"i took prozac for about a year.  my husband said i seemed less depressed so i continued taking it, but in most ways i seemed worse.  i felt like  a zombie.  i lost interest in sex.  i just sat around all day doing nothing.  i am 65 now and i have had depression since i was about 10.  i find that meditation, exercise, and careful eating have helped me way more than prozac.  the only time i get depressed now is if i eat junk food.  i eat only organic foods.  i quit eating all grains (pasta, rice, cereal, bread, crackers, cookies, cake, etc.).  i never use sugar.  if i need a little sweetener i use stevia (no artificial sweeteners).  i eat a lot of veggies.  i eat only a small amount of fruit (sugar) especially berries.  healthy/happy."