What is Prozac? All I know is that I heard it was pad and like addictive. And you know that movie "Flightplan"? Jodie Foster said that she had sleeping pills and Clonapin or Klonapin. How do you spell that? Are these like post-mortem depression pills?
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Well Prozac is a medicine used to treat depression.  It takes a while to work, since instead of being a direct medicine that would increase the amount of the neuro-transmitter that makes you happy, it is a medicine called a "re-uptake inhibitor" meaning that when the happy neuro-transmitter would normally leave the nerve endings, the Prozac medicine keeps the transmitter there, meaning that the next time your brain would send out a happy signal that it sends out a larger dose of happy.  The drug Klonopin is used to treat several types of seizures.  Prozac is not normally used for post-mortem or post-partem depression.
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What exactly did he prescribe it for?  In general zoloft is for depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), and social anxiety disorder.  Both are used for PMDD- Does he feel you have PMDD?  You can read about PMDD and it's treatment here\nhttp://pmdd.factsforhealth.org/treatment/index.html
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i've been on zoloft, paxil, amitriptyline, and others, in the past years. i was rx'd cymbalta about 4 months ago, and it has been like a miracle drug for me. it is also helpful if you have nerve pain, from nerve damage due to back injuries, etc. ask your doc about it. i also take xanax for my anxiety/panic disorder. i hope this was helpful to you. best of luck.\n**clinical depression CANNOT be overcome by will power, etc. that person prob had situational depression. clinical depression is a chemical imbalance. ppl who say, get over it, think happy thoughts, etc do not know what it's like to suffer from diagnosed clinical depression!!!
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That is a great question - you hit the nail totally on the head at the absolute ridiculousness of the supposed "war on drugs". \n\nWhy are we telling people not to take "illegal" drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy, cannabis, etc., when "legal" drugs such as prozac, seroxat and zoloft are used in pretty much exactly the same way.\n\nIt comes down to money and control. Pharmaceutical companies make billions of dollars from psychiatric drugs and GPs seem to hand them out to people like candy. And what do these drugs actually do? They certainly do not cure anyone of anything. Mental illnesses are not physical diseases. Taking prozac for "depression" is not like taking insulin for diabetes. Psychiatry is total junkscience. All these drugs do is simply change the normal chemistry of the brain to create a false psychological state. Long-term use, like any other drug, can be seriously harmful, both physically and mentally, and yet many people swear by them as some sort of modern day wonder. These same people, i'm guessing, at the same time, are probably telling their kids about the dangers of smoking weed or snorting coke...! It's totally crazy.\n\nAll psychoactive drugs are harmful, whether "legal" or "illegal". Instead of fussing about the legality and costs of recreational drugs, or being blinded by the giant pharmaceutical companies' propaganda regarding "psychiatric medications", governments should look into what is missing in society for people to turn to mind-affecting drugs in the first place.\n\nMike\n\n--\nDecoding Psychiatric Propaganda\nhttp://groups.msn.com/psychbusters\n\n\n--------------\nNOTE ADDED: 03 Feb 2006\nFairyNanook, Of course... anyone who has even the slightest criticism of Psychiatry must be a Scientologist! LOL! Do me a favour! And as for your claim that "depression is a physical disease, just like every other disease out there" I would simply say this: PROVE IT! Provide me with some SCIENTIFIC PROOF! No one has been able to so far, including the NIMH, NAMI or the American Psychiatric Association. Only last July did the president of the APA, Dr. Steven Sharfstein admit that "We do not have a clean-cut lab test". Check the DSM IV and it even says it in there. There is no evidence that ANY mental illness is a physical disease. If you have been told differently then know this: YOU HAVE BEEN LIED TO. Check http://groups.msn.com/psychbusters for more info.
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Please do NOT take any anti depressants or anything!  A friend of mine committed suicide while on it.\nNo medication is good for you.  There are so many side effects that will just cause other problems.  Now a days they have a little pill for EVERYTHING and it's disgusting.  These so-called medications don't cure or solve the problem...they hide it till it removes the lining in your stomach.  \nFor your anxiety/depression, try to find out what it is that is causing stress right now and try to solve the problem.  Also, try meditating.  Go in your bedroom by yourself, lye down and light a candle or put a little soft light on.  Close your eyes and try to think about nothing.  Imagine yourself sinking, like your body is weightless and you are floating down.  Within minutes you'll be out and you won't wake up till the next day...so it might be better that you don't light a candle.  You should also make sure that it is quiet, or listen to calming music (lightly).  Try this and I promise you it will work.\nAnd remember that EVERYONE feels like this in some time of their life and it is natural.  I hate it how everything now has to be diagnosed a name and how there is a pill for all your problems.  I don't believe that anyone is "depressed" or has "ADD"  it's all crap.  Everyone has a little of everything...it's just about how strong of a person you are and how you handle your problems.
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I take clozapine,I find it really calms my nerves,I've become addicted to it though,so be careful!!
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omg listen to these fools. u've been off them for six months HELLO!!!!\n\nexcellent stuff.\n\nhave you kept a diary of how you felt, functionally (eg no memory relapses and other stuff) before and after taking the drugs?\n\nhow long did the doctor say to take them for?\n\nhow long did u take them for?\n\nwhat is the research which backs up the use of the drugs? \n\nhow many independent replications have been done and how long ago were they done? \n\nwhat was the level of clinical significance chosen for those studies?\n\ngetting off the drugs is the best thing you've ever done.\n\nif something hasn't happened in six months, its reasonable to assume u don't need to waste ure money anymore on some loser BigPharma company that likes to profit off people's illnesses with drugs that barely work and are really intended to maintain diseases at a managable level rather than cure them. \n\nor they specifically target chronic diseases that have a low likelihood of actually being cured by drug therapy.\n\nmakes sense huh? i mean i would do that if i wanted to make money off drugs.\n\nu need to find out more about schizoaffective disorder too. consult ure doctor, and go to a psychologist. avoid believing the psychiatrist without talking to the psychologist (or neuropsychologist) too. then u will get a balanced opinion on ure options.
