Prozac and Tiredness: What Users Say (Page 4)

• Anonymous
• March 25, 2012

For Depression "I have been taking Prozac for two months. The first month, I did not notice a difference, but after six weeks, I was not obsessing or getting angry and noticed I was more relaxed around other people. Being a shy person from the day I was born, I am still not interested in any more social interaction, however, I have noticed that I am now extremely tired on the Prozac, which is debilitating and frustrating since I have an exam to write in ten days and have no motivation to study. I have lots of energy when I am exercising, so I don't think it's due to low iron or nutritional deficiencies. Went to the doctor today, and he recommended I stay on it for another month, so the medicine normalizes in my body."

• Anonymous
• January 12, 2011

For Depression "I have been on Prozac for only 6 days. I noticed a mild improvement where my depression episodes weren't so severe. The thoughts of suicide are subsiding, but I'm beginning to feel a bit absent-minded. There are times of the day that I feel very tired or sleepy, but I don't feel like crying or overreacting for everything. My doctor said that the level needs to build up in my system. I hope I keep feeling better and the blah feeling improves. Decreased libido? I didn't have much to begin with. I noticed no change."

• Lin...
• October 30, 2019

For Bulimia "After more than two months, I stopped taking Prozac. Here are the pros and cons of this med (in my own experience): Pros: 1. My mood is always better than usual. 2. I no longer have death wishes. 3. The bingeing urges noticeably lowered down but never stopped completely. Cons: 1. NIGHTMARES, extremely terrible ones. They were just getting worse and worse. 2. Anxiety, and yes, it’s bad, but not too much in my case. 3. Tiring day all day. I would feel that I’m tired, so sleepy, and dizzy all day. 4. Stuffy nose, that I would always feel that I’m sick or having the flu. After I stopped the med: 1. I feel much energized and awake, less dizzy, yet it didn’t affect my sleep. 2. I dream normally and not too heavily. 3. No more stuffy/runny sinus. 4. However, I know my mood will lower down a bit, but I need to compromise because I just can’t stand the side effects, and the med in specific, after two months, couldn’t prove that it can ‘stop’ the bingeing urges I get."

• Sen...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 21, 2016

For Depression "Having a history of family health problems, it was my time to develop one of my own, I was diagnosed with moderately severe depression and was placed on a moderate dose of Prozac. Weeks in, I became extremely lethargic, my mood hadn't stabilized one bit. I presumed I would need a higher dose, and that followed. Eventually, the dosage had quadrupled and showed no improvement. I began to view the world in a haze, nothing seemed real, and I didn't recognize myself. I was incredibly suicidal. If you are not feeling this drug is effective, do not continue using it, otherwise, suicide is a very genuine threat. I have found Sertraline effective as opposed to this freakish medicine."

• MSm...
• June 10, 2018

For Anxiety and Stress "This antidepressant does help with anxiety and depression, but caused me to have side effects like stomach problems (mostly diarrhea), terrible acne, made me tired, yawning all day, constantly hungry, and bothered my sinuses. I was only on it for a few weeks and had to go off of it."

• Ove...
• November 4, 2011

For Anxiety and Stress "Prozac was the first medicine I tried for anxiety. I tend to worry a lot and obsess over things. I felt a decrease in my anxiety, but it made me too lazy. I didn't want to do anything except sit on the couch and watch TV. I was even too lazy to eat, which caused me to lose weight. I then tried Lexapro, which I gained weight on, but felt a significant decrease in anxiety, and now I am on Cymbalta and do not feel a significant decrease in my anxiety and am thinking about talking to my doctor about trying something new again."

• Anonymous
• April 7, 2020

For Depression "I take Prozac because I have stomach issues of nausea. I have been on 40 mg for some time now. I really do not remember having many side effects except that it made me tired. It is supposed to be a happy pill. I will go off of it for a week or two, and I do not notice my being unhappy or being happy when I go back on it. When I go off it because I am too lazy to get it filled, after about a week or two, I feel like I am coming down with the flu, i.e., body aches... even to my fingers, shoulders... all over. As far as making one tired, I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and need a lot of sleep and still feel like I need more. I just zonk out. So I did not notice any ill effects in taking this drug."

• Anonymous
• March 7, 2012

For Depression "I am 19 years old, and I was on liquid Prozac for about 3 months. During the 3 months of Prozac, I found that I was more tired and unable to concentrate. I found that I was even more anxious when on this medicine, more depressed, and I gained a considerable amount of weight. Before Prozac, I was 130 lbs, then I was around 155 lbs by the end of the 3 months. While on this, I had no energy, no motivation to move on with my life, or no desire to engage in social interaction. My sex drive had gone way down, and I was not very interested in having sex. Now, I have been off the Prozac for about 6-7 months, and I am slightly more motivated, my sex drive has gone way up, but my weight is still the same."

• Chr...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 5, 2018

For Depression "Made my depression worse. I felt like I wasn’t able to enjoy life anymore, and I became much lazier. Two weeks of using the medicine, and I overdosed. This drug can be very dangerous since you're messing with your brain's chemicals. Eventually, your brain will try to reach equilibrium and make your depression worse."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 1, 2021

For Anxiety and Stress "I bore the side effects of this medication, 20 mg for 6 1/2 weeks. Nausea, no appetite, no sleep, tired from morning till night, then I couldn’t sleep! It did nothing for my anxiety. I actually felt worse!!! I’m so glad I’m off of this terrible drug. Going to try something more natural, like the naturopathic route or laser for anxiety. Goodbye, Paxil! Don’t let the door hit ya in the 'you know what' on the way out!!!!!"

• kin...
• May 18, 2016

For Depression "Life saver at first, made me feel tired, but now I have energy and more outgoing."