Severe Nausea with Prozac?
Severe Nausea with Prozac?
I was just curious if anyone has experienced this? I was prescribed 20mg. about a week ago...I started taking it, and a few days later, I started waking up with severe nausea and leg tremors...I still feel sick, it feels a little better and then gets worse...I already have a sensitive stomach, and it seems like something really upset it...I have almost a month sober, but I haven't had a big appetite...so I'm not having much food with it...I really dont want to take it anymore because I can't deal with feeling so sick all day...I have hardly even slept because every time I lay down I feel like I'm going to throw up...I know the only other time I've gotten leg tremors was when I drank too much (I havn't drank anything) or when I had side effects/withdrawal from another anti-depressant a couple of years ago...Ugh this is horrible.
Prozac and I did not agree. I was very nauseous, drowsy (and I was driving 100 miles roundtrip per day to tech school), and I ended up feeling jittery and with the leg tremors like you mentioned after a month on it.
Hmmm, Prozac was about the only anti depressant that didn't cause me any side effects. I've been on it for about 10 years or so, no side effects or problems at all. Have you spoken to your Doctor or left a message with his office? I know I wouldn't want to take something that had me nauseous all the time and the leg tremors would drive me crazy too.
Not meaning to hijack your thread, but when you all see a commercial for a medicine and the side effects are nausea, diarrhea, constipation, thoughts of suicide, hair loss, weight gain, weight loss, fatigue, insomnia, drowsiness, irritability, feeling bloated . . . doesn't it just make you want to rush to the doctor and get an Rx for it? lol
Judy
Not meaning to hijack your thread, but when you all see a commercial for a medicine and the side effects are nausea, diarrhea, constipation, thoughts of suicide, hair loss, weight gain, weight loss, fatigue, insomnia, drowsiness, irritability, feeling bloated . . . doesn't it just make you want to rush to the doctor and get an Rx for it? lol
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I started taking Prozac about a month ago and, compared to other SSRIs I've been on, the initial side effects were pretty bad.
Maybe you could ask your doctor about lowering the dose for a week or two, and adjust the dose as necessary once the side effects have subsided. A lot of people can't tolerate starting at 20 mg.
Maybe you could ask your doctor about lowering the dose for a week or two, and adjust the dose as necessary once the side effects have subsided. A lot of people can't tolerate starting at 20 mg.
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I was on a high dose of Prozac for about 2 and half years when I was a teenager, and while it didn't make me nauseous, my legs twitched constantly. I finally got off it and tried Paxil at around the dose of Prozac you're taking now and experienced really bad nausea. I stopped after a month because of it. My advice is to wait it out a bit longer, but get off it if that continues (maybe try something else). I don't think its worth it with those kind of side effects. Good luck!
I definitely can't tolerate this, it's horrible...I am going to speak to the Psych Tues about it...I also have anxiety, but actually got worse when I started taking this, and I've been very jittery aside from the nausea and tremors. Thanks all for the replies, greatly appreciated.
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At one time I was taking Prozac for a couple years but didn't notice any side effects. I think your are doing the right thing about consulting you Doc whenever serious side effects arise from taking any medication. Also congratulations on your sober time.
I definitely can't tolerate this, it's horrible...I am going to speak to the Psych Tues about it...I also have anxiety, but actually got worse when I started taking this, and I've been very jittery aside from the nausea and tremors. Thanks all for the replies, greatly appreciated.
This is the main side effect I had - anxiety, feeling jittery and edgy. It's gone now, though. I'm glad you're going to discuss this with your doc, make sure to ask him about lowering your dose; sorry to be repetitive, but 20 mg is usually way too high a starting dose for anxiety-prone people. good luck!
Yeah, one would assume that they know what they're doing. Sadly, IME, that's not the case for a lot of them. I've been "treated" by several quacks who pretended that my complaints were "in my head", and not the result of their reckless, clueless assessments and prescriptions. I'm not saying that your doc is like that but if you don't fully trust him/her, maybe you'd be better off finding a new one. Keep us posted
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Have you been on something that worked for you in the past? If yes, you can try to switch to that drug again. I had a very hard time finding an antidepressant that wouldn't cause severe and immediate side effects. Celexa was probably number 5. But is caused bad long-term side effects and awful withdrawal.
But you definitely should not be suffering like this now. Take care.
OB
But you definitely should not be suffering like this now. Take care.
OB
Have you been on something that worked for you in the past? If yes, you can try to switch to that drug again. I had a very hard time finding an antidepressant that wouldn't cause severe and immediate side effects. Celexa was probably number 5. But is caused bad long-term side effects and awful withdrawal.
But you definitely should not be suffering like this now. Take care.
OB
But you definitely should not be suffering like this now. Take care.
OB
I tried Cymbalta before, didn't work out for me either...I just want this sh*t out of my system already...I know it's gonna take a few more days. Trying to hang in there.
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Have you looked into getting something short term for anxiety and sleep? Maybe if you can stabilize those, you might not even need the antidepressant in the end. I don't remember if you mentioned the dose but ask your doctor to start on a lower dose of a new antidepressant to see if you have the side effects and then increase it to what it should be.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Have you looked into getting something short term for anxiety and sleep? Maybe if you can stabilize those, you might not even need the antidepressant in the end. I don't remember if you mentioned the dose but ask your doctor to start on a lower dose of a new antidepressant to see if you have the side effects and then increase it to what it should be.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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