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just curious. been on it a week. up and down all night and then l get up early and go back to sleep and can not get going until noon.
The weird thoughts as mentioned in #2 were there already, and are improving, going away, though there are days! Therapist knows, boyfriend knows.Was on Lexapro and Citalopram before this and ooh.. Talk about crazy hallucinations, dreams and constant suicidal thoughts.

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does the tiredness feeling go away, the sleeplessness go away after starting Prozac

Try changing when you take it - that might help. If you usually take it in the a.m. switch to p.m.

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does the tiredness feeling go away, the sleeplessness go away after starting Prozac

It usually takes 2-4 weeks for an antidepressant to build up in ur system & for u to acclimate to the side effects. Some side effects will go away, others come with the drug. Every person is different. Work with ur doctor to decide the best drug(s) & dosage for u but try to give it a month or so to see how it is working.

One exception, if u r having weird thoughts of suicide or harming yourself, tell a trusted friend & ur doctor IMMEDIATELY! That is a side effect u can not play with.

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does the tiredness feeling go away, the sleeplessness go away after starting Prozac

It takes a GOOD 2 weeks for prozac to kick in. Even after being on it for a year I still had the sleep problems. Found out that I have sleep apnea and that i'm bi-polar.
So I would say that if you sleep does not get better after being on it 3 months to go back to the dr. Be sure to keep a diary of your symptoms to take with you. best of luck