Prozac & forgetfulness?

Question:

So I take Prozac and wanted to try to wheen off it. I have been taking a lower dose for a week and its a TERRIBLE feeling. Its just like I felt before I started taking it. I've taken Prozac for about a year now. I have had increased forgetfulness, is that related to the drug? Also, I was wondering about taking 1 every other day, does anyone do this? How long does one 20 mg dose stay in your system? I was taking 20 mgs 1x a day, then went to 10 mgs once a day. I have heard of ppl taking a 20 every other day. I'd like to maybe rotate between 20 & 10 every other day... like 20 mg on monday, 10 mg on tuesday, 20 mgs on wed, 10 on thur... and so on. Anyone with any info on this? I've looked at all the weblinks.. I want personal experience info :)

Answers:
Prozac has some withdrawal effects, but not as much as many other medications. I didn't feel any at all when I stopped. The problem is, with any medication like this, if you stop taking it, you may start to have the same problems you had that made you start taking it. It's obviously best to do this with your doctor's help.
Forgetfulness can come from the medication, it made me really foggy headed. However, it can come as a result of the depression too.

Edit- Oh yeah, but I should mention I've taken another antidepressant, Effexor, which didn't leave me forgetful or foggyheaded. It doesn't work for everyone of course though, and Effexor has especially nasty withdrawal effects.

Never get off psychiatric medicine without the help of your doctor.

I don't have experience with Prozac, but with Paxil. I was taking 20 mgs. I tried taking only half of it, but I had really bad brain zaps. Every time I moved it felt like a electric shock going thru my head.
I ended up switching to Lexapro. From there I managed to ween myself off. First I halfed the pill from 20 mgs down to 10 mgs. I did that for about one week. Until I had no withdrawal symptoms anymore Then I cut that one in half. Took the 5 mgs for about one week. Then I cut the 5 mgs. in half and did that for about one week. Then I started taking the 2.5 mgs only every other day. And I did that for about 2 weeks. And then I just quit. I did have some minor withdrawal symptoms.
I have heared from people that they actually had to switch to liquid to get off the antidepressant. The liquid enabled them to cut down their doses in smaller increments.
Go to this side. They have lots of info about going off a antidepressant.

http://www.quitpaxil.info/

Good luck!
Oh and the forgetfulness. I have it too. I think it is those drugs.

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