Hi can anyone help?
I have had depression for years and have never found much relief from anti-depressants. So I gave up taking them in January for first time in three years but have been even worse since then. So I saw my psychiatrist on thursday and we decided I should go back on something. I wanted to try something new - no point trying what had not worked before - so we decided on Prozac.
My psych. wrote out a note for my GP to prescribe "Paroxetine" and I thought nothing of it. Then I started to have panic attacks as you hear mixed things about Prozac dont you? So I decided not to take it but to come on here and ask how people had got on with prozac only to find I seem to have been prescribed the wrong drug! It appears what I have been prescribed (paroxetine) is Seroxat and I should have been prescribed "Fluoxetine!" Theres no way Im taking the Seroxat as I have had it before and it didnt help.
I cant do anything about it today as its bank holiday. I am really feeling panicky as if my own psychiatrist doesnt know the correct names of medication it makes it really hard to believe they know what they are doing. I have been in and out of psychiatric services for three and a half years and have never met a good psychiatrist.
So just to check Prozac= Fluoxetine? Seroxat = Paroxetine?
I really could do without the hassle of sorting this out. What should I do? and how can I get my money back on the Seroxat? Theres no way I should pay for both prescriptions as its not my fault and Im in massive financial difficulties. STRESSED!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also can I ask anyone who has been on Prozac how they got on with it. Did it help? I have previously taken Seroxat, Venlafaxine and Citalopram to no effect so Im very cynical about taking Prozac?
Cheers, joe