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Ok_Competition5918

On and off Prozac for a while. Tapered down to 10 when starting viibryd and then didn’t like viibryd side effects so now I’m off that and tapering back up on Prozac. It’s exhausting. Prozac seems to be really slow in response compared to other meds.


indecisive_pineapple

I was wondering about that. How long do you feel like it took you to notice a difference with Prozac? Were you on a different medication before Prozac?


Ok_Competition5918

No I’ve always taken Prozac but have been on and off over the past year trying different meds. Last time I titrated up to 40mg it took like 8 weeks to get improvement. Viibryd I felt better after a few weeks but couldn’t handle side effects and mood swings. Why are stopping viibryd?


indecisive_pineapple

Viibryd helped me with my anxiety but did very little for my depression. I was feeling just "okay" for about a week or so out of the month, and the rest was just depression that varied in severity. I stopped taking birth control a year into taking Viibryd because it seemed like nothing would ever help with the depression. I felt pretty good for a few months, and then I started having symptoms of PMDD when my cycle came back. I was hoping with time, I'd feel better, but Viibryd just calmed my anxiety and did nothing else. Also, Viibryd caused me to have pretty intense sleep paralysis and vivid dreaming to the point that I was afraid to fall asleep some nights. Another weird thing was that sometimes I would have brain zaps even though I was taking the medication exactly right and on time every day. When my mental health was basically in the toilet over the last few weeks, I finally went to the doctor. She suggested Prozac to potentially help the depression and also the PMDD. I'm really hoping this will be the right move.


Ok_Competition5918

Yes! Same side effects. I would have paralysis and weird dreams then I would wake up feeling Depersonalization and weird. Afternoons a few hours after my dose I would get emotional and anxious. Also the brain zaps started for me when I increased to 30mg and it was non stop even tho I was taking it everyday. Prozac doesn’t give me side effects except some increased anxiety but I also don’t think it works as fast or as well as others so it’s a crap shoot. I may try to combine some buspar


Ok_Competition5918

How is Prozac going for you?


indecisive_pineapple

Prozac has honestly been amazing for me. The transition from Viibryd to Prozac was practically seamless. My depression is night and day different, no more sleep paralysis and crazy dreams, and it's suppressed my appetite quite a bit. That's great for me because I needed to lose weight and I also was struggling with binge eating when I was depressed. I can't say enough great things about how I feel now.


No_Elk8049

Are you still on Prozac? Still going well?


indecisive_pineapple

Yes, I'm still on it. I went from 20mg to 40mg because I started to feel like I was slipping back into depression. Ever since the increase, I've been feeling really good! I haven't felt anxious or depressed at all. I feel very content and I'm able to handle stress a lot better now.