Hey guys,
I was on prozac for a year and a half previously for GAD, panic disorder, depression and severe health anxiety. I came off of them because I felt ready to, I was taking them every other day and panic attacks no longer existed (I was only on 20mg believe it or not). This medication definitely changed my life, made me stable and I had no meltdowns (I have suspected BPD). So I've been off them for a year and a half but in December my panic attacks came back in full force and I was getting them every other day. My health anxiety I'm obsessed with my heart again (waiting for a heart monitor that I know will be clear) and I'm considering going back on the prozac for me and my partners sake in particular. I've been driving him nuts! I'm not sure it's the right thing to do because when I was going on them previously I was extremely sick for 6 weeks with constant headaches, weird nightmares and feeling very out of it. This was ok at that point I was on summer holidays at college, I'm now at university at a very crucial time in my 2nd year and I don't want it to alter my performance. After the 6 weeks these subsided and the medication definitely saved my life. I'm reaching out to people that have gone back on prozac for the 2nd time preferably around my dose which will be 20mg and I want to know if side effects were just as bad as the first time around. The doctor obviously straight up suggested I go back onto the prozac.