Posted by marleenm on August 28, 2005, at 1:09:31
In reply to Pdoc upped Prozac...who takes 40 mg?, posted by woolav on August 25, 2005, at 14:05:00
I have been on Prozac for 14 years. I have gone up and down on dosage, tried other meds, but have always been able to count Prozac as reliable. I take 20 mg in the am and 20 mg in the pm. I also take a mood stabilizer, lithium, with it. Fourteen years on both meds and I can say that they have helped me alot. That doesn't mean my depression doesn't cycle itself or that sometimes it feels like the meds aren't working, I work closely with the person who monitors my meds. I am bi polar by the way. As for side effects, I don't have any from the Prozac but I do have some with the lithium. I have polydipsia (extreme thirst) and dry mouth.
> Because of some recent set backs, I was upped to 40mg of prozac (was taking 20 for about a year) I thought prozac was suppose to be the one AD that didnt poop out that soon. I like it better than the others I have tried (no weight gain) but I sure hope it doesent stop working in another year. ....
> Anyone else taking 40mg? Also, I have been extra tired, could this be from doubling my dosage?
> S
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