I've not been on the site for a couple of years due to being much better. I thought I'd post in case this offers hope to anyone currently in a dark place.
I have had 2 spells on Prozac - 3 months in summer 2010 and 18 months from Nov 2011 to May 2013.
The first bout was after being diagnosed with high blood pressure. Anxiety overtook me but within 3 weeks of starting Prozac I was functioning again. The second bout started after a dreadful 6 months when my father died followed by my father - in - law.
With the second bout the Prozac took much longer to work - about 10 weeks.
On both occasions any activity caused my pulse rate to be high, I wasn't eating, struggling to sleep, hated supermarkets. On the second occasion I struggled to leave the house.
I returned to work for the second time in January 2012 but did not want to stop taking fluoxetine as it kept me normal!
I finally did stop and despite a little blip following my yearly checkup (I hate going to the doctor's) I'm still feeling good.
I started going to the gym 3 times a week - nothing mad just regular brisk walking on the treadmill. I've been drinking cholesterol reducing drinks (it wasn't too high but came down from 5.2 to 4.5). I also realise my posture does not help with my aches and pains! Hunched over a keyboard or smartphone all day gives you "such a crick in the neck"!!
We all have different problems and no one solution fits all but i hope you find some encouragement from this post.
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