I went of my Prozac because it was putting me in an unsafe place. My doctor doesn't know yet. I have to tell him when I see him next time. He just wanted me to stay on it until he can get me into a pdoc but that could be a while and I didn't want to be in that bad place all the time, so I went off of it myself. I feel so much better and I am doing great. Who knew that by going off the Prozac would make me feel better.

Any way, the only problem with going off of it is that my whole system is messed up now because I was on it for a few months. My allergy medicine isn't working as well as it should and yeah, I feel crummy as far as my allergies go. Emotionally I am feeling great though. Things couldn't be any better. So I was wondering has any one else had problems with Prozac interfering with their other medications? If so after going off the Prozac did you find that your other medications don't work as effectively as before?

Wish

Hey, Wish...

I was on Prozac for a about a year a couple of years ago, and I went off it for reasons similar to what you describe. It put me in a bad place, and I was having awful, vivid dreams. I didn't tell my doc either. I did notice that for a while afterward I felt a bit strange sometimes, but I was on several different meds at that time. I'm not sure of any link to them. I do know that after a few weeks the effects wore off, and I felt okay again. I hope you get things right, so you can feel better again.

Idealist

I told my doc today that I wasn't taking the Prozac and how I was feeling better. He perscribed a new allergy med for me and is still working hard to get me into a pdoc as soon as he can. I guess I will have to wait and see what happens next!
Thanks,
Wish

Hey, Wish!

I'm very glad that you're feeling better, and your PC is working with you to set things straight. I hope the pdoc turns out to be a good one, and can get you on a treatment that works for you.

Idealist

Hi wishfulthinking,
How are you doing today? I'm really glad to read you're feeling a lot better than you were. I hope that continues. Are you feeling better this week compared with the first week after stopping the Prozac?

You wrote back in November I think it was, when you started the prozac that you were having problems with mood swings. I was very concerned for you and suggested you contact your doctor right away because I know that sometimes these particular types of medications can trigger serious mood swings in some people.

I see you've been taking it for a few months now prior to ceasing it. I really hope you tapered the dose down slowly and didn't just stop it. I was taking an SSRI years and years ago for panic attacks and I got so sick of some of the side-effects that I just stopped taking it. eeeek. I knew better, but I did it anyway. My goodness I got ill. It was just shocking and I could barely even walk 'cause my muscles all ceased up as well.

The only reason I mention this, and I'm not doing it to scare you, is that some people develop a discontinuation syndrome after coming off SSRIs... even when they do it slowly, but more likely after an abrupt ceasation as far as I know.

Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome . You probably know all this already, but one of the symptoms is flu-like symptoms. If you're experiencing any of these symptoms .... please, please go see your Doctor ASAP.

take care there, and I hope you continue to improve.
Lara

I forgot to mention...
I don't know what other medications you're taking, but you can check drug/drug interactions in numerous places online.

This one is from PDR Health about Prozac.
It gives a list of "Possible food and drug interactions when taking Prozac"
http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/r.../pro1362.shtml

There's also this drug checker where you create your own list of medications and can check for any interactions.
http://www.drugs.com/xq/cfm/pageID_1...0/qx/index.htm