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I'm on Prozac. Mild side effects? When I started with it, my muscles hurt for weeks. I had to quit coffee (temporarily). I had to stop exercising (temporarily),

by Fnoord 7y ago

I'm on Prozac. Mild side effects? When I started with it, my muscles hurt for weeks. I had to quit coffee (temporarily). I had to stop exercising (temporarily), and I was also very tired for weeks. Slowly all of that became less severe, though it never truly went away. Add to that, when I started my partner was about to bare our first-born. It was a hell of a time in my life, in many ways. A rollercoaster for sure. I still need to be very careful with alcohol (about twice as strong effect). One glass of alcohol at a cocktail party at Friday afternoon on work can rub the wrong way, as it did the other day. > It’s fuether compounded by the fact that most antidepressants have severe or annoying side effects. As does Prozac. Nearly all medicine have side effects. People should be informed about them (it is included with the medicine, at least here). When depressed or suicidal, the advice of going to your doctor is good. The advice to be open about anti depressants as well (though you didn't give it, one could deduce it from your post). The advice to go for this specific brand because "no severe or annoying side effects? Bad advice. Honestly, I had less side effects from Zyban/Bupropion and Citalopram. Full disclosure: I don't use Prozac/Fluoxetine for depression (though one could argue I suffer from depression); I used it so I can better cope with autism.

boomboomsubban 7y ago
>Nearly all medicine have side effects. People should be informed about them (it is included with the medicine, at least here). Most medicine has minimal side effects for most people. "Very common" side effects are ones that effect 10% of people taking the medication. People should be aware that side effects are possible, but they are unlikely. Going in with the attitude that side effects are inevitable makes one more susceptible to the placebo effect causing them.
- erokar 7y ago
  Most people will experience noticeable side effects from antidepressants for at least a week. It doesn't sound like you ever tried one honestly.
  - boomboomsubban 7y ago
    This is not true. Whether I've been on one is not relevant information, though my personal experience also says this is not true.
- mabcat 7y ago
  We ran a clinical trial of a very common antidepressant. Blinding was difficult because on the active arm damn near everyone had observable side-effects within 40 minutes of administration. Clearly not related to the placebo effect in this case, only the pharmacist knew what was in the capsules until the nausea started.
  - boomboomsubban 7y ago
    >Clearly not related to the placebo effect in this case, only the pharmacist knew what was in the capsules until the nausea started. Right, and it could only be the placebo effect if those capsules contained sugar.
petercooper 7y ago
I used it so I can better cope with autism. Has it actually worked? Your post outlines all of the bad things you've experienced, but has it, on the balance of things, been worth it?
- Fnoord 7y ago
  TL;DR: psychiatrist and apothecary need to evaluate that in my country. If it wasn't worth it, I'd have quit long ago. The alcohol side effect, for example, is annoying. However being tired for weeks, and muscle pain having more severe impact, that was and is highly annoying. To answer your question though. According to myself: Yes. According to the people around me: Yes. The people around me are more positive about it than I am, but they generally don't suffer from the side effects. Basically, I have less sharp edges. I am, basically, less sensitive. The moment I'm most sensitive is during public transport. E.g. commute. I go back from work, I sit alone, and at end of people hopping on two people sit on the other side of me and start eating Burger King. Which smells. Well, yeah, I still can't act that away (or fake it till I make it). They notice I am annoyed by it. I give them looks. Also, keep in mind, that there are other options available, but these also have side effects. From what I gathered, the other common treatment option contained an anti-psychotic with severe side effects.
  - petercooper 7y ago
    Thanks, this was interesting. I'm also autistic but have been lucky enough to adapt my life around it (short commute, private office, understanding people I delegate to, live in a very small quiet city, etc. so public transport is not even an option.) Taking medication isn't something I want to do, but I'm interested to know how/if it's working for others.

by Fnoord 7y ago

boomboomsubban 7y ago

>Nearly all medicine have side effects. People should be informed about them (it is included with the medicine, at least here). Most medicine has minimal side effects for most people. "Very common" side effects are ones that effect 10% of people taking the medication. People should be aware that side effects are possible, but they are unlikely. Going in with the attitude that side effects are inevitable makes one more susceptible to the placebo effect causing them.

erokar 7y ago
Most people will experience noticeable side effects from antidepressants for at least a week. It doesn't sound like you ever tried one honestly.
- boomboomsubban 7y ago
  This is not true. Whether I've been on one is not relevant information, though my personal experience also says this is not true.
mabcat 7y ago
We ran a clinical trial of a very common antidepressant. Blinding was difficult because on the active arm damn near everyone had observable side-effects within 40 minutes of administration. Clearly not related to the placebo effect in this case, only the pharmacist knew what was in the capsules until the nausea started.
- boomboomsubban 7y ago
  >Clearly not related to the placebo effect in this case, only the pharmacist knew what was in the capsules until the nausea started. Right, and it could only be the placebo effect if those capsules contained sugar.

petercooper 7y ago

I used it so I can better cope with autism. Has it actually worked? Your post outlines all of the bad things you've experienced, but has it, on the balance of things, been worth it?

Fnoord 7y ago
TL;DR: psychiatrist and apothecary need to evaluate that in my country. If it wasn't worth it, I'd have quit long ago. The alcohol side effect, for example, is annoying. However being tired for weeks, and muscle pain having more severe impact, that was and is highly annoying. To answer your question though. According to myself: Yes. According to the people around me: Yes. The people around me are more positive about it than I am, but they generally don't suffer from the side effects. Basically, I have less sharp edges. I am, basically, less sensitive. The moment I'm most sensitive is during public transport. E.g. commute. I go back from work, I sit alone, and at end of people hopping on two people sit on the other side of me and start eating Burger King. Which smells. Well, yeah, I still can't act that away (or fake it till I make it). They notice I am annoyed by it. I give them looks. Also, keep in mind, that there are other options available, but these also have side effects. From what I gathered, the other common treatment option contained an anti-psychotic with severe side effects.
- petercooper 7y ago
  Thanks, this was interesting. I'm also autistic but have been lucky enough to adapt my life around it (short commute, private office, understanding people I delegate to, live in a very small quiet city, etc. so public transport is not even an option.) Taking medication isn't something I want to do, but I'm interested to know how/if it's working for others.