Katie dear! Thanks so much for your comment. I've got two more updates uploaded and I hope with our similar first week experiences you can look at them and take some comfort knowing there's calmness afoot :) I'm now on my 6th week however my terrible wifi has only allowed 3 uploads as of yet. Stick with it if it's not too debilitating. Stay away from negative people and situations in this time as much as you can and focus on getting through the first 4 weeks. Please keep me updated on how you're getting on. We are 100% not alone!

Katie Scott prozac increase seratonin level which is excitatory hormone, therefore makes you energized and awake. It makes you happy but it will take a while till insomnia goes away

Literally same smh been two days and I already didn’t take it the third day now because those same effects happened yesterday

cattarina blogs and games how's it going?

Yeah i totally agree with you, he seems to hit the spot.I've just been prescribed Fluoxetine to help with body image issues and waiting on some therapy starting, i thought id do a bit of research before starting. How you finding it?

Thanks for commenting man and sorry for the late reply. Been locked out my account and finally got the energy to pursue getting access to it again. How you getting on? It's a fucking journey right? Honestly sometimes you just feel like it's more of a headache starting on any kind of medicine with the ups and downs of it all. Total rollercoaster but if you can hang in there I'm sure it's worth it (still trying to hang in)

@@jamiecommon6463 did you start your therapy yet mate? Let me know how you're getting on and if you've started on Prozac or anything else?

@@boyneedstherapy6688 hey mate yeah im on fluoxetine now. I had originally just started on the 1 a day but doctors upped it to as i felt nothing. Since that ive felt really weird, like my body isnt really here

Bobby W thanks brother. How are you finding coming back on them. Do you feel having been on them before has better prepared you for jumping back in?

I was on them for 4 years in my early twenties just got back on them again at 33 looking forward to getting back on track

How is it?

Javier Guerrero How you getting on with it? On my fifth week but more videos to come. Not had great internet to upload the subsequent updates yet!

Eh theres random waves of happiness or feeling like a zombie at times, but It has helped me focus a bit more, thus making me more productive! But the side effects of nausea or stomach aches do persist at times :/

Javier Guerrero Stick with it my man. It will likely get worse before it gets better but my symptoms have pretty much all but gone now so just waiting to see the more permanent baseline effect it'll have on me. You might be in for some crazy vivid dreams soon though which is kind of cool :)

Im glad its going well for you! I hope it does with me as well! and the dreams seem interesting, haven't gotten any yet but well see! Overall I look forward for more videos from you!! Subbed :)

Liam Bradley update: you weren't kidding about the dreams omg

Does it make you gain weight?

Hey how have you found your levels of concentration since taking the medication? For me I've never had much of an attention span and honestly didn't feel any measurable difference minus some bursts of energy that made it uncomfortable to sit at peace. Let me know how you've found the meds so far.

I decided i'm not taking it .... Spent a week watching / reading / listening to a lot of sources and in the end decided i need to tackle this a different way In the end the packet warnings were a big one "Caution - Your driving reactions may be impaired" For me that was a massive NO .... i have to drive at 6am when just out of bed .... it's tiring as it is and i don't wanna end up in an accident cos i zigged when i should have zagged... I'm getting assessed on Thursday for some different talking therapy and i'm going to try a couple other things in the mean time.

Jamie Wallis Sounds like the sensible choice. I felt insanely drunk in the mornings. Wishing you all the luck! Would love to hear how you get on with therapy.

I had regular counselling but that just ended up spending 5 weeks dancing in circles .... i've been told by many other sufferers that CBT is a much better direction and can target specific things that are blocking my own progress.... which i do have 2 or 3 anxieties about certain things.... so gonna try that.

