PROZAC....a killer?

i am wondering about other peopoles experience with prozac (fluoxetine) i have been on it twice and i attempted suicide while on it both times.i also started self harming very seriously.i suffer from an eating disorder and this was not usual behaviour for me in the LEAST but they said i was depressed not anorexic so i went along with them.i ended up in hospital for two months with over 40 sutures in my wrists...they wanted me to stay on the prozac eventhough all of this had happned they blamed me not the drug.they wouldnt allow me come off it so i had to do it without medical supervision and since im off it i have no self harm or suicidal ideas.i have never been back to the hospital in 4 years, i got a new psychiatrist and i am now on another anti depressant which works amazingly well for me and i am doing ok.my anorexia is often still a problem but i honestly believe that prozac can kill and i was given a dangerous drug.i was only 16 when i was on it first and 18 when i went back on it and i think people should look into this drug before taking it.i would certainly advise against.

I was prescribed fluoxetine yesterday morning (20mg, one tablet every morning).

I know it'll be a couple of months before it has any effect on my mental state but it has had a couple of physical effects on me. Vomiting, feeling faint and weak (I went shopping earlier on and could barely carry the basket around the shop) and I've been seeing stars now and then (mostly at the same times I got sick)

Are these effects normal? DId any of them happen to either of you?

errr, i'd go harass your doctor if i were you and tell him the symptoms your having. 20mg is a very small dosage too. and i know when one 'sees stars', that's not a good thing to happen.

do you go rench your guts out right after you take it? a couple hours later? or after a couple doses later? do tell your doc, that just doesn't sound right. if he says to stay on it, ask him if its ok to cut the pill in half and start with that. i know some meds, you don't want to cut the pill. thats a no no for more than one reason. just go bug your doc.....

Todays the third day. Yesterday was alright, I wasn't actually sick but there were times when I thought I would be. The only reason I wasn't sick is probably to do with the fact that they've suppressed my appitite, and I haven't eaten that much since.

I've got another doc's appointment in like 2 weeks so I'll bring it up then.

welp, you know your body better than me. do keep in mind, if over those two weeks before your next doc appt. more weird stuff happens you are unsure about or seem a little too spooky for you and just 'not right'....call your doctors office. make sure the receptionist takes down ALL the problems you are having thats troubling you and emphasize you need the doctor to know asap and get back to you asap with what to do. i had to do that with my doctors after a while....then it got bad enough to the point i took my own authority on the matter and told the doc i refuse to take it anymore and here's why. i know. i'm a tough cookie.

and of course, if waaaaaaaaaaaay too much of all hell is starting to break loose on you with the drug, go to the er. dying because of drug allergies and ignorance aint good.

I woke up this morning a couple of hours earilier than I usually do. Since I started takeing them, I've woken up at about 11 every day and took the pills about half 11. Today I woke up at half 7, had breakfast, and took the pill at about 8. Within the next 10 minutes I had sharp pains in my stomach and went to the hospital. They took me off the drugs and said go back to the doctors on monday and asked to be put onto something else. But the people I live with have said the drugs are making me worse. I think I hould just ask to be referred to a therapist, what should I do?

err.... ?? lets see so far you've said it's made you barf your guts out, change your sleep habits, get sharp pains, see stars, and your roomies say you're worse. the hospital sed for you to see the doc monday.

now, i'm not a medical doctor, nurse, therapist, whatever. i have no certifications, official training, etc etc so make sure you don't confuse me with one either. everything i say is just suggestions to think about k? k.

if the hospital took you off the drug, then listen to them, and don't take the drug anymore. if you do not feel comfortable with the doctor you are currently seeing and the 'chemistry' just isn't there, then yes, go look for another doctor you feel more comfortable working with. (would you marry someone you don't get along with too well just because they're not necissarily filthy rich, but able to help in a timely manner with your financial burdens? probably not? same with docs. both a mate and a doctor you put a level of trust in and the trust ain't there if things are just not feeling right for you)

but listen to the hospital, don't take the drug anymore. if your roomies say it was not good for you, take that as a 2nd vote in agreeance. (i had to go off of what my coworkers said when i was on another drug and the next morning they said i freaked them out and was not me) you can go see the doc on monday and if you feel ok with the doc, let'm know you're trying to work with him and discuss matters further. if you don't feel comfy with him, express that in a professional manner and look for another. the doc experiences i've lived through so far, i've given up on docs and havn't found one yet i can trust, but thats me, not you.

does that help at all? i have a tendancy to ramble...

I agree with what you're saying, but both the doctor who prescribed me the pills and people I know who have been prescribed the same thing before told me that I will get worse before I get better. The only thing I really want to know before I make the decision to stop taking them or not is whether or not side effects are a normal part of this and are generally expected or a sign of allergic reaction or some other underlying problem. Also, I've stopped smoking cannabis (skunk, not weed) to help with the prozac. So me feeling ill could be because of that in some way as well. It's hard to tell because like you I'm not a professional and i'm not really that well informed about this sort of thing.

eartha wrote:i am wondering about other peopoles experience with prozac (fluoxetine) i have been on it twice and i attempted suicide while on it both times.i also started self harming very seriously.i suffer from an eating disorder and this was not usual behaviour for me in the LEAST but they said i was depressed not anorexic so i went along with them.i ended up in hospital for two months with over 40 sutures in my wrists...they wanted me to stay on the prozac eventhough all of this had happned they blamed me not the drug.they wouldnt allow me come off it so i had to do it without medical supervision and since im off it i have no self harm or suicidal ideas.i have never been back to the hospital in 4 years, i got a new psychiatrist and i am now on another anti depressant which works amazingly well for me and i am doing ok.my anorexia is often still a problem but i honestly believe that prozac can kill and i was given a dangerous drug.i was only 16 when i was on it first and 18 when i went back on it and i think people should look into this drug before taking it.i would certainly advise against.

That's the result of being with the average person.

By the way, why don't you stop eating so little? Let me explain.
I would understand if you KNEW that your bones were drenched in fat, as in your signature, but it is written in your signature. You know that you are not fat. So why stay without eating?
If you didn't know, it would be like telling you the truth, that it's dark outside, even though it would be bright. But with you knowing, you can eat normally.