Prozac symptoms and conditions

I have been on Welchol since October 2008. It worked for me right away. I had severe bile salt diarrhea since my gallbladder was taken out in 1989. It was horrible! I had NO life. I only take one pill in the morning with breakfast. I also take 10mg of Prozac. The prozac stops the spasms in the intestines and the welchol binds the bile acid. I have felt great since day one. I have had other health issues but they were unrelated and resolved. I was tempted to blame the Welchol. Maybe if you have bile salt diarrhea issues you can also discuss the possibility of prozac added to your regime. I was VERY nervous about getting the prozac but wow, what a difference it made. I don't get any cramps and feel more calm. If it weren't for this combination I would never have made my trip to Hawaii! 15 hours on planes and lots of touring with no bathrooms.I would never have done that before. I have a life now. I hope that those of you with other side-effects feel better. I'm sorry to hear that some are having such difficulty on Welchol. God Bless you and I'll pray for you to get well.

My md prescribed the generic SR (100mg *twice a day) because Pristiq was killing my sex drive.

Day 1: About 15 days later, my hands began to burn and itch and then later the soles of my feet. I took my am Allegra and put benadryl cream on them thinking it was related to some lotion I used. I called my doctor and she told me to take an extra Allegra and to make an appointment. I asked if there was a connection to the Welllbuterin and she said she didn't think so. By then, I was convinced it was the lotion so I turned down the offer to make an appointment. By the end of the day, I started to get hives under my arms, my chest and my hands and feet were burning and itching again. I took 25 mg of Benadryl and the symptoms were relieved.
Day 2: I woke up to the same burning hands, feet and itchy skin. Took morning Wellbuterin as prescribed plus 2 Allegra. The itching was alleviated until about 8 pm. I skipped the evening Wellbuterin pill and took a benadryl to help with the hives.
Day 3: I woke up to the same burning hands, feet and itchy skin. Did not take Wellbuterin but did take 2 Allegra. The itching was alleviated until about 8 pm. I skipped the evening Wellbuterin pill and took a benadryl to help with the hives.
Day 4: So far, same as Day 3. I understand it takes 3 days for medications to exit the system. I will push fluids and hope that by Day 6, I will be itch free. I am making an appointment with md asap.

I understand that these side effects are common with the generic but not with the name brand. I am tempted to try the Wellbuterin (name brand) together with Prozac (I used to take 20 mg of Prozac for years but I was a fool and wanted to see what else was out there...Prozac worked fine). I do like the idea of mixing the Wellbuterin to give me a boost, but not if I'm going to get hives or lose my hair...

I am a 31 year old female who was diagnosed with Endometriosis about 3 years ago. After my Lap procedure and consulting with multiple doctors....they all recommended I take the Lupron injections. My husband and I are not sure about a 3rd child so the Lupron would buy us some time instead of jumping into a hysterectomy. Well, it's been a week and a day (I've been counting) since the injection and it has drained me of life. I lay around all day lifeless....unable to care for my 2 children who are 5 and 1. I have pelvic and lower back pain far worse than my endometriosis symptoms, difficulty urinating, dizziness, muscle weakness, joint pain, nausea and headaches. It seems as if I remain in a "daze" all day...unable to "snap out of it". This was my first and last Lupron injection. I will take my endometriosis symptoms anytime over these side effects. I am aware that this drug has helped many women....it is just not for me! No thanks to Lupron!

I have been on paxil for five months. I must say my only side affect is thinning hair and weight loss, not a good thing when you have fine hair and are a good size to start with. The thinning hair is really not good either since I am a Hairstylist. I am very, very in tune with my hair so I know for a fact that it is the paxil. I am 57 and am on 20mg a day in the morning. I am taking it for panic attacks. I am going to see my Pharmacist tomorrow to see about going off of the drug. He had told me when I started the drug that you have to take it for nine months before going off of it. Now I need to know the reason why. What is strange to me is that only one person has mentioned hair loss, there must be many more with the same problem but they don't realize it and are blaming the hair loss on something else. Now my next question is will my hair return back to normal eventually? If not does anyone know of a Liable Suit in Canada? Looking to hear from others with the same problems. Thank you for reading this.

