I took Prozac with no side effects, but everyone is different (how's THAT for commitment :)

You may actually be feeling side effects from stopping Citalopram. I don't know how long you were taking it or how long it's been since you switched, but my guess would be to give it a few more days, then if the pissyness is still there, give the Doc a call and see if something will suffice.

Meanwhile, God help the telemarketers... :D

I have not taken any meds for my depression. How do I know if I need meds? I have to go to an air base that is a long drive to see a doctor. I figured if I could go through 26 hours of labor and deliver a 9 lb baby with no drugs(thanks to a Navy doctor) I could deal with anything. I try to get by by throwing things.

I take an anti depressant not prozac but a different one. It could be the medicine but anger and irritability also goes with grief. I sometimes get up and think everyone is following me around trying to tick me off :) Sometimes I call up someone I have issues with like my sons ex just to harass her ;) Don't worry she deserves my wrath!!! But you should ask your doctor for sure. Hugs!!!

I was on Prozac a few years back during a really bad time. I lost 50 pounds and became the sweetest person my husband ever knew. Then they took me off of it and told me I was better. I would talk to your pharmacist. It may not be the Prozac causing the problem, but withdrawal from the other drug as it leaves your system.

Good one Kaaren. I like throwing things too. I buy 5 and 10 cent dishes at the thrift store and have at it. I really do feel better when I am done.

I throw things and scream. My older son hits doors. My husband put posters on some of the doors but now I think we'll go out and get new ones.

I think it could be, as others have said, going off the Citalopram. Since none of us can be sure I think the best advise would be to give your doctor that prescribed it and see what he thinks. I don't know a lot about antidepressants just know they have helped me through some bad times. I give you credit for being strong enough to admit you needed something to take the edge off. We both know they don't cure anything but sure help to let us cope more positively. :) Sharon

I don't want to overstep my boundries so I'll refrain from giving any advice besides to make a phone call to your doctor and see what they have to say.

I did a little research and found that there are some side affects to Prozac like irratability but they are supposed to be fairly rare.

From personal experience I can tell you that my youngest daughter was on it for a while and was one of the few who did have some adverse though not dangerous reactions.

There is a lot of information on the web about meds but you have to be careful about the sources you might look into. Far to much of the information is based on opinion and not on fact. I try to keep my research to information associated with trusted medical sources such as large, well known hospitals. I'll paste a couple of links you can check out that have a good reputation for reliable information.

http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-6997-Prozac+Oral.aspx?drugid=6997&drugname=Prozac+Oral


http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a689006.html

http://www.safemedication.com/searchresults/DisplayDrug.aspx?id=a689006

The information in these sites is about the same as the information you should have been given with the meds. Sometimes I find it hard to concentrate enough to read through this stuff. In those cases i call the pharmacist and doctor as others have advised.

Hope this helps.

Matt

One thing I forgot to mention is that I had to try a couple different kinds of antidepressants to find out which ones worked well for me. I finally ended up on a combination of two. If one doesn't work there are plenty more helpful ones out there so don't despair. When the first ones didn't work I started to feel pretty hopeless but am doing much better.

Just a few days ago I talked to my doctor about trying to be weaned off the antidepressants slowly. Hopefully I will be well enough to do so but if not I'm okay with using them. I would rather take a few meds every day and have a quality of life than not take them and spend my waking moments wishing I could be struck by lightning or hit by a train.

Depression runs deep in my family so I know i may never be off the meds completely but as I said taking them is far less a problem than the alternative depression.
Hugs,

Matt

Thanks for the comments. I realize calling the doctor is the best plan, but with the holiday weekend, it will be Tuesday before that's an option. As for trying to wing it without medication----I did that for 5 months before I admitted that I could use a little help. I had thought I wouldn't be able to work through the depression if I was masking it, but when I couldn't do my job because I couldn't stop crying, I knew I had to do something. I have weaned down to the lowest dose, but still notice a big difference if I try to go without anything. I, too, have experienced some intense physical pain in my life, but emotional pain is a whole different story as far as I'm concerned. I haven't tried throwing things, but I'd just as soon not give my kids any ideas. I'd prefer to go for a run with my iPod on, but whatever you've found works for you, you should probably use as long as it's not hurting you or anyone else. Thanks to everyone who took the time to comment. Even when the answers aren't evident, it's nice to know that there are people out there listening to the questions.

Getting "ticked off" easily is something that I feel is mostly a normal part of grieving. There are some things that I tolerated in the past that I can't today. I don't think it so unusual for it to be just the way it is now. I have a different look on life now. So my thoughts are - it's just may be part of who you are now.

It could be that getting ticked off easily is part of who I am now, but that hasn't been the case for the first 14 mos of grieving, so that makes me wonder if it is due to the med change yesterday. I guess time will tell. I don't really want to be the angry widow, but I know that I'll have to work through it, regardless of cause. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Yes it can be the prozac. Sometimes it is a short term thing, e.g about 2 weeks and then it goes away but for some people it permanetly has a side effect of creating anxiety and irritability.

How long have you been on it?