Posted by blueberry on September 20, 2005, at 20:46:48
In reply to My pdoc thinks prozac will help anxiety ????, posted by woolav on September 20, 2005, at 7:24:30
Clinical trials do show that prozac can work for anxiety. But on the other hand, its creation of anxiety is one of its primary side effects. So it's a toss of the coin. I think an ssri that is approved specifically for anxiety would be better. Prozac isn't.
I was on prozac for almost 6 years with no anxiety. And recently developed what I think is severe akathisia, or what others might experience as that severe anxiety when they first start, or what some would call late onset side effects.
In any case, I don't think prozac is a good choice for anxiety, just based on my own experience, the high incidence of akathisia with it compared to other ssris, and its side effect profile.
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