Prozac Side Effect Questions

HI everyone! this is my first post on the forum, but I have been taking Prozac for anxiety about a month and a half now, but before this I was on Zoloft. The zoloft made me feel very depressed (I hadn't even known what depression felt like before the zoloft) and just down about life, so I decided to talk to my doctor and switch medications. The zoloft also cause diarrhea, but these side effects ceased to exist once I was off the zoloft and on prozac. Now while on prozac, I'm not sure if it has helped my anxiety that much, but I just feel at an easier state of mind. Some of the side effects I experience include occasional diarrhea (not was often as while on zoloft), a decrease in appetite, and sometimes I'm just very jittery and wired. I also noticed while taking both zoloft and prozac, I will try really hard in my head to remember to take the medicine, but I just somehow don't get around to it, almost like my body is subconsciously telling me not to take it. I had adverse effects while on zoloft and experienced this problem, but my side effects aren't as pronounced on prozac, yet I still have the same problem. Any advice on whether i should tell my doctor about this occurring, and also I was wondering if any one else had experienced these side effects before. Thanks!

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Hello, Ryan! How are you? Has there been any change? How long have you been taking the Prozac?

I'm on it for perimenopause issues, and yes, I've experienced similar side effects, but I've usually found that they went away after about 3 weeks, when I first started it, or whenever my dosage was changed.

However, there is never any harm to informing your doctor to see what they think.

The FDA lists other typical side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, and mood swings.

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