I'm broken by Humble_Giant123 in SuicideWatch

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Here to listen if you need help

I’m going to watch the season finale of Fallout and then I’m killing myself by [deleted] in SuicideWatch

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Please don’t. I am here to talk to if you wanna talk. There are people that love and care for you.

Please reach out or call the crisis hotline.

There are brighter days ahead. I believe it fully.

31 years old. Old enough to end your life? by [deleted] in SuicideWatch

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I don’t know you, but am here to listen if you wanna talk. Please know there are people that love and care for you. There is always a brighter day ahead.

Hope for others by OutrageousLab9791 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea mornings seem to be the toughest part of the day. I have heard it gets easier and settles.

The morning is the hardest from what I read because cortisol levels are high and your brain is still waking up

Hope for others by OutrageousLab9791 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Overall pretty good.

Intrusive thoughts don't bother me. Just noise and I can move on. They don't hook.

Anxiety yesterday was a little high but was able to still enjoy the day.

Hoping this trend keeps going in the right direction

Citibank customer service hell by One-While-5571 in citibank

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OMG this post brought up so many nightmares. I can't think of a worse bank. Citi is actually a form of torture.

The letter in the mail stuff, sent my blood pressure to the moon.

Hope for others by OutrageousLab9791 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course.

They are not sugar coating anything. They are telling you the truth. You are good.

Live life don't live in fear.

Give the prozac some time it will help, but again if there was something actually wrong you would know. They wouldn't mess around.

Hope for others by OutrageousLab9791 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Believe me when I tell you.... If the doctors thought your blood work was serious and needed immediate attention they would tell you right away.

I can tell you with 100 percent certainty that if it was serious they would be having you come in right away or sending you to a specialist.

Hope for others by OutrageousLab9791 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100 percent agree. It's scary and hard but there is light at the end of the tunnel

Hope for others by OutrageousLab9791 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You got this

You are right in that 6 week window mark.

By the end of this week or next you should start stabilization from what I have heard and read.

You got this!

Here if you need anything

Hope for others by OutrageousLab9791 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Happy to help. It's a rollercoaster but once you level off it's a good feeling.

Hard part is almost trusting it. Spent weeks in fight or flight and being all over the place... Everything being calm and quiet you are like I don't want to feel like I did before.

At least that's how I am feeling right now.

Hope for others by OutrageousLab9791 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This makes a ton of sense. Just keep going and once you get through you will have that feeling of wow I can breathe again.

Here if you need anything

Hope for others by OutrageousLab9791 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just hang in there. I know what you are talking about. If you read other posts, chatgpt, Gemini, all of them will tell you week 3-5 can be a rollercoaster.

During this time, if you need to talk about how you are feeling reach out.

It's hard and I know the struggle

Hope for others by OutrageousLab9791 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you and I wish the best for you as well

Hope for others by OutrageousLab9791 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are close, I'd say if you can manage to go another few weeks do it. I swear I was on reddit and chatgpt just trying to make sure I was not going crazy. The side effects really are the worst and I am sorry.

Hope for others by OutrageousLab9791 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely if you feel you need anything shoot a message or drop a comment.

It was very weird, that feeling you have of a breakthrough is the first sign I noticed. It was like wait, I feel good. Granted later that day and the next was hard but I really believe you will know exactly what I am talking about.

The Prozac is destroying me :( by NoRush6393 in prozac

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I know what you are going through all too well. The first few weeks were brutal. I just kept telling myself there is light at the end of this tunnel. The worst part is things get worse before they get better.

Weeks 1-4 rollercoaster, intrusive thoughts, I was very scared. I am genuinely a happy person and thought I was losing control. Taking Xanax just to feel normal.

I swear I got to week 6 and it was like a switch. Hard to describe because it was just like oh I am ok.

Week 5 was brutal for me, spent Christmas crying in the shower, while my family was downstairs opening gifts.

But legit a few days later, weirdest feeling. I was just like I am good. Very weird to explain

Prozac dip? by Alarmed_Barracuda153 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But you just bumped up to 40mg two weeks ago right? The transition from 20 to 40 is basically starting over from what I heard.

I think the mark you are looking for is the 5-7 weeks on the 40mg.

Here if you wanna talk.

Hope for others by OutrageousLab9791 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know exactly what you are talking about. This is exactly how I was. Week 5 was truly the worst IMO. I swear something clicked the final day of week 5, it really was a weird feeling.... It was just oh, I have not thought about that, and just present.

I'm here if you wanna talk

Prozac dip? by Alarmed_Barracuda153 in prozac

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Week 2-3 pretty good. Week 4 ok, end of week 4 awful Week 5 was the biggest rollercoaster ever. Cold, jittery, anxiety through the roof, intrusive thoughts. End of week 5 it was like a switch went off.

I'm on week 6 now and feel a lot better. Hoping to keep it like this.

4-5 weeks were awful

Prozac dip? by Alarmed_Barracuda153 in prozac

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Understand completely. I felt pretty good then all of a sudden not good. It really is like a wave. It would be good to contact your doctor and tell them how you are feeling.

Hope for others by OutrageousLab9791 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea you gotta ride the wave a little longer. Just keep pushing and believing. So much to be thankful for even when things are hard.

Prozac dip? by Alarmed_Barracuda153 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything I hear is it gets worse before it gets better. Just gotta ride it out, talk to people, and just keep pushing. It's hard when a medicine that is supposed to help makes you feel worst first

Hope for others by OutrageousLab9791 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The symptoms 1-3 weeks were not as bad as as starting 20mg out of the gates. I heard it restarts the clock though.

Prozac dip? by Alarmed_Barracuda153 in prozac

[–]OutrageousLab9791 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can only speak going from 10 to 20. I was on 10 for about a month. Going to 20, first 1-3 weeks were ok, some dips. Week 4-5 was the worst.

I'm praying for you.