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Fluoxetine (generic Prozac)

rskb3
rskb3
Is anyone taking Fluoxetine? I am currently taking 20mg and have been on it for about 2 months now. I often keep on getting lightheaded/dizziness and it makes me feel nauseous, I don't know if it is from the medication or the anxiety. If you are on this medication and experience lightheadedness and dizziness please let me know. Thanks.
Restful
Restful
Hi, I've been on 40 mg. of Prozac for several years now and have never experienced those side effects. Perhaps you should look into changing meds; it may not be the right one for you.
kaylee79
kaylee79
Hi there! I have taken prozac maybe four separate times, usually for around 6 months? Once for only 2 months due to other factors that made me not able to stay on it (side effects in nursing baby). I started on 10mg each time and went to 20mg within about 2 weeks. The first week or so, I remember feeling off, like a little lightheaded and more fatigued, etc, as well as temporarily more anxious, but I adjusted within just a few weeks. I think some transient nausea and fatigue persisted, but I didn't mind given the substantial positive mood change it gave me. :-)

So I would say perhaps this is not the right med for you? Or, you might need to weigh the pros and cons -- is your anxiety / depression relief substantial enough for you to be willing to deal with the dizziness/nausea you are feeling?

For me, prozac is the only SSRI I can tolerate. All the others they tried (paxil, zoloft, lexapro) had the side effect of "urinary retention" (basically couldn't pee) and THANKFULLY prozac did not have that!! But everybody is so different; I have friends and family who have done GREAT on all three of those and didn't have any of the side effects I did.
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