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So I'm having pretty much a two day long panic attack. Last night I started to get the worst panic attack I had in a while. A flash of heat thru my body then pure terror and panic about dying from my medication (prozac). I keep getting this stupid fear that it's gonna kill me. I also cant stop thinking about dying in general and its absolutely horrifying me. I can NOT take it. I can't rationalize anything no matter how hard I try. I suppose that's what the prozac is for. I prayy that it works so bad! It takes a few weeks but they say itll start to kick in within a week or two. its been 5 days today. All day I've been nervous and am having mini attacks. I was feeling okay at one point but it came back. I'm like living off xanex now and it's not even helping as well as it did because the dose is so small. I'm afraid to raise it because I don't wanna get addicted. Right now Im feeling dizzy and naseous and its making me even more nervous. Every time i close my eyes I feel sick, I'm afraid of being alone so Im sitting in the living room with my mom and stepdad and I don't want them to go to bed because I dont wanna be alone in my room and Im shaking and ugh I don't even know what else to say. My heart is racing I feel like I cant breath. I keep getting these heat flashes, especially in my head. I really hope the prozaqc works and i hope my fear of it goes away. It's here to help me, meanwhile, I sit here and worry about it anyway. I swear I'm so tired of this. ugh i wanna like jump out of my skin right now!
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Im sorry you\'re feeling this way. I\'ve been feeling pretty bad this morning myself. Your prozac is not gonna kill you! You have been taking it and if it was going to do anything to you it would have already happened. I know it\'s hard to think that when you aren\'t feeling good. It\'s hard for me to rationalize when I feel anxious. But I hope you are feeling better today! Know I\'m here to talk!
Thanks! I forget if u said you\'ve taken it before. If so.
how long did it take 2 work? Itsjustscare because the. Past 3 daysive beenfeeling horribly axious instead of feeling better..id think it was gonnaimprove, not get worse. 2mro willbe a week I\'ve been taking it. I just woke up and already I\'m feelin anxious...I woke up 6am panicing as well..I swear 6am is like my bodys time 2 wake me up..always happens. But I got back 2 sleep..I just don\'t know why its only the past few days that I can\'t seem to get out of this panic..I\'ve been feeling better on and off and now all of a sudden this.
oh I\'m sorry, I just realized u said u weren\'t feelin good this morning either..how are you now? Hope you\'re feeling better
Hey I took prozac two years ago and it seemed to only worsen my anxiety, I stopped after two months and felt the same. I\'ve heard it works well for depression however my anxiety was worsened, went to a new doc, got prescribed xanax and.now lexapro. Feeling like its a better fit... only been two weeks. But my old Dr doubled the dosage of my prozac to see if that would do the trick, and I just stopped on my own. Different circumstances, just thought id share my experience. I have a cousin in staten island who has suffered from extreme depression and anxiety for many years, so don\'t be afraid to be honest with the doc, I used to be, bc it\'s the only way to find the best treatment :)
I don\'t think it should be doing that to you. It should be very effective in the beginning..& you should at least feel some improvement...It doesn\'t sound like it\'s working very well for you if your panic attacks are worsening..I would def. talk to yor doctor about it & see if (I know you hate this) you can try something else that may work better for you! Don\'t get discouraged..we all have to kinda feel our way through meds to see what works & what doesn\'t..some take longer than others to find out what does. So keep your head up! I hope you are feeling better..and thank you I am feeling MUCH better. ( :
Hope you feel better soon!
I think you\'re expecting too much, too soon from the prozac. My experience with prozac is that it doesn\'t help with anxiety.
so now this is scaring me..because some people tell me it works for their anxiety some say it doesnt. It\'s so frustrating. I dont know what to think. It kinda makes me dizzy and naseous. It makes me more anxious as well but at the same time I started to feel better today i didnt need a xanex and i felt like I could think more clearly. I feel like its working but its just when i first take it a few hours after I get the side effects. I hear in the begginning ur supposed 2 have side effects so thats why i\'m gonna wait and see. No one had side effects in the beginning that went away?
and btw the lexapro gave me horrible side effects and so did ccelexa..i guess everyones just different with what helps. Im just so scared I\'m gonna have to switch meds again ugh. Like i said tho it seems to be helping as well. Im gonna wait a little longer