Posted by JohnL on October 8, 1999, at 17:31:37
In reply to Re: Week one, posted by Andy on October 8, 1999, at 9:16:09
> Week One: Mild headache which passes after a couple of days. Mild nausea and fatigue caused me to cut back to 12.5 mg. Feel more "mellow". No more jitteriness from prozac. Insomnia slightly improved. Mood good. Note reduced desire for wine with dinner. Hoping to ride out the side effects, get to 25mg and then experiment with reducing the prozac dosage (currently 50 mg).
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> And you John L? ,Wayne R, anyone else?Thanks for asking. :) Close to the end of week 3 now. No longer have to take chunks. Take the whole 25mg plus a little extra to boot, on top of dinner. Side effects seem gone, except maybe slight drowsiness when driving more than 30 minutes. No real benefits so far, except there is a sense of well-being, comfort, confidence, calmness. I still have complete anhedonia. I have no pleasure in anything, which is disturbing. But at least I feel sane. In my job I visit different stores and have to approach Store Managers I don't know. That has always terrified me. But now I'm just calm, relaxed, easy-going, no fear, confident, quicker-thinking. Heck, I can even get cocky at times and know when I can get away with it!
Anyway, week 3, no side effects (they DO go away), no miracles. More time. Maybe 50mg instead of 25mg? I don't know. We'll see. Hope all is well with you. Best regards, John.
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