"i&#039;m hoping my posts will help others who are on the fence about antidepressants. my story - in short - is anxiety has plagued me since my teens, depression joined the parade in my late teens/early 20&#039;s. i have tried several medications over the years and because they either made me flat or sick i didn&#039;t stick with them. recently decided prozac would be my last attempt.

i started taking 20 mg every morning 2 weeks ago. i have had very little in the way of side effects. some mind shakiness in the morning, little bit of difficulty falling asleep, mild fatigue, and dampened appetite. the benefits - to this point - are - surprising. i am much calmer, the anxiety is 80% gone, the depression is still present but not like 2 weeks ago and before. it&#039;s dissipating for sure. life doesn&#039;t look so &quot;all or nothing&quot; which is a nice change.
my spouse said my &quot;fidgets&quot; are gone. i was almost constantly moving in some form or another.

i know some people think the medication reaction is &quot;all in ones head&quot; but since my problems are all in my head - i don&#039;t care if it&#039;s the medication, me thinking it is or a combination. all i can say is, for the first time in a very, very long time i am able to run errands, be more social and have actually gotten a full time job in the past 2 weeks. i am able to better care for myself now thus able to care better for my spouse.

i have no plans to stop the prozac. with 20 mg/once a day being a low dose and with it helping to this point, i&#039;m going to roll with this as long as i can.

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