how long until prozac makes me happy and i don't wanna die anymore? it's been 9 days and i still wanna die.

>>937283124 (OP)
prozac doesnt do shit except alter your brain chemistry (in a bad way) sometimes it makes you more suicidal.

>>937283124 (OP)
i suggest you come off slowly and tell whatever fucktard doctor prescribed them to u to go fuck him or herself with a cattle prod

>>937283124 (OP)
try sucking a giant black cock. that would surely cheer you up.

>>937283167
>>937283218
but it must help... it can't be useless.

>>937283291
sorry to be the bearer of bad news, Anon. Read "the antidperessant fact book" by Peter Breggin MD. SSRIs are neurotoxins that have been known to cause mania, heightened suicidality, long lasting sexual dysfunction, and overall changes in the brain. The whole "chemical imbalance theory" just got thrown out the window too with the psychiatric fields consensus. we knew this, but they finally admitted it. its all a con. taper (and do so slowly)

within the psychiatric field's consensus*

>>937283443
but if they did find out it's wrong they wouldn't give it anymore right?

>>937283524
no actually the opposite, Eli Lilly and Co have known what prozac does for decades, they actively cheat in their drug trials to get the drugs approved and actively neglected to include "PSSD" as a side effect on their labelling for decades.. theyre not your friends. sorry to be the one to tell you

>>937283524
here just one of many suicides at the hands of eli lily from 2004. she volunteering at a drug trial and the drug drove her to suicide https://www.democracynow.org/2004/2/10/headlines/participant_in_eli_lilly_drug_study_commits_suicide

>>937283675
volunteered* sorry im typing like a retard tonight

>>937283591
>>937283675
to be fair it's not really making it worse for me or anything, it just hasn't helped yet. and this is kinda like my last hope you know.

>>937283803
i empathise with that. please dont think im dismissing where you are. youve likely tried a lot of other things and this seems like the thing that might finally help... I too also didnt notice anything at first. but i was on Prozac for 6 years and in hindsight its clear how much it messed up my nervous system. i now can no longer sleep properly, i have cosntant symptoms ranging from body temperature regulation issues, burning sensations, dysautonomia etc. its not always apparent at first, but these drugs are a gamble. it might not seem it but there are other routes and countless models that helps. IFS therapy, Logotherapy, ACT, CBT, even religion has been known to help people. Please dont give up hope just yet. I just feel a duty of responsibility to inform you. if you decide to keep taking the meds thats your decision, i cant stop you. i can only inform you. there are helpful resources, try looking at survivingantidepressants.org for info

>>937283803
our health is important and with any kind of chemical made in a lab, its a gamble, no matter how much it promises to help..

>>937284070
i really appreciate this post, thank you. i think i wanna keep taking it for at least a few months, if i don't feel it helping then maybe i'll try something else. my sleep has been mostly fine honestly, like the first week i was having some problems but last night i don't even think i woke up once at night. currently the only noticeable side effect is that my dick barely works anymore. and i'm only taking 20mg rn, gonna go up to 40mg in like 5 days. how was your dick while you were taking it?

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>>937284307
I had all kinds of sexual related symtpoms when i was on the stuff, but honestly? what concerns me the most is how my dick never returned to normal even when i stopped taking it. and what you described there where you had problems in the first week but now they've calmed down? thats because your brain was shocked at first but it became used to them. in the medical field they like to play this off as normal but its not, your actually introducing a foreign chemical and your brain was trying to wipe it out of your system.. the fact you feel ok now means youve stabilised and your brain has compensated for the drug being in your system (now imagine what will happen if you come off abruptly) this is why i suggest a very slow taper so it doesnt shock your nervous system like how mine got shocked... but yeah, in regards to you staying on, totally your choice, but at least youre informed now. thanks for reading

>>937283524
I take 20mg of Prozac daily. Not a lot, but it took 4-6 weeks to adjust when I started on 10mg around 2018-2019. Just take walks and drink some warm calming tea. I’ve been on it for over 6 years now, and it balanced me out. Don’t listen to these idiots who probably still finger their own buttholes. Keep going. You’ll be fine.

