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Prozac
Q. I've
had an anxiety disorder for 16 years . I tried many things, but
nothing worked until I was put on prozac and then I got my life
back. I have felt great until a month ago when I had surgery and had
my gallbladder out and I really went downhill. It was so
disappointing to feel some of those awful symptoms again. I know
that fear played a big part in it; fear that I would get like I was
16 years ago, and this is making it worse. I just want to know what
happened to me after that surgery that it all come back? The doctor
upped my Prozac and I'm starting to feel better now, but its a slow
return and very disappointing. Can you you offer me any help please?
A. We are also not sure what your anxiety disorder is. As
such, we have based our answer on Panic Disorder. There could be a
number of reasons as to why the prozac stopped working:
- Definitely the fear that it would 'all' come back is a trigger
for some people
- It is not unusual for some people to actually develop panic
disorder following an operation and the physical and mental
stress of the operation may have triggered it again.
- Some people report what is called, 'poop out' from the SSRIs,
including Prozac. For some reason, in some people, they simply
stop working.
Medication is not an effective long-term treatment for Panic
Disorder. While there is no doubt it can be very necessary in the
short-term, the most effective therapy in the long-term is Cognitive
Behaviour Therapy. Have you used Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
If not and/or if you would like us to refer you on, can you let us
know in what Country/State/City/Town you live in and we will check
our referral lists. (We realize you are on AOL, but AOL is now in a
number of countries, so we would need to know what country you live
in).
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