Switched meds

3wks ago my gp switched me from citalopram to Prozac ,I started on 20mg but only the other day my doc said to take40mgas I wasn't doing too well,iv noticed since iv been on it my throat feels funny wen I swallow and have lots of saliva,I also have reflux for which I take lansoprazol,has anyone else noticed this on Prozac?

[mallet-head]

Hi Louise,

don't have any personal experience of Prozac, but what does it list as side-effects in the "patient information leaflet" issued from the pharmacy in the packet the tablet came in ??

kind regards, Mallet-head

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dunno Louise but keep on trucking

Grog

xxx

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Hi love how ru?just been on a web page on Prozac,it lists sore throat and dry mouth as symtoms ,which seem to fit in with wat I'm going through at the mo,I'm fed up with it

[Hidden]

Hello Louise

Pretty much like you at the moment....struggling a bit......especially with insomnia

Still we will keep going eh?

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Ye we do love,I'm gonna try and come off these Prozac ,and try a natural remedy,st johns wort, but u can't take them with a/d,I haven't slept proper since I went on Prozac

[Hidden]

Hi Louise,

I'm not familier with these drugs either, just wanted to say hi, wishing you well, and maybe a chat with the doctor about coming off these tablets maybe a good way to start.

Inevitably, there is always some reaction, as we move away from one thing to another, minimalising this by doing it gently, may help.

wishing you well

Baylienxxx

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Thank you love,I just want to b more like my old self,these r powerfull drugs we take.i do realise ther r reactions of one sort or another,but I want to try and get back my life,but thanks anyway hun xxx

[agora]

Dear Louise, very sorry to hear that you're suffering from ill-effects from your new medication. Why did your GP switch you to a different medication? I've taken Prozac and Citalopram in the passed, I'm now on Venlafaxine and have been for several years. SSRI* medications (all of them are in this category) are known to bring on peculiar side-effects when you start taking them, up/drop your doseage etc. For most people any side-effects wear off in two to three weeks, then you will start to appreciate the improvement in your mood and anxiety levels. Good luck Louise x

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He hanged me because my depression seemed to b getting worse,hope ur right,bout the mess ,seem to b catching everything that's going at the mo,it's been 1thing after another since jan,my resistance must b low,I'm so fed pwith it ll I really am. Xxx

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Meant to say changed me not hanged me ,ha ha

[agora]

Scared the crap out of me when I saw your first reply! I know reactive depression often accompanies anxiety disorders, but clinical depression is an entirely different 'animal' in my opinion. I have a very dear friend who suffers from clinical depression and her experience is very different to mine. Have you received a professional diagnoses of your illness? It was a decade before I finally got mine.

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I'm sorry I have no idea wat ur talking about

[agora in reply to Hidden]

Sorry I couldn't help, best of luck....