Should I take Prozac to help with my stress

no do not bother your just delaying the inevitable soon as you come off them yr problems and stress will still be there try and see it through without the need for tablets you will soon start to feel better just belive in yrself and you will sail through this bad time x

anti-depressants take two weeks to start working. make sure you have people you can talk to while it kicks in. you can feel worse at first but then you will be surprised at how stress free life can be. follow your doctor is advice to the letter. do not stop taking the tablets suddenly. I did this and it made me really ill.

Take it. Stress/anxiety is awful. Just as bad as depression. It will take about 2 weeks to start working. If Prozac does not work, try something else; Zoloft is good.

I assume you are talking about another SSRI medication. Some are useful for anxiety disorders

Everyone is unique-be very careful about comparing experiences with psychiatric medications.If you're going to take it you need to give it an adequate trial of at least six weeks to see if it benefits you.

BEST thing u can do is look up Prozac on any of the medical websites, medicinenet.com, webmd.com, mayoclinic.com, healthrealage--etc. DO be skeptical. Medications r handed out like Halloween candy these days, with doctors knowing basically nothing about pharmaceuticals. Being informed can actually save ur life. I KNOW. A specialist prescribed something that would have been fatal had I taken it. I do not believe Prozac is for stress in any case, but from personal experience--my ex took it in hopes it would improve his being ''shy.'' I saw him on a daily basis, & he became seriously agitated, quick to anger & impossible to transact wth. My sister is daughter took it for anxiety; & she wound up making threatening calls to everyone, in a state of absolute irrationality. These r just examples, but always, always carefully research a medication before u take it. It can also have contraindications with any other medication you're taking. I am sure that different people have different reactions, but it is very wise of u to question this. I frankly do not see what ''sleeping pills'' would accomplish in the LONG RUN. I would venture to say u need to get to the cause of ur anxiety stress, & resolve it WITHOUT medication if at all possible. Much luck.

Try taking them with speed. That will really reduce the time it takes to sort you out.

There are some newer and more effective treatments than
Prozac, but I am not a doctor so I can‘t prescribe. Tell your
Doctor that you need something else and he may change
your treatment. I wish you all the best, and get well soon,
Cheers, Iain

Ok so i'm on it, im 24 and depressed.. I have been for about 4 years now and can say that the only thing thats actuallly given me some hope is my prozec. Do not get me wrong, its not a miracle cure, it will not work overnight either but it does help me and SOME other people.

Here is my review for more info: http://members.dooyoo.co.uk/health-therapies-treatments/prozac/1011805/

What is wrong with Fags and Booze,
20 senior service and half a bottle of rum a day far better than popping pills, Fags should be available on prescription, and booze.
I dont use either, thats why I am unable to sleep and am writing pointless at 1.22 a.m.

If THATS what works for YOU, then take it. It didnt work for me. But everyones different. All you can do is try it.

not personal experience but friends & I see that it is just a temporally fix
you should try to exercise in the morning listen to classic music
see a psychology
try everthing else before taken a pill
as I get older I realized that we all suffer from some form of
disorder (because of our everyday lives)
try reading book to teach u how to manage stress, I had deal with a lot of stress sometime I want to run away from home
but I am taking one day at a time
I have never taken anything (mainly because I am scare of pills)
A pill wo not fix u u need a permant cure
and learn to manage ur stress will do that
Good luck & Good Bless

NO drugs help with stress. What you need to do is figure out what stresses you out so much, and think of a way to calm down and relax, so that you can think straight, and stop the stress. Sleeping tablets are addicting and do nothing for you.

If you can not sleep at night, try some warm milk or mint and ginger tea. It also helps to have someone to talk to about whatever it is that is stressing you out. Good luck!

I've taken antidepressants before & they truly do help you. As soon as I was out of the situation that was causing my depression, I was able to stop taking them & still maintain a healthy lifestyle & attitude. Just remember, there r a lot of different medications out there & if the Prozac does not work for you, ur doctor may try another medicine that works a little differently & it may be the one for you. You should really also concentrate on finding out why u r feeling so stressed & try to remove that from ur life.

Yes what ever your Doctor says I messed up 30 years of my life and my families by not taking medicine, please do what the doctor says.

i thought it was for depression, not anxiety.

Yes they do work. They are very subtle in their effects and it may be a few days before you notice anything. One side effect i noticed was they made me thirsty.

They do seem to help BUT when you come off them, if nothing in your lfe has changed then it is just like taking the cork out of a bottle and all your pent up emotions come flooding back.

So yes, they did work for me but all they did was delay the inevitable ( a divorce) until I came off them.

it will only work if you believe it will, i had it, did not think it would work and it did not ask to try sertraline instead or amitriptylline (not sure of spelling) they both really do work.

No dont do it to ur self if ya use that its not gonna help u with anything go to a doctor and ask them what u can use