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Support for tapering Prozac/fluoxetine.

SSRIHalf-life: 4–6 days (norfluoxetine 4–16 days)

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DiscussionProzac Tapering Thread

This is the forum for everyone tapering Prozac. When you log a check-in in My Taper, it will appear here. That way you can see how others on the sam...

Based Psychiatrist
Based PsychiatristStaff
·6mo ago·0 replies·

Check-in9th Prozac Update - Feeling Good

Feeling good. Been having bouts of fatigue and insomnia. Missed church again which is bad for my mental health due to the waking constantly through th...

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Flyguy10
·10h ago·1 replies·

Check-in8th Prozac Update - Feeling Good

Feeling good. Been having bouts of fatigue, anxiety, and sweating.

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Flyguy10
·1d ago·0 replies·

Check-in7th Prozac Update - Feeling Good

Feeling good. Been having bouts of fatigue, flu-like symptoms, and anxiety. Another day in a row of lower baseline discontinuation symptoms. Still pre...

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Flyguy10
·2d ago·1 replies·

Check-in6th Prozac Update - Feeling Okay

Feeling okay. Been having bouts of fatigue, flu-like symptoms, anxiety, and depression. Probably would have been a 7 earlier in the day, duloxetine di...

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Flyguy10
·3d ago·4 replies·

Check-in5th Prozac Update - Feeling Fair

Feeling good. Been having bouts of irritability, fatigue, flu-like symptoms, and anxiety. I'm lumping in my temperature/ vasomotor disregulation under...

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Flyguy10
·4d ago·1 replies·

Check-in4th Prozac Update - Feeling Good

Feeling good. Been having bouts of fatigue, flu-like symptoms, and irritability. Hands still get cold while head and neck feel warm. Day 7 of no Cymba...

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Flyguy10
·5d ago·3 replies·

Check-in3rd Prozac Update - Feeling Fair

Feeling fair. Been having bouts of anxiety, fatigue, and sweating. Head and neck still getting hot. Today was a little better, maybe because I could s...

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Flyguy10
·8d ago·1 replies·

Check-in2nd Prozac Update - Feeling Fair

Feeling okay. Having bouts of irritability, dizziness, emotional blunting, constant warm forehead/neck, hot flashes, cold hands and dizziness.

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Flyguy10
·9d ago·0 replies·

Check-in1st Prozac Update - Feeling Fair

Feeling fair. Been having bouts of irritability, dizziness, emotional blunting, constant warm forehead/neck, hot flashes and dizziness. I am actually...

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Flyguy10
·10d ago·1 replies·

DiscussionPoop out? Withdrawal?

Please answer my question about poop out giving withdrawal. I've been thinking about Prozac and in case poop out gives sudden withdrawals, it's not sa...

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Wolf
·20d ago·5 replies·

Check-in1st Prozac Update - Feeling Very good

Feeling very good. No specific symptoms.

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OliviaKC
·1mo ago·4 replies·

ARTICLEHow to Taper Off Prozac (Fluoxetine): Why the Long Half-Life Changes Everything

Most people can taper off [Prozac](/drugs/prozac) (fluoxetine) by reducing 10% of their current dose every 4 weeks, then slowing down further below 5 ...

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Based PsychiatristStaff
·1mo ago·0 replies·

Check-in1st Prozac Update - Feeling Okay

Feeling okay. Been having bouts of brain zaps, dizziness, nausea, insomnia, irritability, fatigue, depersonalization, muscle aches, sweating, tinnitus...

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Kathy d
·1mo ago·3 replies·

Check-in1st Prozac Update - Feeling Okay

Feeling okay. Been having bouts of fatigue and crying spells.

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TahoeCat
·1mo ago·2 replies·

Check-in8th Prozac Update - Feeling Poor

Feeling poor. Been having bouts of fatigue, gi upset, appetite changes, and flu-like symptoms.

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MLew
·1mo ago·2 replies·

ARTICLEBridging With Prozac for SSRI Tapering: The Fluoxetine Switch Strategy

Bridging with Prozac for SSRI tapering means switching from a short half-life antidepressant like [Paxil](/drugs/paxil) or [Effexor](/drugs/effexor) o...

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·2mo ago·0 replies·

Check-inStarting to work

I definitely need advice on this one. So, it's the first time I need to work after my most recent last year's withdrawal experiences. You know what's ...

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Wolf
·2mo ago·3 replies·

Check-in39th Prozac Update - Feeling Okay

As usual, feeling okay, because depakote does not allow me to achieve better mood by regulating it. A few more days and I am tapering it. Been having...

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Wolf
·2mo ago·1 replies·

Check-in38th Prozac Update - Feeling Okay

Feeling okay. Been having small GI upset probably from food. Slightly bad morning. Then it got better.

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Wolf
·2mo ago·5 replies·

Check-in37th Prozac Update - Feeling Poor

Feeling poor. Been having bouts of appetite changes and small sedation.

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Wolf
·2mo ago·2 replies·

Check-in36th Prozac Update - Feeling Poor

Feeling poor. It's sedation -- slept 13 hours once again.

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Wolf
·2mo ago·5 replies·

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