I'm on 400mg of Geodon a day, 320 at night and 80 in the morning. It seems most everyone talks about becoming tired, this has never been the case for me. I'm prone to be more active or hypomanic in the evenings and the Geodon works wonders to level my mood. I have noticed that my hands are shaking to the point of making my handwriting is nearly unreadable, but this side effect is not a daily event. My EKG shows a right block and, though common, I wonder if Geodon is the culprit. I was doing a strange movement with my mouth but that side effect went away after a few weeks too. I take 600mg of Wellbutrin in the morning and 1cc of testosterone every week, the combination has kept my sexual functioning and libido healthy as can be while on Geodon and even 80mg of Prozac.

I firmly believe that this med is dangerous for myself (and others)!! I started taking this HBP med (March 2009) as my doctor said it would be cheaper than Diovan HCT that I was taking (no generic available for Diovan)...so I agreed. Yes the lisinopril did keep my blood pressure down. Over the summer I noticed that depression was creeping into my life. Also my hubby began taking the same med a few months before I started. Over the spring and summer he started experiencing weird body aches and his joints were hurting and sometimes very swollen. Especially his elbows, shoulders and fingers. Rhemy doctor said he could not find any reason for the joint pains etc. Then in the fall his hands started turning numb at night to the point of intense pain. In the meantime I slid into a much deeper depression. Close to suicidal at times. Horrible, vivid nightmares, waking up in fetal positions! This is 180 degrees different from my normal view of life. I'm the eternal optimistic person!
So in November my doctor put me on Prozac (generic)...I was happy for exactly one week and then slid even deeper into depression. Out of desperation I started researching all of my meds..and came across this site! OMG - I was stunned to read about the same type symptoms!! So I immediately stopped the lisinopril and started back on my Diovan (thank God I kept the bottle)....within 48 hours my depression stopped. It's been amazing! I've been back on the Diovan for 10 days now and I feel like I have my life back. Same for my husband. All of his weird body aches and pains have stopped completely. His own depression has stopped. The only lingering side effect so far is that I will go from hot and clammy to cold and clammy numerous times during the day. This could be that I'm detoxing from this poison! I have been taking Bragg's Cider vinegar to help with the detoxing.

I'm also telling all of my friends about this med as it appears many docs are pushing this med cos it's so cheap to get - especially at Walmart - 90 pills for $10 is cheap. But not worth my sanity!!

Here are my list of side effects:
brain fogginess
severe depression
no energy
weight loss
no sex drive
sexual dysfunction
obsessive behaviors
no patience with anything or anyone
continuous crying spells
nightmares
insomnia
short tempered

I do hope someone files a class action lawsuit against the pharm companies for pushing this poison on so many people. Hard to believe that the FDA has done nothing about this many complaints!
Best wishes to everyone that is coming off this drug!
Cheers, TT

I started lisinopril almost 9 months ago..and it has taken 9 months for me to slide down a very steep slope of problems. First was the sexual dysfunction side of things...I chalked it up to stress - and slowly over the summer the depression crept into my life. My doc put me on Prozac a month ago...it worked for exactly one week and stopped....I just turned 50 so thought maybe menopause is kicking in..had the doc test me - NOPE - not even close...so I have started researching all of meds for depression and Voila! Here I find this site with all these lists of side effects from Lisinopril. I stopped taking it as of today and have switched back to my old Diovan HCT. Will update this list with the results as I go along but Lisinopril has been the only change in my meds in the past year....life sucks so far the last 9 months! I'm not suicidal but headed that way! Austin, Texas

I've been on Wellbutrin for about 9 years. There has been hair loss over that time, but I attributed it to aging. Then in 9/2007 I went to generic, and in early 2008 I was shocked and alarmed to see so much pink scalp showing through my salt/pepper hair. I was taking only 100 mg/day. Fortunately, the drug lost efficacy last fall, and I went to Prozac, with just 75 mg/d of bupropion to counter the fatigue of Prozac.
Now, having read all these reports, I think I'm going to taper off bupropion altogether. THe interesting thing is the hair loss was marked after going to generic, even at a low dose. So maybe it's the generic that's responsible. Anyway, I'm going to try more ginseng for the fatigue and biotin (thanks to all of you) for the hair loss.
By the way, the whole 9 years on Wellbutrin, I was edgy, anxious, and impatient, and worse with the generic. With Prozac (the generic also) I am a much nicer person to myself and others. Everybody is different, so follow your own good sense.

