i’ve been on prozac for a year. i started with 10mg then increased to 20mg. in december i increased to 30mg. i told my doctor the reason i wanted to increase was because i noticed a week or so before my period i would get so depressed and anxious but she said she hasn’t heard of prozac affecting periods (which i assume was a communication issue). i figured i needed the increase because 20 wasn’t enough. it feels like enough the week before my period, but the other 3 weeks i feel more emotionally blunt and my libido is basically gone.
i’ve heard of people only increasing their prozac the week before their period and then going back to their original dose for the 3 weeks.
i really don’t want to quit prozac because it’s helped immensely but i really hate the side effects.
any advice appreciated