Originally Posted by
harasgenster
Diazepam will not make you 'louder' but prozac (fluoxetine) is known to make people feel a little 'high'. Some people like it, some people don't, but because it makes you feel a bit different I guess it could make you act a little differently.
Don't mix diazepam and alcohol, by the way, they should always be kept separate, and when you say you drink do you mean you feel you drink too much? If you feel you have a problem there, then it's probably more likely that would be the cause of social problems than prozac.
Having said all that, if you're been acting one way for a long time as a result of anxiety, and you start acting in a different way because you're no longer anxious, sometimes people can be taken aback. That doesn't necessarily mean they're right. Fluoxetine will not have caused any major personality changes, although irritability is a side effect (and you might want to be aware of that so you can ensure you don't snap at other people over such things as the TV being too loud).
At the end of the day, if you don't feel you've actually done anything to cause offence, then maybe people should just get used to the new you! Worth checking that your behaviour has been appropriate first (if you're feeling stressed and angry then sometimes you can get a bit out of character) and make sure you are managing any behavioural problems you can see, but if there's none....I just wouldn't worry too much about what other people think!
BTW, I have always worried a lot about whether or not I'm arrogant, or could come across as arrogant, but the best thing to remember is that arrogant people genuinely believe they're better than others. If you don't feel that way then your intentions are in the right place and that's the only thing that counts.