I have been taking Pozac for about 5 weeks now and ive been doing great. Sleeping well and my anxiety is starting to subside. But I have noticed that all of a sudden my hands and feet itch something awful..Wondering if anyone else as had the same thing happen to them...

Toprol XL I just started a week ago as the medicals cant get my blood pressure under control. I also take Lisinopril at 40mgs. Was told at 40mgs. of Lisinopril thats the highest dose there is (which I found is a lie from a lady I know when she told me her husband takes lisinopril XL or along those lines). Meantime..on Toprol..I cant figure how to describe it other than..when the medicals decided not to deal with my medical issues and gave me 1st Zoloft then Prozac. I had such bad reactions from them I told the medicals to deal with my medical problems dont blow me off with shrink pills! Meaning...I have the same reaction with Toprol as I did with Zoloft and Prozac...emotional, cant focus or concentrate..cant sit still..I look like crap because I cant sleep more than 5 hours or so...
Im already plump from middle aged (and I use to be bone thin at one time)..Im hungry..and yet I look and smell food and I about gag...Bits and pieces at times I can get down me though..Toast, yogurt, that kind of thing. IM tired and weak too...It takes everything I have in me just to peddle my bike 3 miles around the housing area I live. After that, I flop..
I have to pee every 2 mins too...Bad enough the pressure from fibroids on the bladder..Medicals say..Dah..they will shrink when you are finally post menopausal. ( I would love to tell that line of BS to the doctors with breast cancer or prostate cancer..see how they like it).
I am trying to give the benefit of the doubt here..give it time and see if these side effects wear off in time...But as it stands...
Between this crap and the migraine medications..IM sick and tired of not being heard/taken seriously by the medical community...Getting so Im all for alternative medicine and just let the medical doctors/FNP-C and specialists kiss my backside..

I have had Mirena for over a year now. I have been battling hair loss thinking it was from stress. My Dr. put me on Prozac and recommended that I even use Rogaine. Never once did they lead me to believe it could be from the Mirena!! I felt like I was losing my mind. Bouts of rage, constant hair loss, acne, weight gain. I am meeting with my OBGYN on the 11th to discuss removal. I am hoping these side effects subside rather quickly. I just don't know if the hair will return

I have had Mirena for a little over a year now. I thought the hair loss was just from stress in my life so I have been on Prozac and using Rogaine to help with the hair loss - with no luck. Now after reading all of these posts, it makes sense that it is from the Mirena. I have had to horrific mood swings and bouts of rage, hair loss, weight gain and acne. I am scheduled to see my OBGYN for removal on the 11th. I am hoping that the hair loss will at least stop. My stress is from worrying about my hair loss, so I might even be able to come off the prozac and live a normal life. Please post if you have had your removed and the side effects subsided. Thanks!

I started taking 5 mg of abilify a few weeks ago. Before that I was taking 2 mg for 3 to 4 months. I also take 400 mg of lamictal and 20 mg of prozac. The prozac was very recently added.

Anyway, I have tried many different medications and apparently my depression is treatment resistant. Abilify has made me a cold, emotionless person. I have not cried in months. It is terrible when you feel so sad inside and you can't even cry. I have also developed a twitch in my eyebrow which is very hard to control. Most recently I have discovered, on my own and with the help of my mother, that I have akathisia. Although I mentioned a lot of symptoms to my doctor before, she claimed it was just anxiety.

But this is so much worse than anxiety. This is extreme anxiety, being unable to sit or stand still, getting anxiety with just the thought of having to sit still, getting urges to kick, feeling terribly restless inside unlike anything I've felt before, feeling like something terrible is about to happen...

I hate this. I don't know what to do. I'm seeing my doctor in a couple days and I'm just wondering what she will do. Will she take me off or will I get something even worse... will this go away..

