Welcome to the anxiety board at DS.

You've taken the important first step in writing it out.

Stay hydrated. Consistently stay hydrated. Keep a daily journal to see what works when.

Best wishes as you find your better balance.

Take a walk. Distract your thoughts.

I think you may want to talk with your psychiatrist, because they have probably had patients who have gone through the same thing and will give their best professional opinion on whether it's best for you to continue treatment. But depending on what you're taking it for, it could potentially worsen your mental health state if the side effects don't wear off

I am on Prozac. No side effects. Talk to your doctor. Then you both can decide if you should continue it.

I agree to call your psychiatrist's office and let them know about your side effects.

These medications take at least 4 weeks to see the benefits.

You may experience some discomfort for the first few weeks. But try to hang in there. I know that is hard to do!

Check with them before stopping taking them.

I took Prozac a while back and I remember I felt odd at first, then I got better. BUT yes you should tell your doctor first.

Just chiming in that it would be good to discuss with your doctor, not only before stopping taking it but just to keep your doc informed about what you are experiencing.

I do not take meds for my anxiety but tried Prozac several years ago when I was going through a particularly tough time and it made me feel crazy. If I took it at night, I couldn’t sleep. If I took it in the day time, I felt exhausted. It also seemed to kick up the anxiety but that may have been more related to stress and not getting good sleep. Sometimes those general types of side effects from the medication do pass with time. For me, I gave it a couple of months and gave up on it. Meds affect people differently so in my mind I think you can’t really know how they affect you until you are on something for a month or so. The exception to that would be if you are having serious side effects like an allergic reaction, delusional thoughts, etc. Then it should be stopped but still with a discussion with a doctor

Just echoing the need to take to a doctor.i know that when my wife started zoloft she was prescribed meds for the side affects if she needed then but was also told to take them right before bed so that she wouldn't feel the side effects. Supposedly it's only at the beginning that they occur, but yes it told like 4-6 weeks to take effect. I don't know anything about Prozac but the person who would know is your doctor