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Grand Magnate
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I can't tell if the Prozac is making me so tired or if it's the depression not really much better. I suppose I'm not quite as depressed as I was, but I'm so tired all the time. Being awake five hours a day is about all I can do. Advice?
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Call your doctor and stop taking the Prozac. My husband had the same reaction, but slightly worse (he was sleeping 22 hours per day). It is a side effect that happens to a few people. The sooner you stop taking it, the better; it takes a while to wake up from that haze. Your doctor should be able to help you find a med that is better for you and your unique brain chemistry.
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Only 5 hours awake everyday? Yeah, that's not good.
Definitely contact your doctor. Even when I'm depressed, I don't sleep that much. I may sleep 14 hours a day, but definitely not 19+ hrs. Whether your excessive sleep is from Prozac or depression, it sounds like you may need a med adjustment of some sort so that you get back to a normal sleeping schedule. In the meantime, can you find something to help you stay awake? Caffeine or something? Not that excessive caffeine is good for you, but excessive sleep isn't good for you either. When you sleep too much, you tend to feel more tired. Another thing you can try to do is get some exercise. Exercise wakes me up because of the adrenaline rush. Just don't do any heavy weightlifting or something that could get you hurt if you're overtired, but maybe use an exercise bike or treadmill. You could probably get away with lifting light weights, though, like those 10lb dumbbells. |
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My appointment is almost two weeks away. Caffeine isn't helping. Exercise makes me more tired lately, when I'm able at all. I dunno any more. Been on Prozac almost a month.
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Don't push yourself. Be gentle with yourself. Definitely put in a call to your doctor right away.
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Call your pdoc. It doesn't matter when you're appointment is; your pdoc needs to know now what's happening and will steer you in the best direction. I have experience with at least 30 pdocs over the years and have learned that they would much rather be contacted when a patient is having a med problem. That way the issue can be dealt with before it gets worse and harder to treat.
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It's actually not very good for you to be sleeping that much. I don't know if you noticed, but Qantas is trying top add a 20-hour nonstop Newark-Sydney flight. On the inaugural one, there was a massive amount of medical data collected on the "passengers" and there was even required exercise and walking time. So on. Anyhoo, being in just a couple of body positions and not really moving for 18-19 hours can def be a health hazard. So, please do call.
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i dropped my 20mgs/Prozac because of this. blah. at first, the anxiety and ruminations were so much better, no ill effects...yay! then I started sleeping more. and napping. and...not...caring...at all. so, I dropped it. but that's me. the -big, big, big- thing in my life is to take some flavor antipsychotic I can tolerate OK. which is another thing...
my shrinky shrink reduced my 'atypical,' because Prozac boosts the blood levels and I had a -lovely- tremor going. tremor is gone now, the reduced dosage is still effective, etc., but... do you think the Prozac could be messing with the Rx you were already on, in not so fabulous ways? just a random thought. and please do, do, do call your provider(s). |
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Grand Magnate
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Maybe it's getting better? I stayed awake over 12 hours straight so far, the first 5 with no caffeine. I even managed a two mile walk! I'm tired now but don't feel sleepy. Hoping tomorrow goes better.
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That is excellent. I've taken all of the SSRI's over my years of being medicated. Each one caused intense side effects (fatigue, headache, nausea, etc.) for about a week, then the side effects subsided. I hope that's the case with you.
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Ssri meds can affect levothyroxine absorption. I'm pretty sure that's what was going on, as routine blood work showed tsh over 15, and it wasn't a problem before restarting the antidepressant. I've felt like I'm working on getting better lately
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I think your doctor needs to know asap. Now, this is just my opinion based on my personal experiences and those I know who have had similar experiences with antidepressants. SSRI's (IMO) are not so great for bipolar people. I cant explain why but I think it has to do with what it targets in the brain. I have had great success with cymbalata an SNRI and I know other friends of mine who have done well on other SNRI's or tricyclics. I am not a doctor so this is my opinion. I know that cymbalta targets the seratonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. I believe that SSRI's aim to manage just the seratonin. I have no science to back this up. I only know for myself that I got stable with cymbalta after years of different ssri's and I have been stable for like 14 years. Other friends of mine with bipolar also got stable on non-ssri medications. Its worth talking to your doctor about and doing some research but again, this is just my experience.
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She prescribed the ssri as an "emergency" med. I was headed south in a very fast way, from having terrible luck on Abilify. I have reactions to just about everything and we've run out of things to use.
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