Hi all, I have been reading daily but not posting much. My depression is getting the best of me.
I have a need some opinions. I have suffered from depression for many years, I now take prozac and have for quite some time. Thru the years the Dr. has changed prescriptions saying that Prozac was antiquated, but it was what worked for me and we always returned to it.
I seemed to have noticed that the prozac will be working fine and then for a few weeks the depression gets almost unbearable, I call it in my funk. Usually a few weeks pass and I snap out of it.
Do you think there could be something more working on during these "cycles" when the prozac doesn't seem to help? Bi-Polar is not in my family, although depression and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is.
Just wanted some thoughts to see if I should pursue it further with a Dr. I don't need to tell you that Psyc doctors are hard to come by and my insurance stinks. Between difficult children doctor appts and now easy child's psyc appts there isn't much time or money.
Any information would be helpful.
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Beth
I have a need some opinions. I have suffered from depression for many years, I now take prozac and have for quite some time. Thru the years the Dr. has changed prescriptions saying that Prozac was antiquated, but it was what worked for me and we always returned to it.
I seemed to have noticed that the prozac will be working fine and then for a few weeks the depression gets almost unbearable, I call it in my funk. Usually a few weeks pass and I snap out of it.
Do you think there could be something more working on during these "cycles" when the prozac doesn't seem to help? Bi-Polar is not in my family, although depression and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is.
Just wanted some thoughts to see if I should pursue it further with a Dr. I don't need to tell you that Psyc doctors are hard to come by and my insurance stinks. Between difficult children doctor appts and now easy child's psyc appts there isn't much time or money.
Any information would be helpful.
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Beth