New to the Group and Dealing with Medication Side Effects

Hello! I just joined and hope to find others who are going through the same things I am. I have recently, with my dr help, weaned off my Paxil and am now on Prozac for anxiety/depression. I have been on Prozac for 4 days and this morning woke up nauseated and with a headache. I’m wondering if these are side effects of me starting the Prozac.

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E_belli

1y ago

Those were side effects I had when starting too, but they went away. I also had mine bc of the switch of the meds, SNRI to SSRI, Pristiq to Prozac for me. Also, withdrawing from Paxil/antidepressants in general, even with cross tapering, can cause brain zaps, migraines/headaches and nausea and even vomiting. Which is normal when switching antidepressants. And Paxil also has a shorter half-life so the withdrawal is harder and it may take a little bit to adjust. Don't give up!

mynewfriend

1y ago

Those can be side effects of Prozac but they tend to be temporary, a week or two if I remember right. That's the case with most SSRI antidepressants. Hang in there!

hootie3210

1y ago

I’m going on day 20 of these side effects. My legs are also very weak. Could Prozac just not be for me? My psychiatrist says I just need to push through but I missed 3 days of work last week. I can’t go to work throwing up and legs jerking uncontrollably.

hootie3210

1y ago

thanks! I’m on day 12 now and was ER yesterday for vomiting, anxiety and legs jerking uncontrollably. They ran tests and did bloodwork and everything was fine. Dr said it was side effects of the Prozac and to lower my dose to 5 mg instead of 10mg until I see my psychiatrist on Tuesday.

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