Prozac

questions about prozac for anxiety? my psychiatrist upped my dose of prozac 10 mg to 20 mg. She told me to take 2 pills until the prescription came in. My mom thought it was a bad idea to so abruptly Double my dose, so she took each capsule and emptied some powder so when i took 2 pills it would still be less than 20 mg, she did this just so it's more gradual. Do you think i will get any side effects? I didn't really get any from 10 mg so i don't know what to think

Prozac

Tell your mom that a pharmacist (me) says that there's no need to do that. You went from taking 0 mg of Prozac to 10 without much problem, right? It's the same idea with an increase from 10 to 20 mg. Antidepressants like Prozac take 2 weeks to really start taking effect with regard to mood, and about 4 weeks to become fully effective. So the drug is affecting your brain's chemicals gradually anyway by abruptly increasing from 10 to 20 mg. If you're getting less than 20 mg right now, and your mom wants to gradually increase up to 20 mg, it would take even longer than 4 weeks to see the full effect of the whole 20 mg of Prozac once you start taking it.Also, if she's opening the capsules and dumping some powder out, there's no way of knowing exactly how much powder she's getting out of it each time. So you could be taking 12 mg one day, then if the next day she uses the rest of the capsule she opened, along with another 10 mg capsule, that would be 18 mg you're getting that day. The point is, you wouldn't be getting a consistent dose of medication as long as she's opening the capsules and pouring some of the powder out. Without a very accurate scale, there's no way to tell exactly how much of the powder she's dumping out each time.Bottom line: Tell your momma to let you start taking the two 10 mg tablets right away like the doctor (and this pharmacist) say. It's only an increase of 10 mg, and 20 mg is still a pretty low dose (that is, depending on your age). The increase of 10 mg is actually pretty gradual itself. 20 mg may not even work for you, and he may want to increase it again depending on how you respond. I've seen some patients in my pharmacy on up to 80 or 100 mg of Prozac per day.

was this a smart idea? my psychiatrist upped my dose of prozac 10 mg to 20 mg. She told me to take 2 pills until the prescription came in. My mom thought it was a bad idea to so abruptly Double my dose, so she took each capsule and emptied some powder so when i took 2 pills it would still be less than 20 mg, she did this just so it's more gradual. Do you think i will get any side effects? I didn't really get any from 10 mg so i don't know what to think
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believe it or not medicine doesn't work for everyone and will always end up making things worse, but this isn't the answer to your question. ask your doctor about benzodiazepines such as xanax or klonopin, they work differently then the stuff ur taking now and get the job done a lot better. the only problem is theis are addictive and they will make you too happy and you could end up craving a higher dose. also realize that life is meant to have pain and happiness, and that u are not alone. but always remember you controll your life and if you relax and be happy with what you have, you could overcome your anxiety