How do you know if they are working??!
Question:
How do you know if they are working??
really sorry another prozac question but following up on my question about coming off them....some people say they worked for them but how do you know if they are working?
i didn't feel they were but now i am starting to doubt myself..any thoughts?
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Answers:
I never "felt" they worked on me either!! So I would stop taking them.... I STILL felt low when on them, the ONLY difference I noticed was that I was unable to produce tears, so I didn't keep crying....
The "problem" is often that of "expectation". I think you kind-of expect to "feel" better... then if you don't you assume they don't work.
I don't think they DO make you "feel better" because they are not some sort of "happy pills" (not like Ecstasy for example which I believe DOES cause euphoria?)
Its a case of do they help you feel "less" worse? Is your sleep or appetite any different / better? Are you less tearful? Less anxious? Can you face people/ the worlds now when you were not able to before? You need to look for slight shifts in how you function and feel, not major shifts in mood.... ALSO as is often the case, AD's alone aren't really an adequate "cure".
You would be advised to have counselling as well, to talk about things... set small goals to make life style changes....
Good luck!