Prozac

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Registered: 04-07-2002
Prozac
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Wed, 03-14-2007 - 5:29pm

Like I said in an earlier post, I have been taking 10mgs of Prozac for almost a month now. Small amounts of Prozac have proven to be the best for me in relieving bouts of depression. I usually have to stop it after a bit because it starts to make me manic. But this time, I convinced the doc (a GP, not a pdoc) to give it to me whereas some pdocs don't like to give it to me, and it has not made me manic after nearly a month. In fact, I didn't take it yesterday and the day before because I felt good and energetic, and I thought that might be the start of mania. It wasn't, and today I noticed a depressive slump creeping back. So, I'm taking it again.

I'm rambling! Sorry 'bout that.

But, I wonder if pdocs should ever be so down on Prozac as some of them are for people with bp. It helps me, and I like it. If I treat it with respect, it is good to me. Shouldn't I have what I know works? The antidepressants that don't cause mania don't work at all with me, and some things like Effexor make me manic a lot faster than Prozac.

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Beth "Petrouchka"

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Registered: 09-01-2004
In reply to: trouchflute
Thu, 03-15-2007 - 3:08pm

Beth,


I used Prozac for YEARS, before I was dx'd BP and it was a wonderful AD and even solo took a good while before I would bounce into mania.

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Registered: 05-22-2006
In reply to: trouchflute
Thu, 03-15-2007 - 11:18pm

Hey Beth! Prozac was given to me by my pdoc and it seems to work well. I told him I specifically needed something that wouldn't completely take away the mania, I need it in small doses. Congrats on finding a med that works for you!

Pug hugs, Kelli





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Registered: 08-03-2006
In reply to: trouchflute
Sat, 03-17-2007 - 1:32pm

I like my Lexapro. I haven't had a full blown mania, though I think that I did as a freshman in college, but either way, I haven't had a full mania since I've been on Lexapro, and maybe never. I'm Dx as BPII. My Pdoc is wanting to take me off of Lexapro and put me on some BIG meds. I'm not suicidal or anything, just bleh. I was really happy when my OBGYN recommended that I just stay on the Lexapro until I TTC, then renegotiate medications after the pregnancy. (will be awhile, maybe a year before I TTC, but I didn't want to switch meds, get those in my system, then have to wean off them before TTC).

I don't want to stop taking the Lexapro. It has really curbed my irritability/mean attituteness. It helps with the BIG depression part too. I still have the medium depression, but not to the bad point that I've been before.