Recently started on 20mg of prozac daily for a bout of crippling depression - unable to get out of bed, sleep problems, anxiety, onset of agoraphobia,severe lack of motivation, unwillingness to communicate. I could go on but you get the gist.
I've always been wary of taking AD's and in previous bouts of depression I've managed to help myself with positive thinking, excercise, forward planning etc.
This time has been different though, and I found myself unable to pull myself out of it, as it was affecting my kids lives I decided I had no option but to try AD's, at least for their sake.
I've been on them about 2 weeks and I think they might be starting to help just a little, but I'm starting to become anxious & worried about taking them.
My main concerns are -
- am I going to damage my body's ability to produce it's own serotonin? I'm unsure of long-term effects and have read conflicting reports.
- am I doing more harm than good by suppressing my feelings rather than working them through? (I start face to face counselling on the 11th July)
3)anti-depressants will not remove the root causes of my depression
- I'm not sure of my anxiety about taking them is real or symptomatic of the depression.
I've thought about taking one every other day, would that work? Anybody else feel like this about AD's and what did you do to overcome it?