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stevebo 06/21/2010

I have been seeing this Shrink recently and he put me on 10 mg of prozac which i take at 3 each day. I had something happen yesterday and wonder if prozac could cause it. I played golf in the heat had a hot dog and gatorade at 12 and felt seeming ok. I got home watching tv and had my prozac at 3 and about hour later felt stomach problem and eventually vomited. Can prozac cause stomach problems and should you take them with food. Thanks

deleted_user 06/21/2010

i take prozac and have no issues with stomach upset. but we are all unique. could it have been the hot dog?

stevebo 06/21/2010

thanks for you reply kriskris could i ask you when you take it and what dosage. I take 10mg now only been on it for a week. Anything i should look out for . Thanks

ZAZAS 06/21/2010

I take prozac too. I haven't experienced any side effects. But, I have heard that certain medications and sunlight are not good. Can you call your doctor and find out?

deleted_user 06/21/2010

i take 80 mgs. a day. all in the am....with coffee on an empty stomach.

but im not the picture of health...lol.

be safe.

SmileyBear 06/21/2010

I'm not on prozac presently, but I have taken it. It remember it made me very sleepy while my body was adjusting to it, in the beginning.

Never any stomach problems from it.

If I eat something that does not agree with me, I feel it in an hour or so...maybe less.

I'm wondering if it was related to the heat?

I agree to talk with your doctor. Meds affect us all so differently.

I hope today is a better day for you.

deleted_user 06/21/2010

I've been on 10 mg Prozac and it did make me loose my appitite, and i lsot some weight without trying, and then after 4 months of taking them they stopped working and i gained back the weight, am going to have to try diffrent meds. Prozac to me now is like taking aspirin no longer effective. I hope it keeps working for you. good luck

stevebo 06/21/2010

well i am really just starting on the prozac and will give it a try. Not sure about my doctor yet has not earned my mark of ok yet.

deleted_user 06/21/2010

Hi- Yes-prozac can cause upset stomach with out food when taking and also cause a little nausea also-I have it mostly when starting out on it for 2 weeks or so-I always take it with a little food--good luck to you! cucina

Laura28 06/21/2010

when i first started taking prozac i had nausea and dizzy spells bit like morning sickness but i adjusted and was fine with them.. i would prob say if you were actually sick then its likely to have been the heat and hot dog x

deleted_user 06/21/2010

Think it was the heat and the hotdog xx

stevebo 06/21/2010

I am starting to think it was the hot dog and the heat. No more dogs on the course when it is that hot. I hope the prozac works

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