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Prozac

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Anyone taken prozac for depression before?Did it work? And did it cause weight loss?
I start on it tommarow and would like to know what to expect.Thanks.......Deb
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wish i could help. i dont like anti-depresssants. hope things work out.
keepingon
keepingon
I have been on Prozac for over 12 years and I have no problems with it. It takes at least 3 weeks before you get the full benefit. It has a long half life. Another benefit is since it went generic a few years ago it decresed in cost by about 90%.
If I remember right it did make me a little jittery the first week or so, but keep trying for at least a month before you evaluate how it makes you feel. It does not cause any "High" feelings, it just gave me patience to deal with life more calmly.
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I was on Prozac for a year and would NEVER touch it again!!!!! I became suicidal whilst on and soon after stopping it found out it was a side effect for some people! Also, ever since taking it I've had a problem with excessive sweating, weirdly though, only from the neck up. It was one of the side effects I had whilst taking it and it never went away.

Contrary to popular belief it doesn't cause weight loss for everyone. I put on 3 stone whilst on it. Some people love it though. I hope you have better luck with it than me. xx
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