i've been taking it for many years and am now in a real bad spot mentally and emotionally. i know i need help real bad but it's not as easy as it would seem to be. things just seem to be getting worse by the day. the prozac obviously isn't working anymore. i take it in combination with wellbutrin but haven't seen any positive results from that drug.
2006-09-18 18:03:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
my meds are prescribed by my doc. i'm taking the max dosage of prozac at this time.
2006-09-18 18:15:30 · update #1
About 2 years. Ask your doctor about Paxil and/or Welbutrin.
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2006-09-18 18:14:24 · answer #1 · answered by lcmcpa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I have never heard of building tolerance towards an anti-depressant drug before. Ok, first off are you taking the welbutrin with the prozac by doctors orders? If not, you need to stop and see a doctor. They just may increase the dosage for a while. It is also possible that things around you are getting worse than when you started prozac, which whould then make you more depressed i suppose. It could also just be you are hitting some blues, and they might just wear off. I would seriously suggest getting an appointment with your doctor. He may up it, or change it or whatever. Try confiding with someone that you trust, that could seriously help take off the edge, that's worked with me before. Be careful with wellbutrin, i take it and sometimes it can be kinda wierd ya know. So, point is see a doc, stop combining unless instructed to, tell someone you know. Hope that works, good luck! =)
2006-09-18 18:11:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the best thing to do is to just get off everything you are on. I know it seems hard now, but trust me you can do it. I used to be really depressed also and I was taking antidepressants.. I was on paxil and wellbutrin but I decided to get off of them both because they were doing no good for me and I realized I couldn't rely on medicine anymore, and now i'm off of everything and I feel fine. Talk with your psychiatrist about what they feel is best for you, but honestly some antidepressants can be dangerous and make you feel worse so just be careful!
2006-09-18 18:14:48 · answer #3 · answered by Amanda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell your Doctor about it, maybe he needs to change the combination of drugs to make you feel better. There are other medications out there for you, so make that phone call.
2006-09-18 18:32:19 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I would go back to the Psychiatrist and ask them what you should do. You should also ask your therapist about what is going on...
2006-09-18 18:05:31 · answer #5 · answered by want it bad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