Posted by Sharon Renee on July 16, 2001, at 22:00:20
In reply to Re: Prozac » Sharon Renee, posted by Elizabeth on July 15, 2001, at 16:48:32
> > It seems that if it is making you tired then it is not the right medicine for you. I took prozac and
> > I felt more awake and alive than ever. They started me on something
> > else and I could hardly keep my eyes open. It may be that you're chemistry just doesn't respond to the prozac.
>
> How come you changed to something else? It sounds like the Prozac was doing you good.
> Elizabeth,
I was unclear. When they started me on anti-depressants, before prozac, they put me on something that made me sleepy.
Prozac was great...for awhile. I am now in the process of withdrawel. I'm hoping this dizziness and the eye soreness goes away.
I also sincerely hope that I have not been permanently damaged from it. I've been off for about a month and a half now and I still feel like I'm living on the
tilt-a-whirl. I am not depressed. I have developed the necessary skills to cope with
anxiety provoking situations. The dizziness I am experiencing now seems to be purely physiological. If you have any information on these symptoms
it would be much appreciated.
Sincerely,
Sharon
> I've read speculation that people who get tired on Prozac might be metabolising it either too rapidly (so the fatigue would be caused by the active metabolite norfluoxetine) or too slowly (in which case the tiredness would be the result of too high a ratio of fluoxetine to norfluoxetine, the assumption being that fluoxetine is causing the drowsiness). I don't know if anyone has investigated this further.
>
> -elizabeth
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