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I am taking a new one called Niravam...it melts on your tongue, calms you down, but you can still function ( or I know I can).  I have tried valium and xanax and like them both, but they seem to "zombie" me out.  Niravam is the best I have had so far.  My dr. also coupled that with Zoloft..I still have some bad days, but these have helped me so very much.  My symptoms were general nervousness, being extremenly agitated or jittery, crying and depressed.
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OK....time to take your Prozac
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i wish so much of the time that i could control these things.  my ocd and depression feel like they are killing me sometimes.  and i can't do anything about it.  why are we riddled with pills for the rest of our lives?  it's like there really is just one choice.  maybe have you tried therapy?  \n~you are not alone.
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Honestly I was on Cymbalta about three months ago and the withdrawals are a piece of cake... there are much worse medications out there.  But, I was in the process of switching to another medication to replace the Cymbalta.  It's a good medication I think but if you're losing weight that quickly, that is not a good sign.  You should probably call your psychiatrist about that.  I never had side effects from it, so if you are...probably not the right medication for you, but I'm definitely no doctor.  I've just been on tons of different types of anti-depressants  :)  Hope that helped!
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I was on zyprexa, I think 10 milligrams once, some higher dosage. Zyprexa and i had a love, mostly hate, relationship. Zyprexa made me gain 80 pounds by slowing down my metabolism. it also caused me to sleep through my freshman year of highschool and part of my sophmore year- greatly affecting my grades. On the flipside though, I was pretty psychotic and the drug may have been what it took to permanently tame me. Now I am on topimax and lexapro, which i find to be my personal ideal combination. I have on rare even taken a zyprexa as a PRN- as needed. I use it for the effect that is similar to valium, very calming if I am very manic. I haven't needed it in several years though. As for zoloft, that didn't work for me. \n\nI had a very bad experience with taking medication that was "thrown" at me. The only time I ever found a combination that worked for me was when I did my own research, advocated myself, and said "this doesn't work for me" and "i would like to try this combination." If you make realistic suggestions, your psychiatrist will probably listen. drugs alone are never enough to be the answer to emotional problems, unfortunately. the best they can do for anyone is regulate their moods and keep them from aweful feelings. anti-depressants do just that, work against depression- not cause happiness. be careful not to confuse the two. good luck.
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Prozac.  not kidding.
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I am currently taking Zoloft and have been on it about a year now.  I have found it to be helpful with my depression.  Some others have mentioned difficulties with the drug, and I wanted to note that the reason there are so many anti-depressant/anti-anxiety drugs available is that people react in many different ways to different chemical combinations.  Trying different drugs is an unfortunate, but necessary, part of relieving some of these symptoms.  Another note: Many anti-depressants have been known to result in suicidal/homicidal ideation and actions in teenagers.  Teenagers seem to have a different brain chemistry than adults and react very differently to these meds.  Final note: The reason I chose Zoloft (and I chose it -- my psychiatrist is an idiot) is because it is one of the safest medications to use while nursing.  Good luck with Zoloft -- hopefully you will settle in at home and life will get better!
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It's great that you are paying attention to your medication and it is important to understand a doctor's decision about your medication. I might be able to offer a bit of a clue to your question.\n\nFluoxetine (prozac) is more widely used than citalopram because it has been around for a much longer period than citalopram and as a result has the trust of the medical profession. Also beware of statistics which you may find in pharmaceutical product sheets. Different clinical studies are structured in different ways which can affect the statistical outcome. It's very hard to draw comparisions from these alone, rather than looking at head to head studies which can provide a better understanding. This is not to say fluoxetine isn't a good medication.\n\nIt's also important to know that different antidepressants target your neuroreceptors slightly differently and thus affect your symptoms in different ways. Your doctor may have felt you would benefit from citalopram more than fluoxetine. In your info above, you've said they both seem to work for the same issues you are experiencing. For many people with depression, there are symptoms which are experienced by all but just in different levels for each person. It's essentially a spectrum. Some people can't get out of bed, others can't sleep and even more are in the middle. In deciding which antidepressant is best for you, your doctor has to pinpoint where you are on the spectrum which isn't always clear.\n\nSee how you go with your new medication. If you notice side effects or you are concerned about how you feel, go back to your doctor and clarify the situation. \n\nBest of luck!
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Hi, I can totally sympathize with your dilemma.  Prozac, the medication, causes a depressed person, who may not have been taking great care of themselves to have an appetite again.  In other words, it increases your appetite.  I take a med that does the same thing.  I know that when my brain says I am hungry, it is lying to me, so I portion my food, and eat sensibly.  If I go out to eat, I eat only half of what is on my plate, asking for a "doggie bag" up front and removing the other half before I eat.  Then I don't gain weight.  I have been on Prozac.  It was a good medication for the time I was on it.  Other things came along and it lost its effectiveness.  Just a suggestion to be ever mindful that the side-effects may be less horrible than the alternative, but if they are too hard to live with, tell your doctor right away, don't stop taking them, and have your doctor switch you to something else.
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hello i am on efexor(venlaxafine)150mg at night and 75mg in the morning i am on lithium too which i take at night.i was on the higher dose in the morning until i went to the psychiatrist and told them about the tiredness and they chenged the tablets for the capsules and to take the higher dose at night and i have to say that i am not so tired.you would be better off asking for the capsules instead of the tablets as the tablets really tire you out.also i now take the night time dose just before i go to bed because if i take them early i cant sleep .good luck