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Purpose:
Depressed mood
(Started Oct 27, 2010)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Nov 10, 2010
20 mg
Daily
None
Severe
Always
Not at all
Side effects:
Symptoms worsened
Date
Nov 10, 2010
Advice & Tips
I got even more suicidal on this med. I don't know if it was the prozac, or just me, though.
Cost
< $25 monthly
Purpose:
Depressed mood
(Started Mar 11, 2010)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Mar 22, 2010
20 mg
Daily
None
Severe
Always
Not at all
Date
Mar 22, 2010
Advice & Tips
This medication made me feel more anxious and jumpy. I was always on edge and bouncing my legs. (With bipolar disorder sometimes antidepressants won't work.)
Gidget
Sex:
F
Data Quality: 0 stars
Pain: All
Fatigue: All
Sleep: All
Stiffness: All
function: Little
external_stress: None
Stickman: all
Description: F 52yFM: 14y Dx
by
Gidget
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Purposes:
Fibromyalgia and Muscle cramps
(Started Jan 10, 2009)
Date
Dosage
Fibromyalgia
Perceived effectiveness
Muscle cramps
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Dec 09, 2009
60 mg
Daily
Major
Major
Severe
Always
Not at all
Side effects:
Jittery feeling, Agitation, Sexual dysfunction, Anxious mood, Headaches
Date
Dec 09, 2009
Advice & Tips
This is a MUST for me.
Purpose:
Fibromyalgia
(Started )
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Dec 02, 2009
None
Severe
Always
Not at all
Side effects:
Increased appetite, Headaches
Date
Dec 02, 2009
Advice & Tips
Almost immediately I began having severe headaches. My neurologist prescribed Pamelor to counteract the headaches but it didn't work.
Purpose:
Depressed mood
(Started Aug 13, 2007)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Jan 15, 2008
60 mg
Daily
? Can't tell
Severe
Always
A little
Side effects:
Dysphoria, Agitation, Mania, Suicidal behavior
Date
Jan 15, 2008
Advice & Tips
God awfull medicine wich made me a raging loonatic and ended up in locked psychward. Managed to get in a lot of trouble both financially and socialy. Got deeply scarred emotionally and physicly. Bloody hate this meds!
Purposes:
Major Depressive Disorder and OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
(Started Oct 01, 2007)
Date
Dosage
Major Depressive Disorder
Perceived effectiveness
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Nov 05, 2007
40 mg
Daily
None
None
Severe
Usually
Not at all
Purpose:
Fibromyalgia
(Started Oct 22, 2007)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Oct 25, 2007
20 mg
Daily
None
Severe
Always
Not at all
Side effects:
Sexual dysfunction, Nausea, Headaches
Date
Oct 25, 2007
Advice & Tips
Made me feel like morning-sickness sick all day for as long as I took it. Made sex "numb" for awhile after I stopped taking it even. Gave me a wicked headache.
Purpose:
Depressed mood
(Started Feb 23, 2007)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Mar 23, 2007
20 mg
Daily
Moderate
Severe
Usually
Not at all
Side effects:
Homicidal thoughts
Date
Mar 23, 2007
Advice & Tips
This drug made me homicidal.
Cost
< $25 monthly
Purposes:
Major Depressive Disorder and OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
(Started Jan 15, 2002)
Date
Dosage
Major Depressive Disorder
Perceived effectiveness
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Mar 15, 2002
40 mg
Daily
Moderate
Moderate
Severe
Always
A little
Date
Mar 15, 2002
Advice & Tips
Erectile Dysfunction? For a 21 year old? Oh, **** no.
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