P0kemama
Bluelighter
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- Apr 4, 2015
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So, I was getting tired of my mood fluctuating bet ween anxiety and depression, so last week started taking a very small dosage of generic Prozac... only 10 mg every other day. I definitely am feeling an improvement in experiencing less anxiety, less depression and better mood stabilization. I don't know if it is a placebo effect, the effect of having 7 weeks clean, or what... but I will definitely take it.
Last Sunday afternoon/evening, I was very depressed and anxious and that is when I surrendered and started taking the fluoxetine. I now have a full week of gradually decreasing depression and anxiety... several other BL'ers have used anti-depressants during their first year in recovery and reported positive results. I am just going to stay on it for now, and some time in the future will wean off by increasing the amount of days between doses. I was prescribed this last time I went c.t., in 2013 and it helped back then, but I did not stay on it long enough, and relapsed on alcohol, sometime between 2-4 months clean, gradually increasing the amount I was drinking at night to manage my anxiety and insomnia until I was drinking compulsively. I do not want to repeat that experience!!
To those that celebrate: Happy Easter!!
Last Sunday afternoon/evening, I was very depressed and anxious and that is when I surrendered and started taking the fluoxetine. I now have a full week of gradually decreasing depression and anxiety... several other BL'ers have used anti-depressants during their first year in recovery and reported positive results. I am just going to stay on it for now, and some time in the future will wean off by increasing the amount of days between doses. I was prescribed this last time I went c.t., in 2013 and it helped back then, but I did not stay on it long enough, and relapsed on alcohol, sometime between 2-4 months clean, gradually increasing the amount I was drinking at night to manage my anxiety and insomnia until I was drinking compulsively. I do not want to repeat that experience!!
To those that celebrate: Happy Easter!!