Date: Fri Sep 22, 2000 3:51pm

I had a reaction back in 1994. 
I haven't told anyone because I was too ashamed until I found this list. 
I was given anafranil for sever depression in 1993. It didn't help and I was 
given lithyem. It didn't help either so I tried a few herbal remedies. 
Finally they gave me prozac and it seemed to help some. 
After about three months I was so tired that all I did was sleep. 
I woke up one morning about 3 am and was confused about what I was taking. 
I took the anafranil and went to bed.
Than I got up and took the lithyem. I woke up an hour later and 
thought I was still on the herbal remedies. I took a few of those and went 
back to bed about 5 am. Around 10 am I woke up with a pain in my side and 
was shocked to see my belly was as big as a large beachball. I couldn't 
set up to get out of bed because of the pressure. I knew I had to dial 
911, but the phone was  in the living room and I couldn't get up. I started
to panic and felt myself passing out. I woke up two hours later and 
was so big my shorts were ripped apart from front to back. I knew if I
didn't do something before I passed out again I would explode! 
I rolled half was out of the bed and was stuck with my shoulder on the floor 
and the rest of my body still on the bed. I managed to through an ash tray
through the bedroom window and got someone's attention. My landlord 
came in and called 911 when she saw my condition. When the medics got
there I was so full of air that I couldn't talk to tell them what I had
taken.I would open my mouth but no sound would come out. They rushed me to the
hospital and the only thing they could find out from my doctor was 
that I was taking prozac. My arms and legs were sticking straight out from
the pressure inside my body. they gave me a muscle relaxer and was
spreading and probing to try and get the air to come out. The muscle
relaxer caused the situation to get worse. I started to inflate even
more. My belly-button was sticking out like a door nob and I looked 
like a pear with tooth picks for arms and legs. 
I heard them say, "He's gong to bust!" 
Everyone stepped back from the table and stared at me. 
I tried to set up and fell off the table and landed on the floor face down. 
The pressure from the fall caused the air to start squealing out. I passed
out and when I came to I was in the ward with tubes in every hole they
could get one in. It took about 2 weeks for me to recover and everyone
got a big laugh. The only problem I have had from prozac  since than 
is head aches and no sexual desires. I stay thirsty a lot, but test show
every thing is normal. 

Thanks for listening,

Dan