User Reviews for Fluoxetine

I started having anxiety when I was about 13, and panic attacks began when I was 15. When COVID hit when I was 16, the panic attacks worsened and became consistent. I would have panic attacks daily, sometimes more than twice a day, and the only days I did not have a panic attacks where the days before I had three-five panic attacks. It disrupted my life. Depression became to creep in. At 17, my parents finally agreed to put me on meds, so I was prescribed Prozac. I was diagnosed with a panic disorder. Panic attacks worsened for the first few days. One sleepless night. By the next week and a few days I felt so much better. After almost a year, I went to college away from home, made a deans list first semester, got in a healthy relationship, and enjoyed my job. Never in my short time have ever been happier, and could imagine I could be so happy. Hold in there for a week or two, I promise you it WILL get better. I can count on one hand how many panic attacks I had since a year on the prescription. I used to have 5-10 panic attacks a week, now less than 5 a year. Please do it for your own sake. Read More Read Less

My daughter was prescribed Prozac a week and a half ago and it made her feel much worse. So much so that she attempted suicide for the first time this past weekend. She’s a junior in college hours away from home so that makes it even harder. I’ve always heard bad things about Prozac and now my family has personally experienced its negative effects.

The medication did what I needed it to do but to an extreme. My relaxed attitude was multiplied x10, I couldn’t get upset at natural things to get upset about and to others I seemed like a “robot” or “zombie” at times. I never wanted to lose my feelings and emotions I just wanted the bad ones out of my head. I stopped taking it after a month or so.

Prozac has been a literal life saver for me. I've dealt with anxiety and depression since I was a small child. In about 2000 I started having panic attacks and my doctor prescribed me Klonopin. It helped, of course, but I didn't like taking something I could become addicted to, so I stopped it in 2009. For a couple years everything was fine, but then the panic attacks came back even worse than before. I developed agoraphobia and by 2015 I was in a near constant state of panic and became suicidal. Finally, I was able to make it to my doctor (the 20 minute drive was a sheer living hell). I broke down in his office and told him that I couldn't keep living like this. He prescribed me Prozac and BuSpar. I was skeptical of whether it would work or not, but I had to do something about my severe panic attacks. The BuSpar helped a bit while the Prozac took effect. I am now on 60mg per day of Prozac and 30mg per day of BuSpar and it has given me my life back. I still deal with low-grade anxiety, but the panic attacks are gone. I can shower and cook and drive without being thrown into panic. I know we all react differently to medications and our bodies are all different, but I'd recommend that anyone with severe panic attacks give it a go. As I said, Prozac has been quite literally a life saver for me, and I couldn't be happier with my results.Read More Read Less

I was put on prozac at 20 mgs when i was in a psychiatric hospital, after leaving the following months were a bit wishy washy and the dose had to be heightened to 80mgs. I love being on this med, im on prozac with a combination of bupropion xr and it definitely has helped me function like a normal human being again

I just started back on Prozac again for about 11 days now. Very bad depression and anxiety my whole life. It just started working some but remember I was on 60 to 80 mg for years. I thought I was all better so I weaned down and off. Big mistake , after about 6 months off everything came crashing and felt worse than ever before. Please don't do that like I did. Hopeful now just in the waiting room waiting for 20 mg to kick in more, but better now but to early to get full effect.

I take it for anxiety and depression. It stops anxiety cold in its tracks, depression symptoms are much better.

I have been taking it for about 3 years now and I am not satisfied I wake up feeling nauseas every day and it doesn’t do anything for me I would not recommend

It made me sleepy, so I took at night. It didn't help increase energy levels during the day though.

not many side effects. i have major depressive disorder, general anxiety disorder, ptsd, and obsessive compulsive disorder. it has helped in each area. i used to be on zoloft and it was awful. i was on cymbalta but they just stopped working. this is one i feel really comfortable on and have no side effects with.

I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety and put on Prozac (10mg then bumped up to 20) for about a month, physically I had a lot of nausea and muscle weakness but nothing extreme, mentally, however, I wouldn’t say it made my mental health worse but it certainly didn’t help. I just kept getting worse and worse and worse until I kinda lost it and got exchanged to Zoloft, haven’t been on Zoloft long enough to truly know if it’s helped or not though. Otherwise, if you’re a doctor make sure you get a full run down of your patient before prescribing anything. And if you’re a patient, make sure you let your doctor know everything about your mental and physical health so you don’t get misdiagnosed. (If you’ve done other drugs or alcohol, let them know! If you’re seeing things, or having bouts of extreme happiness, let them know! Or if you just don’t think [X diagnosis] is correct, let them know! While Prozac hasn’t done me any good, I wish you all well in whatever you’re going through, cheers!Read More Read Less

it really helped my depression made me feel less trapped one thing is tho that it gave me extreme hypomania and irritability lots of people told me i was being harsh because i said whatever was on my mind very hyped up before thinking first i stopped taking it and i now have moodswings involving depression again but i feel more free

Using it to treat depressive episodes of Schizoaffective disorder. Been on it 3 months now and there is already improvement.

