Date: Wed Aug 30, 2000 3:27pm

Hi! I'm 23 and I think I've been having Prozac withdrawls for a few 
months now. I've been sick for about 6 months now, and took 2 pills 
of Prozac for about a year. The vomiting has stopped, but I still feel
awful so much of the time. It takes all I can do every single day to 
come to work. I'm sad, angry, and just a mess all the time. 
It's ruining my relationship with my boyfriend of a year, and I'm so lost.
I've never been able to say it to anyone else before, but I'm half afraid 
that I'm going to die from this, and I'm half afraid that I won't die. 
Does anyone understand? Please help me!

Erin

Thanks to all the info I've gotten through 
this group already though, I can get my boyfriend and family to better 
understand what HELL I'm going through! 

Erin

Date: Fri Sep 29, 2000 10:37pm

Hey Katie! I'm Erin, and I have Prozac withdrawls too. My entire
personality has changed as well. I don't know how much help I can provide,
but maybe I could give you some insight as to how your friend feels. I was
always the nicest, most honest, funniest person around, I was always going
out and constantly with my friends. I'm pretty sure I've battled
depression my whole life, but when my Grandma died it got awful. I started
taking Prozac and it was great, changed my life and put me back together...
or so I thought. I turned into a HUGE partier. I'm sure a lot of it is
because I'm young and was in college at the time, but it wasn't me.
Looking back I can see that. I know now that Prozac can actually make you
crave alcohol and change your personality, I think that at least played a
role. Anyway, I guess I took 2 pills a day for about a year and then I
quit cold turkey. Not only have I been really sick since then, but I'm a
completely different person now too. I get so angry so fast, my mood
swings are unbearable, I'm bitter and negative all the time. I live with
my boyfriend of just a little over a year, so he's only known me a short
while, (me when I was actually me, you know?), and it's so hard on him.
He's really good with me and tries to let a lot of things go, but he just
doesn't understand. He's just now realizing that my brain doesn't work the
way his does, and that's been a big help. It's just so hard when I want
more than anything to be nice and sweet and go out and have fun, and I stay
in a bad mood anyway. I never go out, Chris, (my boyfriend) stays with me
at home. I don't want to go anywhere, and I don't want to have to deal
with any people. I'm slowly getting better and I'm trying to do a lot of
work on myself, but it's so hard because it's like something else is
controlling me. I hate it so much!!! If you need someone to talk to
though, like I said, maybe we can all help you see where your friend is
coming from, and why he acts the way he does. It would be great if he
could read some of our stories too. I can't tell you how much it helped me
to find this group and just to know that I wasn't alone, and other people
are dealing with this crap too. Sorry this got so long, I also get really
scatter brained and jump from one subject to the next. Sorry!! :( I hope
you and your friend make it through this!

Erin