I want to be sure about the symptoms you are asking about.
By "a funny feeling in your chest," do you mean pain? a tightness? a dull ache? What sort of sensations are you having?
And with your throat, is it sore? Scratchy? Are you hoarse?
Do you have a fever? Can you take your temperature?
And by "stopped and then restarted Prozac suddenly," can you be more specific? An example might be "I hadn't taken any for a month and then last week I started taking them every day" or something like that?
What dosage are you taking?
Are you taking any other meds?
And is this an old prescription? Are you stopping and starting in order to not run out? When was the last time you were able to see a doctor about this?
You really are not supposed to stop taking Prozac suddenly. You must wean down over a period of time to avoid the side effects. Here is what drugs.com says:
"Do not stop suddenly taking this medicine without checking first with your doctor. If you have been instructed to stop taking fluoxetine (Prozac), ask your doctor how to slowly decrease the dose. This is to decrease the chance of having symptoms such as agitation, breathing problems, chest pain, confusion, diarrhea, dizziness or lightheadedness, a fast heartbeat, headache, increased sweating, muscle pain, nausea, restlessness, runny nose, trouble with sleeping, trembling or shaking, unusual tiredness or weakness, vision changes, or vomiting."
Here's that page:
http://www.drugs.com/cons/prozac.html
If you'll get back to me with answers to my questions above, I'll see if we can refer your question to one of our medical experts. But from what you've said so far, it seems like it could be either a reaction to the on/off medicine OR you might just be getting sick and it doesn't have anything to do with the medicine.
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Anon,
I want to be sure about the symptoms you are asking about.
By "a funny feeling in your chest," do you mean pain? a tightness? a dull ache? What sort of sensations are you having?
And with your throat, is it sore? Scratchy? Are you hoarse?
Do you have a fever? Can you take your temperature?
And by "stopped and then restarted Prozac suddenly," can you be more specific? An example might be "I hadn't taken any for a month and then last week I started taking them every day" or something like that?
What dosage are you taking?
Are you taking any other meds?
And is this an old prescription? Are you stopping and starting in order to not run out? When was the last time you were able to see a doctor about this?
You really are not supposed to stop taking Prozac suddenly. You must wean down over a period of time to avoid the side effects. Here is what drugs.com says:
"Do not stop suddenly taking this medicine without checking first with your doctor. If you have been instructed to stop taking fluoxetine (Prozac), ask your doctor how to slowly decrease the dose. This is to decrease the chance of having symptoms such as agitation, breathing problems, chest pain, confusion, diarrhea, dizziness or lightheadedness, a fast heartbeat, headache, increased sweating, muscle pain, nausea, restlessness, runny nose, trouble with sleeping, trembling or shaking, unusual tiredness or weakness, vision changes, or vomiting."
Here's that page:
http://www.drugs.com/cons/prozac.html
If you'll get back to me with answers to my questions above, I'll see if we can refer your question to one of our medical experts. But from what you've said so far, it seems like it could be either a reaction to the on/off medicine OR you might just be getting sick and it doesn't have anything to do with the medicine.
May 19, 2010 - 9:09amThis Comment
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