I would say that it worked decently well. I regained motivation, I cried less, I had fewer panic attacks (I also have anxiety but I couldn’t select more than one condition), etc. I think the only side effect I’ve had was the sweating like I’ll get night sweats and that’s about it.

I am absolutely disgusted with my parents' decision to force me onto this medicine. They put me on it for suicidal thoughts related to PTSD and after around six weeks of taking it I got an absolute nightmare migraine. It was hell on earth and it was my very first migraine. I felt like I was burning next to the fiery gates of Hell and waiting for the devil's arrival. The worst thing was my parents didn't care and they watched me suffer.

I've tried many AD's including other anxiety medications, and I can say the Prozac is one of the best. It's not without challenges. You will have jittery feelings, bouts of anxiety and other weird symptoms when you first start it. But if you tell yourself it's the body getting acclimated to the medication, combined with exercise, meditation and taking warm baths or showers, you will eventually notice how effective this medication is when it comes to neutralizing panic disorder or anxiety. All have weight gain issues, except Wellbutrin and a few others. But these drugs wire you and IMHO do not treat anxiety efficiently. Zoloft and Wellbutrin were the worst. They seem to be effective at the beginning, but as your body gets used to them, the nervousness, difficulty sleeping and jitters will come back To combat weight gain, the two most effective strategies are low carb diets and or intermittent fasting. Try going for 8 hours, then 10 hours and then 12-14 hours if you can. Your weight gain will completely be neutralized. Your energy levels will help counteract the drowsiness Prozac can give you. This combined with exercise daily or at least 3 times a week will change your life Prozac is by far the most effective treatment. I took half of the prescribed dose (one 10mg pill every other day) to allow a slow introduction. If it's too powerful for you, you can ask your doctor or pharmacist to give it to you in a tablet form. This way you can break it in half and take 5mg daily or every other day. I didn't have my first panic attack until the age of 38. I had multiple visits to Urgent Care and visited other specialists like a Pulmonologist and heart doctor because I thought I was either having a heart attack, or my lungs were about to collapse. The anxiety was so bad, that it effected my breathing. Not shortness of breath, but when exhaling, it felt as if my lungs were trying to collapse. When I tried to sleep, it felt like I had to physically and consciously intervene with my breathing so that my lungs wouldn't collapse. I know it sounds crazy. It is one of the most humbling and terrifying feelings I've ever gone through and I will never ever question someone or mock someone when they tell me they suffer with anxiety. You have no control over it and it will rear it's ugly head when you're not expecting it. I hope this helps someone. Just know, that the jitters, restlessness and worry will subside when you first take it. It takes a few weeks for the body to get used to it and for the chemicals in the brain to stabilize. I know a few people that have taken Prozac for 6 months to a year, stopped it to take a break and then start up again when the chemicals in the brain get too low. It's really personal preference and you can talk to your doctor or psych to strategizeRead More Read Less

Took for anxiety. The most vile medication on the market. It’s the bully of the playground. I was only on 10 mg, couldn’t handle the awful side effects; nausea, headache, insomnia, no appetite, no libido etc etc. So I tried 5 mg & it was no better. Did this for 4 weeks & that was enough for me!!!!!!! Now on 15 mg of Mirtazapine & have not had one side effect!!! Finally feeling normal again!!!! Yay! I would not recommend this prozac. it maybe good for some, but it certainly was not good for me. And from what I can understand, most SSRI’s have the same horrible side effects. Read More Read Less

its good but the side effects werent for me; Restless leg syndrome, bad nightmares and overeating other than that gave me a great deal of happiness

I had been on Lexapro for about a year and a half before switching to Prozac. Compared to Prozac, Lexapro did nothing. Since switching, I have noticed such an improvement to my overall mood. There will still always be bad days but Prozac makes them so much more managable for me. I have also not noticed too many side affects. Please remember that everyones brains are different so everyone will react differently. I had a positive experience, but make sure to work with your doctor to find the best fit.Read More Read Less

It gave me headaches after using it for over a month. Initially, it is normal to experience a lot of bad side effects for the first few weeks, but mine lasted too long.