Increasing dosage?

[Depresseddoglover]

I am on the lowest recommended dose of Prozac and it has improved my quality of life significantly, but I'm still consistently at about a 5/10 (from a 0/10). Would increasing the dosage increase my positive affect even more? Or, so long as it is effective the dosage does not need to be increased? I am also on the lowest dose of Wellbutrin which I found to be completely ineffective. Should I increase that dosage as well or remove it completely from my cocktail? I am currently overseas and have no access to my physician so I am navigating this on my own. Thanks

[Cured2020]

I’ve never taken Prozac; but, i’ve taken a low dose of Wellbutrin, which also did nothing positive for me & i weaned myself off of it without any major side effects.

[Depresseddoglover in reply to Cured2020]

Thank-you, I'm still wondering if I should forego it all together or if an increased dosage may work. It's a frustrating process of trial and error.

[Dolphin14]

I wouldn't do anything with meds without guidance from an MD.

By 5/10 you mean five for stability? If you are only at a 5 I would think the goal would be higher.

Do you exercise and all those basics we talk about to help you?

[Depresseddoglover in reply to Dolphin14]

Hi thanks for your response, 5 as in overall mood. I do exercise, meditate, journal, volunteer and all that jazz. I looked into a variety of journal articles about medications that have a flat dose- response relationship, indicating that a higher dose does not increase efficacy. There are conflicting findings but some demonstrate increased efficacy between 20-40 mg, but not 40-80mg. I have enough experience to know that individual results may vary and it takes trial and error but I am currently in a developing country where it is extremely difficult to get prozac so I didn't want to try to increase my dose if I couldn't expect any results.

[Dolphin14 in reply to Depresseddoglover]

Yes I agree with your comments.

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I would research on Google Prozac. I'm sure there's a limit on the mgs, but iif it's helping wonderful news.

I'm not a psychiatrist, so I can't tell you what to take or stop. I know when stopping any medication you have to wean off of it especially the Wellbutrin

Or any type of anti anxiety or depression medication

Good luck. If it was me I would take a 3/4 of a pill I'm not saying that you should but I'm saying for myself personally I would take a little bit more than what is prescribed and see how you feel and then you would know what to do

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Always get advisement bc none of us know your health history or anything like that so you have to be really careful