I was wondering if anyone has been having a problem with acne? I had the mirena inserted in May of this year, within two weeks I was having terrible mood swings, I was flying off the handle at the drop of a hat! Crazy! I went to my doctor to have it removed, he talked me into keeping it in a few months see if it changes. My moods are better but my face has become insanely greasy! I wash it twice a day, use face-wipes throughout the day to try to control it, I blot my oil away with the oil absorbing sheets. The problem is I am doing it all the time! I have even resorted to using the tissue paper toilet seat covers to blot my face, they work great in a pinch...but they are becoming part of my daily oil control routine! As an added bonus I now have acne! Never in my life have I had acne, nothing I do helps, I have all the creams and acne treatments, nothing has worked. I am just wondering if anyone else is having the same problem?

I am an 18 year old male and i have been suffering from depression/anxiety since i was about 15 years old. I have been on prozac, celexa and now i am taking zoloft. i really liked the person i was on prozac but i had major side effects with anger. i would punch walls, freak out over little things and i was just constantly getting in fights at school. i then switched to celexa, and honestly i was not a fan. it didn't absolutely nothing for me. i sunk into a deep depression, got hooked on drugs, and couldn't get back on my feet. FINALLY my doctor realized that celexa was not working for me and decided to put me on zoloft. i have been taking it for about 2 months now. yeah i got off of the drugs but i am still very irritable. my sex drive has went down the drain. It is hard for me to even get an erection, let alone make it last. i want to switch med's but i am scared to try yet another drug. i thought for sure the third time would be the charm.

My acne has been HORRIBLE! I never had it as a teenager, and now at 22, it is horrendous. I finally figured out that the acne had its onset about the same time I began Wellbutrin. I am also on Prozac, which I love, but the mix has been really great for my mood and ability to function. Any suggestions for a similar med to Wellbutrin that will eliminate the acne problem? It is comforting to see that I am not the only one with this issue!!!

hi, i've read through this several times, and it is now 3am and i find myself reading them again.

i was on both effexor and wellbutrin (generic versions of both) for quite some time, but didn't have full-on hair loss like I have now 'til about earlier this year when I was on wellbutrin only and was taking 150 mg twice a day. I got off of it because I have always had thin hair so I started to freak out when I noticed hair loss.

Unfortunately I became so depressed that I simply HAD to get back on it; and made the biggest mistake of my life by going up to the full 400mg dosage of the generic wellbutrin.

It killed me. I have very very very little hair especially on ONE side of my head, the left, and can no longer wear my bangs forward like I used to.

I went to the dermatologist (who I think was pretty bad, actually, because I went in for my HAIR and he didn't even do a strength test by pulling on it or anything!) and he said I had male pattern-ish baldness which is even more disconcerting because I can't hide the hair loss, I have a huge bald spot near the front of my head -- and I'm only a 21-year old female, people! This is beyond depressing, really. I'm beyond angry at my psychiatrist for always always downplaying the hair loss risk. I loathe him for it, in fact. But anyway.

I am going to start on biotin, and probably some prenatal vitamins, and maybe even tail Rx (******).

Thank you for posting your experiences, it has been a huge comfort to me (I wasn't lying when I said I read this thread many many times before and am reading it again now, at 3am!)

Hey there! I have been on Venlafaxine/Effexor for 5 months now and have steadily had my dosage increased (I now take 150mg in the morning and 75mg at night) and I can say that out of all the other antidepressants that I've taken (Prozac, citalopram, sertraline) this is the one for me. Yes I did have some side effects such as slight nausea in the beginning but the one that gets me is sweating, and I mean I sweat a lot! But for me it is worth it so I am not an irritable, bed ridden depressive and I actually want to go out and enjoy life with my son. Effexor is the best medication I have come across for relieving the crushing anxiety that I felt in my chest and has really helped with OCD symptoms.

It has taken me 3 years to come across this medication after numerous fails with the other meds, which in turn (on each occasion) made me doubt pharmaceuticals and my doctor, but if you are suffering on this drug then change it, there are so many slight variations to anti-depressants the one for you is out there, don't suffer in silence, just be brave and keep trying because when you find the one your quality of life will be unbelievably better.