I remember shooting this and being petrified and looking back at the edit thinking "this is boring and doesn't have that thing that other KZfaq videos have". Now I look at it and think "while it is definitely boring at least it's authentic" so I really appreciate this comment! Some people don't suffer side effects too bad so fingers crossed you're one of them. Keep me updated though please :)

@@boyneedstherapy6688 Day 8 the side effects have subsided considerably but Day 7 consisted of extreme paranoia and anxiety which only lasted that say I still get nausea from time to time but my mood has gotten worse and better it's still fluctuating but I'm feeling the change with my speach and my body language paranoia and anxiety is still there and is effecting that some times I tend to zone out of conversations some times I'm glad you made this video honestly it was never boring you don't have to structure something entertaining that's supposed to be educational I enjoyed this video I'm now going to move onto week two's video because having your weekly videos in place will really help me and it probably has helped everyone else showing your support here too Hope things are good :)

Pepmins how are you now? Has it helped?

I think from my experience on different strengths and different prescriptions, there's literally no way to quantify the effects. I've had serious side effects then no substantial improvement on my mental health. Then had no side effects with some medications with objective and clear improvements. Have you noticed anything at this point? Any improvements?

Yes. I don't know where to burn the energy

For sure the peripheral hallucinations can be pretty disconcerting. How you getting on going into your third week? I had pretty much leveled out by that point with all side effects still remaining but very muted. Night sweats still persisiting though, forgot to mention them in the other vids!

BOYNEEDS THERAPY The side effects have went pretty much went away.I'm now dealing with morning headaches and slight anxiety but all in all things are pretty good.Thanks for asking.Are you still taking the Prozac?

That's good and a similar timeframe to me in terms of side effects subsiding. Still on it yeah, missed a couple of days where I just flat out forgot to take it but the fall off and on of it isn't too much of a big deal I read so think I'm still on track for some positive results soon!

Just wanted to give you an update to how I was feeling.Experiencing dizziness,clumsy,and strange mentally.Regardless of these side effects that seem like they're getting worse I'm sticking with it.Hope all is well on your end.I'll be in touch...

Thanks for the update! 3 weeks in is that right? At the end of my third week the side effects levelled out for me minus night sweats. How many MG you taking a day? If you're on a higher dosage your side effects might be more acute and longer lasting than mine. Hope they subside soon though so you can focus more on implementing a healthy routine for when they properly kick in. Keep me posted and wishing you all the best!

I’m on day 9 and am feeling the same. I’ve heard it takes a few weeks to kick in and get better but I don’t know if it’s worth feel like absolute trash :( have you improved?

@@rachieface66 it got better gradually after about a week. I just used it in 1 month and then stopped cuz i didnt wanna rely on it. My condition now is pretty confusing. Most of the time i feel normal, like my old self b4 the depression, but when im in my depressive episodes, it gets way worse than b4. I fall into depressive mode and wanna unalive myself more quickly. However, i think i can cope with that. And plz dont do the same thing as me. Keep trying and trying, tho life pretty sucks but sometimes it is worth the try. If u dont mind, i would love see your weekly update.

It gets "better" since im not under much pressure or stress, but it is still there. Someone told me we cant really cure it, we just make it less painful and find our own coping mechanisms.

@@inin7925 I’ll try to remember to keep you updated, I’m actually meeting with my psych tomorrow to tell her about my side effects, she may want to make some changes. Im taking Prozac for anxiety, I have pretty bad ocd and sometimes extreme stress puts me into derealization episodes that are just so uncomfortable to live in. I’ve heard SSRIs treat ocd pretty well and im hoping the Prozac will help mine and get me out of this episode. It helps my sister a lot but so far my side effects have been worse than hers :/ im just so exhausted and not feeling myself at all. Scared to sleep bc of the night sweats and shaking

So I’m almost 2 weeks in on the Prozac and I’ve been sleep a lot better, and I wake up feeling really good too, but an hour or so after I take the Prozac I get very lightheaded and start to feel very out of it and disassociated. It’s weird bc I do feel like some of my derealization from my anxiety has improved but then I feel so lightheaded and out of it it’s like a different kind of derealization. I’ve heard it takes 4-6 weeks to fully adjust so I’m hopeful that this dissociative feeling and lightheaded feeling will go away too, we’ll see. I’m meeting with my psych on Tuesday so I’ll give her an update and see what she says about it. I’m almost halfway through my 30 day prescription. In addition to feeling lightheaded I feel like I’m sensitive to lights, but Idk know if that just comes with being lightheaded/having headaches all the time

I’m feeling this way too. Also getting really hot. How long till your symptoms went away?

