The pyschiatrist says to call him if I have thoughts of suicide, but when I first started taking prozac, I began to have a lot of thoughts about death. I began to be very scared of dying, actually just the opposite of suicidal but I thought something terrible was going to happen to me. Now this happens less. Is that normal? Has that happened to anyone else? Explanation for this possibly?
2007-02-20 12:33:42 · 5 answers · asked by xogingerox 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Did you talked with your psychiatrist about these feelings? The way your question is stated sounds as though you're not having these feelings any longer.
As a therapist, I really don't know the answer to this. It actually has more to do with psychopharmacology.
I DO know that with many people, Prozac can cause some feelings of anxiety when first begun. I had that experience with it,, but those feelings went away rather quickly.
It could be the same with you, that feelings of anxiety were present when you first began taking the medication, and that anxiety caused your feelings of fear.
If you are still having these feelings, you probably need to change to a different antidepressant, which, of course, you would need to discuss with your psychiatrist.
I hope you're feeling better now, and best of luck to you!
2007-02-20 12:56:26 · answer #1 · answered by pickynickie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When you first start any medication there are differnt side effects. Which fear of death sound more anxiety related. As long as it's going away I wouldn't worry. All anti depressants take approx 3 months for your body to adapt. If things get worse definatley let the people around you know and if someone says you've been acting differnt (listen to them) somethime being on meds like that you do not see yourself how others see you.
2007-02-20 12:41:10 · answer #2 · answered by linz 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It could be a side effect from the prozac, sometimes medication reverses the thoughts in ur mind so u think the opposite.
U should talk to ur doctor anyway just to be safe.
2007-02-20 14:03:37 · answer #3 · answered by Black Rainbow 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Prozac for one is a problem. Your doctor should have prescribed something a bit more mild. You really don't want to be on Prozac (from experience).
2007-02-20 12:44:31 · answer #4 · answered by Wabbit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um... taking drugs and having thoughts about death, fears of dying and feeling that something terrible will happen is not normal on drugs or off drugs.
Drugs mess with your head and artificially change your brain, neurotransmitters and thought process.
2007-02-20 12:37:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i become on lexapro. it didnt help me and its no longer gonna eliminate your strategies, yet eventaully what the medicine will with any luck do is make issues extra basic to handle. i comprehend I even have days the place each and everything looks sooo awful yet then different days, i could have the precise comparable issues ensue to me and that they dont seem as undesirable. u in basic terms could provide it time. maximum rigidity/melancholy med's address properly-known 4-6 weeks until eventually now you could discover a noticable distinction in how u experience and picture.
2016-09-29 09:47:25 · answer #6 · answered by durrell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing is going to appen to you if stop thinking negatively. Prozac will takes a week or two and you will be normal.
2007-02-20 12:39:55 · answer #7 · answered by Dr.Qutub 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
girl get the hell off them.i just buried a good friend,,
2007-02-20 12:41:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