Much love and strength to you all

I am 44 and getting muscle cramps in both lower back sides,upper back
under armpits also what feels like the heart area and stomach area
everywhere I guess, mental confusion rashes,bloating pink eye and
headaches every day. I take meds every day for pain like fioricet,Prozac,
and xanax I've taken these for many years.I'm not sure what this could be
but I do also take omeprazole 20 mg.every other day just to keep the
acid reflux down.how do you explain to a doctor all the problems I could
keep on naming them maybe its just getting old.BUT I DOUBT IT

I'm 44 with 2 kids & started Loestrin 24 about 3 weeks ago. I just wanted to say that if you are experiencing any side effects, please keep in mind to give the pill AT LEAST 3 MONTHS for your body to get used to it. Your body has to adjust to the hormone level. I am already being treated for PMDD (extreme PMS resulting in major mood swings & depression) so I really don't want to mess with that situation since I have finally gotten that under control with a low dosage of Prozac. I feel fine now but started having long, heavy periods so I decided with my doctors guidance to try the Loestrin. If it doesn't work, I will consider ablation surgery since I don't want anymore kids. I have had some spotting & feelings of slightly more depression on the Loestrin but I will definitely give it 2 more months. Good luck to all and HANG IN THERE!! It sure sux being a woman sometimes!!!

I was kinda forced by the doctors into getting the Mirena about 2 months after my son was born. I was so overwhelmed with being a new mom that I did not research it much. Getting it put in was no picnic. I have had is since 10/08 and had it removed this past Monday. Within 1 month of having it put in, I put on 15lbs. I have been and am still breastfeeding so my doctors said it would help me lose weight but I gained instead. Nothing else in my diet or anything had changed. I know having a baby not sleep through the night will make you tired but I was an undescribable tired for the past few months. I have also been moody and negative - my mom kept saying she needed me to "smile" again as I am normally a happy person. I plan on TTC for another baby in about a year so I really want to be as healthy as I can since I will have my son to chase around. I talked to my doctor about all this and he agreed that it was probably the Mirena that caused the weight gain. I am worried about the "crash" people talk about after having it removed. I am hoping since I just switched from Prozac to Wellbutrin (for mild depression & anxiety issues) that it will help. I know Wellbutrin sometimes help with weight loss as well. The past week I have read a lot of forums online and it seems people are having similar side effects...oh did I mention the foggy thinking? I wish they would have told me all the issues prior to putting it in. I never would have had it put in or had it removed even sooner

I am 62, have been on one or another anti depressant for 20 years,was on prozac for about last 3 years It seemed not to be doing the job,therapist started me on wellbutrin, the generic Bupropion,sex life was better,BUT I would rather have hair on my head than having orgasm. been taking 200 mg about 2 weeks,hands full of hair after washing my hair.I have noticed SOME memory problems,thought it was my age,ALWAYS have had a good memory, going off slowly,100 mg a day for 7 days then nothing,I also take anxiety meds,going to see if that may be all I need .If not back to the prozac

I just finished my last pill of Avelox today. I take the generic form of prozac each day. I was taking the meds at the same time because no one told me different. For the last 3 night I cannot go to sleep. When i do finally fall asleep i am worked by a panic attack that can last for a couple of hours. Stomach very upset and very nauseated. I also feel very sad and depressed. Had no idea it could be from this RX until tonight when I looked it up! Will never take again. Just wish I knew how long it will take to get out of my system????

I've been on Yasmin for years now, but recently switched to the generic Ocella. I'm trying to figure out if Yasmin or Ocella is causing my depression. I'm 25 and just recently my depression has been horrible. I've been on Lexapro for years to help with Anxiety/Depression, but never had problems like this before. My psychiatrist just switched me to Prozac. I've been on it 4 weeks and it's not doing anything. The reason I think my depression might be linked to the Yasmin is because the 2 weeks before I get my period I'm insanely depressed, borderline suicidal. Then, the day I get my period, I'm ok. Anyone else have this weird problem?