What initial side effects can you get when taking Prozac for the first few weeks?
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You realy should read the contraindications sheet that came with your meds - they list most side effects.
one of the biggest things for me was the withdrawal! shakes, sweats, paranoia, nausea, panics, the lists really are endless.
Read the sheet and have a proper in depth convo with your dr - take a list of questions with you, and dont be afraid to ask everyone of them, no matter how silly you may feel they are. Also take a pen to write down the answers.
Take care, and look after yourself x
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everything from dizziness and diarrhoea thorugh to breast milk in men and women and thats not discounting suicidal tendancies!
check out the information leaflet its quite alarming!
I know someone who has recently started to take that and she has had dizzy spells, hallucinations, a bit of sickness, I guess she would be better off on something else, but you could be fine on them!
Try taking it at night before going to bed-it will probably make you tired and a bit dizzy and/or spacey at first, so I wouldn't take it in the morning when you have to work or go to school. How many milligrams are you prescribed? If the side affects don't go away in a week or two, I would check w your Dr.
I can't take it during the day-it doesn't wear off for me during the day. It's probably not high enough of a dose if it actually "wears off"
I never had any serious problems and frankly, it works for me. It all just depends on you.
my head sweated a lot, i had a funny metallic taste in my mouth, i had a slight head tremor every once in awhile, loss of sexual interest...
depends on the person and what else there on. mine was a dry mouth but check with your Dr. if anything different has changed.
Do not take it at night, it has a short half- life and will not work effectively in the day if taken at night!!
The leaflet will list all possible side effects, you will get some but they are not usually serious and most settle after a few weeks.
Side Effects: Headache, Nervousness, insomnia, drowsiness, anxiety, tremor, dizziness, fatigue, sedation, poor concentration, abnormal dreams, agitation, seizures, hot flashes, palpitations, hemorrage, tachycardia, bradycardia, nausea, diarrhea, dry mouth, anorexia, dypepsia,..dysmenorrhea, decreased libido, UTI, sweating, rash, pruritus, acne, respiratory infection, nasal congestion, headache, fever.....
These are just the main ones. Good luck with your new medicine!
the first few weeks u can get really bad itching that goes away take an antihistamine tablet that will help, but u will get very painful joints they will ache a lot, i also lost my appetite, and my partner lost his sex drive, there r a lot of side effects with this drug, but remember not every1 suffers the same effects u could take this drug and get no side effects at all. I hope u don''t need to b on them for long, good luck. hope this helps
wooziness,anxiety and erectile dysfunction. I hate that crap. Good luck out there x
In the long run this will do you more harm than good
Well if your prescribed prozak , it should come in a package which will include a leaflet inside. This will state all common and uncommon side effects. But if your worried then consult your doctor, or a proffessional medical expert....
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