Is it normal that after 3 months on prozac, i feel bad again?

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I've been taking Prozac 10mg since October 2014. I take it for anxiety and low mood - I haven't been diagnosed depressive. I've been feeling better over Christmas, but recently I've began to feel worse again.

Is this a normal thing and will it go away?

Also, I've begun to lose the feelings of love for my girlfriend. We've been together for nearly 2 years and before I started to get anxiety, I felt like I loved her more than anything in the world and even last year while on holiday, I missed her so much, but now, I feel apathetic towards her, and I feel guilty because I love her, well, I think I do. I don't know what to do anymore.

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  • forshizzle
    9 years ago

    Maybe your doctor needs to raise your dose, after a few months on a medication, your body becomes tolerant to it's effects. I'm taking Seroquel for bipolar II and within 2 months I had to up my dose because it wasn't putting me to sleep anymore, and if you know anything about Seroquel, then you know that it can knock out a fucking horse lol

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    • anxiouscow
      9 years ago

      But does that mean everytime the doctor raises the dose the medication is going to lose its effect? Does that mean if they put me on 20mg, I'm just going to get used to that and feel worse too?

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      • forshizzle
        9 years ago

        Generally, the first few doses you will get used to, but after a few dosage changes, you will begin to balance out. Antidepressants work by regulating different chemicals in the brain, mainly dopamine and seretonin, and after your body starts producing these chemicals at their intended rate, you will start to feel "normal" again. I've been on alot of different antidepressants, and I've researched them pretty thoroughly. I'm not a doctor though, so see your doctor just to be on the safe side.

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    These medications do nothing to solve your problems, they just mask the symptoms. You should find a doctor that is more interested in getting to the cause of your problems than in making his money pushing pills.
    This is the worst part of the mental health industry today. Few doctors have any interest (perhaps not the education either, judging from the comments on here from psychology grads) in the well being of their patients, only in how much money they can make from as little investment as they can make.
    Good luck.

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    • anxiouscow
      9 years ago

      I don't have to pay for my doctor, I live in the UK - we have the NHS.

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      • thegypsysailor
        9 years ago

        Oh, that explains everything.

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  • cocoapeaches
    9 years ago

    I was on a similar in highschool and after a few months I found myself feeling worse when I took the medication. I would talk to your doctor about this, they may up your dosage or in my case, I stopped taking it because I felt normal again off it. I have been free of medication for some 6 years now.

    In any case, talking to a therapist will be good for you.

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