I feel the nausea

I got off Prozac after two weeks and on Bupropion now, two weeks in and it's been way better for me. It's not an SSRI.@@hippiegypsygirl

Hey Ruth. Wow. This is an overwhelmingly common experience as far as what I've gathered from accounts online. If those suicidal thoughts are creeping in to the point where either they'll manifest in a physical way or lay a mental foundation of anxiety which could result in the same outcome... immediately contact your doctor. When these thoughts appear it's really not worth risking "riding it out". For some it's a temporary side effect but it's not worth the risk. Let me know how you're doing please.

How've you been Ruth??

Ruth how have you been??

Ruth how are you lately?

My ears are ringing as well, what did you do?

@@ucelo5913 I still have it but I've more got used to it. Are you on any meds? I've been put on prozac in think that's what affected my sight and hearing to be honest xx

What about gaining weight? Please answer because I'm getting on this medicine. 🙏

I have severe loss of appetite, sweeping anxiety that flew across my whole body, barage of negative thoughts [ worried abt my future,feeling of inferiority etc],loss of interest in work. I already had previous experience with this drug. And so I decided I will not take the drug. Take these drugs when u are in emergency or ur situation is grave or else consult a good therapist. And that's what had helped me in a long run.

How are u now ?😭 even tho this was 3 yrs ago .

JohnnyThe9th ! Hey mate sorry for the late reply. Hope your night sweats have subsided! I lost a great deal of weight on fluoxetine which I honestly found weird as I felt I'd been eating the same amount as I was eating prior to the medication. So for me personally weight gain was a total non issue. How you getting on in your second week?

Jayjay F Hey! The updates have already been filmed and edited but my wifi keeps cutting off at home so struggling to upload. Got the second week up though and third fourth and fifth will hopefully go up this week :)

Liam Bradley thanks for the reply, are u feeling better on them?

They've sort of levelled out about now, I pick up my second prescription (another 6 weeks) this week. I can't say they've made much of a difference to my baseline mood level yet but going to stick with it!

How long you been on them? Is it helping?

How did it go ? i know it's been a year but im starting on the 14th. Scared :(

@@softsurvesoph615 how did it go for you

@@chelzyramirez3663 it went amazing :) I'm the happiest I've ever been to be honest

Totally! It's what she gave me and when I called up to see where I was to pick up my next prescription she was like "Oh do you want to keep taking it?" I was like "Nah I'm just on it for the side effects lol" :/

A videos Channel & News I hope the best for you and I’ll pray too

TheRosemariesuz for some people like me it decreases ur appetite drastically which is the only thing I don’t like about taking anti depressants.

@@masteryaya6500 Which ones do you take - thank you for taking the time to get back to me

TheRosemariesuz I take standard 20 mg fluoxetine. I’m a little over 2 weeks in and my appetite is starting to come back.

@@masteryaya6500 Thank you I want to start taking them but am terrified of weight gain x

@luke brassington Thas cool thanks !

He’s Scottish

stop being ignorant

its some friendly advice..my friend

Sadly depression isn't that simple, I've been in great shape, great diet, and I can safely say it's not that simple. I do agree that a healthy body aids in a healthy mind but sadly it's not necessarily going to fix enough problems for someone to consider themselves fixed and for someone to get to the point of finally admitting they need help and seeking said help they sadly are probably in need of therapy and/or medication

actually exercise can help, it's not 'the' answer but i generally feel better if I do