5mg Prozac taper….

October 2, 2026··

I dropped from 45mg to 40mg Prozac a week ago. Usually it takes a couple of weeks until withdrawal symptoms start but I’ve really been hit today! After feeling pretty good for a couple of weeks- I held 45mg for 6 weeks, I forgot just how bad it gets. I’m reminding myself to ride the wave, that it won’t be like this forever…. IM trying desperately to hold on to hope.

Prozac — 45mg — 18 years — actively tapering

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Wolf11h ago

Community AnchorProzac · researching

I was going to say this should not happen. But then I saw you were taking this stuff for 18 years.

Prozac — 40 mg — 6 months — holding | Zyprexa — 20 mg — 6 years — holding | Depakote — 600 mg — 8 months — **tapering** | Buspirone — 20 mg — 8 months — holding | with clinician
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Wolf11h ago

Community AnchorProzac · researching

I am myself thinking about a drop from, say, 10 mg to 5 mg except it will be after one-two years of taking it non stop.

Nic Tatts11h ago

WelcomerProzac · active

Wolf 10mg to 5mg is probably too big a drop. The smaller the dose you’re taking the smaller the drop needs to be to avoid big withdrawal symptoms. Hyperbolic tapering suggests 5% of the dose you’re currently taking is the safest way. I’ve was on 60mg for 16 years but antidepressants for 30. I found a tapering specialist on this app and she’s helped me work out the safest way after a horrendous start to tapering.

Prozac — 45mg — 18 years — actively tapering

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