>>937283124 (OP)
you don't have a "chemical imbalance", that was a marketing like from Astrazeneca in the 80s. depression is still poorly understood and generally pharmacological interventions are trial and error and a lot of hoping that your molecular etiology, of which there are probably hundreds of distinct diseases entities, is targeted by at least one of them. maybe tomorrow maybe never. don't get your hopes up, in trials each is barely better than placebo across the subject cohort. fixing shitty life syndrome is probably more helpful for you.
t. pharma fag

>>937285066
Hey, it’s me (20mg guy) again. Dicks are overrated. Mine barely works now, too, but dicks only lead to trouble anyway. The Prozac will balance you out and you’ll be able to focus without major anxiety, panic, or depression. You might need to do mindfulness or CBT but that’s all good either way. Don’t put so much stock in your little head. Let your brain be top priority.

>>937285066
Hey if you're referring to me when talking about your "butthole fingering idiots" ill have you know i was on the shit for 6 years too. Shit ruined mine and many others lives. Ive done extensive research into this and what you describe about taking 4-6 weeks to adjust is not normal. you can discredit me all you like but that 'adjustment period' is your brain rejecting the chemical and then slowly compensating for the chemical imbalance it has caused. (Breggin, P. R. (2001). The antidepressant fact book: What your doctor won't tell you about Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, and Luvox. Hachette Books.)

>>937285146
good advice

>>937285263
very, very bad advice

>>937284070
>even religion has been known to help people

Red Alert! Run far, far away from religion.

>>937285413
(That anon) Yeah it doesnt help everyone.

>>937285338
Your research got you exactly the same information you got from fingering your asshole. Prozac is fine if you’re not a momma’s boy.

>>937284971
yeah i guess my biggest fear is permanently getting fucked after quitting.
>>937285066
i hope so anon.
>>937285263
i like my dick :(

>>937285550
Well its a very risk when taking these drugs, its a harsh fact that I and many others live with. Do not listen to that idiot. Your dick is important, these drugs are poison

>>937285550
and if he hasnt learned yet then he will eventually the hard way.

and i also wanna add that 20mg IS a lot... thats where the dose often starts when people start taking the drug, but its unnecessarily high. a person can take 5mg or less and see how they go without a huge jump all the way to 20mg. its completely unnecessary. just wanted to add that

This thread has lots of edgy retards, but don't give up OP. It'll probably be a few months, it's a process. But at some point you'll either stop even thinking about roping or nothing will have changed and you should try a different med. It took me a few different combos and about a year to find one that works.

These meds aren't exactly happy pills, but act more like guiderails for your brain and thought processes, if that makes sense. It'll suck for a bit, but you'll get there

>>937283443
You're picking the strongest critic of SSRIs (and medications) and acting like his opinion is the general scientific consensus, which it is not. He's definitely got some valid points, particularly around the harmful effects of SSRIs and how downplayed they often are, but he is a very biased alarmist who cherry-picks data he likes and ignores large-scale studies that don't support his view.

I think western doctors absolutely over-medicate and over-diagnose, but people should read his writings with a handful of salt. Check out Dr David Healy or Irving Kirsch instead (The Emperor's New Drug by Kirsch is a great read that's critical of the common take on SSRIs).

SSRIs are proven to be effective in cases of moderate to severe depression. That doesn't mean it helps everyone, and it doesn't mean it won't worsen some people. It just means that it is more helpful than not, on average.

>>937285758
yeah i think it's that high because it's for ocd. i have depression as well but yeah. it's for both.
>>937285782
i really hope so. because honestly if i don't get results in a year or so that's probably it for me.

>>937285892
I could've listed Healy as well, I just didn't want to overwhelm OP. Healy is great as well... and im well aware that Breggin isn't the general scientific consensus, quite the opposite actually... But as you said, he has valid points and I just personally have a lot of respect for him. Another, if were talking about benzos, is Heather Ashton. I'll kindly stick to my perspective, ive seen and experienced too much to feel comfortable recommending SSRIS to any person ever.. (I guess that's what akathisia will do to a person *shrugs*)

>>937285892
I'm not as well read on Kirsch but I will prob get round to reading at some point.

>>937285900
I was put on them for OCD too, still very unnecessary. IFS therapy helped me a bunch with my OCD, it helped me reframe OCD as a part of myself trying to protect me. That reframe has done wonders for me and even helps when engaging with ERP therapy for example.

>>937286277
oh i never heard of IFS actually, i have no clue what it is. i'll look into it

>>937286493
IFS saved my life, definitely recommend