothering me. But Prozac is so darned good for my mood! I want to stay on Prozac but won't if I can't find something with which to successfully battle the fatigue.

The sexual side effects, specifically anorgasmia and lost libido became so bad that I had to stop taking Prozac. Because it takes so long to leave your system, I still have these side effects weeks later. Other side effects were not so bothersome until drowsiness sets in at 60mg.

Definitely decreased libido. I'm now taking Wellbutrin which will hopefully improve that. Celexa killed my libido. I had no desire AT ALL. Hopefully once the Celexa gets out of my system I'll be able to actually WANT sex again.

Uff, just started taking Prozac again yesterday. I had forgotten how badly it increases my anxiety in the beginning. Stupidly, I took a pill in the afternoon and I was up most of the night, feeling like something was squeezing my chest and jumping at every little sound. Hopefully the anxiety will wane over the next week or 2 like it did the first time. But man, it's rough!

weight gain and lost my libido.

Day 6 on Prozac... does the insomnia go away? I don't now how long I want to keep doing this if I can't get any sleep!

me to it awful....

Mostly real positive.

Weight loss (which is awesome).

I get the jitters a little, but its manageable. And I had real weird dreams for the first month.

Big decrease in anxiety and sex drive.

I chose 'Other' I suffered really bad visual hallucinations when I took Prozac, I also had severely violent thoughts and intentions. It was one of the most frightening experiences I have ever had.

Needless to say I did not stay on Prozac!

4 months for me on Prozac...started at 20mg..
and have now been on 30 for 4 weeks..
but the Jaw Clenching..I notice I am clenching during the day
I have TMJ anyway..and the prozac seems to make it worse
I hope eventually it will stop...or I may have to see about changing meds
I still notice anxieties as well...but I think That has got to do with the TMJ, and the constant brain fog feeling in my head when muscles are tight...who knows
I just want to feel good again..grrrrrrr

I had a ton of trouble sleeping last night, in addition to some dizzy spells.

Also slept in really late..

I've just come off the Prozac.

Have to say being on Prozac felt better than the initial depression, but being off Prozac and not being depressed is far far better than being on it. I feel like something has just lifted really only a few days after stopping them. Like a fog that I actually didn't realise I was in if that makes sense.

I also had annoying physical symptoms which I'm sure when I look back are Prozac related, bloated stomach and ibs, bladder problems and ahem, excess wind!!

I was also prone to being quite angry occasionally, for no apparent reason, which is not like me, and often thought about quite manic solutions to my problems. Also getting on Prozac was HORRIBLE! Much worse than coming off, weird dreams, insomnia and very irrational depressive thoughts that I didn't actually have when I was depressed. The only com ing off symptoms I've had is weird shock/jolt like sensations but they are not bad enough to bother me.

I'm pretty determined not to go on this drug again actually, I'm sure it's a breeze for some people, it did sort my depression, but I'm sure there are other ways for me if I get depressed again that are less problematic.

Definitely jaw clenching....and loss of libido.

[/color] Hello all, I am new to this forum and am suffering from Anxiety and Depression. Doctor prescribed Fluoxetine 20mg last week, my side effects incl. insomnia (but I am on shift work so it could be that too) I do take zopiclone 7.5 mg to help me sleep but it will help for 3 hours then I am wide awake.
I am also off my food, totally unlike me because I used to love my food now I just stick to a bit of porridge and some homemade soup, it's the only thing that I can keep down. [color="#4B0082"]

I'm taking 40mg/day and have been for 47 days.

I'm extremely tired in the afternoon and can't sleep at night. Take Zopiclone to sleep, but wake up in the middle of the night. Very vivid and strange dreams. Kind of cool, actually.
And last but not least, no desire for sex. That's a first for me.

have started fluoxetine (here the brand name is lovan) 3-4 days ago, and for some strange reason even though I have been on this medication before, my body seems to be reacting with it really weirdly. I have not slept for 2 whole nights, and last night I had heart palpitations which were so bad I felt like I was dying and I have never felt so terrible in my whole life, my vision was also blurring, and no matter how slowly I forced myself to breathe the heart wouldn't slow. None of this happened the last time I went on this medication, cept for one night of insomnia. I'm not sure if i should continue with it or not, I am desperate to get better but I would rather just be depressed and anxious than go through that hell again.. in fact I would rather break bones that go through that again

might also add I haven't experienced any loss of libido (although naturally it has never been any good, not sure if it's depression or just me) but it's only been a few days on the medication so I guess that symptom comes later. but one thing I did notice which was really bizarre, yesterday I tried to have sex and it made me dizzy and nauseous, despite the fact it was enjoyable otherwise.... lol