hello everyone, first day on the forum and second day on prozac here. i just saw my doctor yesterday for the first time concerning my problems with anxiety and she prescribed a 10mg capsule of fluoxetine (it doesn't have a brand name but i'm calling it prozac just for simplicity's sake). now, i believe very strongly that my problems are rooted in a chemical imbalance, because i have been this way as far back as i can remember (even as a child), so i am actually somewhat excited about the medication. it's bittersweet of course, but i am hoping for the best.
anyway, i worked at a vitamin store for a while several months ago and i started taking 5-htp for myself. originally i started at 50mg at night, then 100mg, then 200mg, as i felt myself building a resistance to it. i was taking it for about 5 or 6 months, but i do plan on stopping now that i'm taking the prozac (and i just don't think it works as well anymore). i took my first pill yesterday after work and haven't touched the 5-htp yet. so here is where my question lies.
everything i've read and heard says prozac probably won't kick in for at least a couple weeks. this morning, however, i woke up more alert and calm than i have in a really, really long time. i don't know if it's a placebo effect, or if it's because i didn't smoke a joint right before bed last night, or if the prozac is actually working that quickly on me. my hypothesis was that the 5-htp had already opened up my serotonin receptors (or something, idk anything about chemistry :P) so my body doesn't need to restart that process? does that make sense?
anyway, what are your experiences with 5-htp and prozac if there are any? i appreciate the information, i'm trying to be as educated about this medication as i can so i don't do anything stupid :P
thanks!