I've never been on Prozac, but I have been on other anti-depressants. Depending on your dosage, missing a dose can give you withdrawal symptoms and I have accidentally (sort of) given up an anti-depressant cold turkey. It was terrible. My stomach was upset and I was a super-B for at least a week. It's been awhile, so I can't really remember any other emotional upheaval, but I was DEFINITELY a grumpy, grumpy, grumpy person.

If you're given to missing doses, you might want to ask your doctor about splitting your pills, take half in the morning and half at night so maybe you are not completely throwing yourself off when you miss a dose...

Thanks for sharing that info. My mom and I are eager to try Prozac because our depression/anxiety is caused by a chronic enterovirus infection and strangely Prozac has been found to have potent antiviral activity against enteroviruses. It's so weird that an antidepressant would also be antiviral! I don't know if that applies to the other SSRIs though. Maybe just a molecular coincidence. I've heard it also helps IBS symptoms and a lot of enterovirus victims like us have that as well.

Never a good idea to skip prescribed dosages .... or to stop taking a medication without speaking with your doctor first.

They are prescribed for a good reason ... often better known to the doctor than the patient.