Reduced Dose Prozac What To Expect?

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Tanya,

Forgot to mention. If you have been on it for 3 years, stopping completely after only two weeks of halfing is way too quick in my opinion...but I may be wrong.

It is best to be safe and taper down at a slow rate. Like you are cheating your brain or something.

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Congrats on your promotion!

[Purple Fish]

Just an update. Been to docs this morning and he`s quite happy for me to continue on my lowered dose for another 2 weeks then I can lower it again for a month before I finally come off it altogether.

Just got to go back and see him in a month so he knows how I`m doing.

Tanya xx

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Hello Tanya,
That is great news. Super steady tapering down is ultra important when getting off Prozac. I had two previous attempts at quitting. My first one was cold turkey and I failed miserably. The second time I tapered down way too fast out of impatience. The third time, I tapered down very very slowly and had success. There is no harm in going super slow with the process of quitting.
Please keep me posted with your tapering reactions.

[KK77]

Prozac is actually one of the few meds that you can come off quite quickly because it stays in your body for over a month (therefore tapering itself). You certainly don't have to taper "super" slowly but it's up to you.

[Purple Fish]

Well, I`m now in my third week of my reduced dose. I have had a couple of days wher I have felt down and tearful, but I`ve noticed it`s when something has happened and I feel more aware of my emotions and I seem to react more.
Obviously the dose I was on numbed my emotions I guess?

I`ve now got to get used to feeling more human and responsive to things.

I am feeling good though and positive, and so I`ve got another week on this same dose then I will taper down some more for another 4 weeks.

I`ll keep you posted!

Tanya xx