I just got prescribed Fluoxetine (Prozac) from my doctor. The purpose of me taking it is for my persistent panic attacks, however, I really like my personality otherwise, and I don’t really know how much Prozac will effect my personality outside of treating the anxiety. I’d really appreciate anyone who knows about and/or has experience about this aspect of the drug. Thanks!!

I withdrew two years ago and it was nightmare. After the birth of my child my panic came back.
I feel people judge me but it works for me i was on it for fourteen years prior. The withdrwal took two months. After my son i had postpartum and anxiety so now i take .1mg of klonopin at night and prozac in the day and i feel hundred percent better. I just feel as if i failed that i needed the klonopin again to deal with my anxiety.

Hello, I’m a 21 year old female, and I get frequent anxiety attacks when I’m in public places. I notice that I get them when I’m in a super market, the mall, restaurants, or anywhere that is overly crowded. When I do get them, my chest begins to tighten, and I feel that the people around me are judging me. The questions that around flying in my head are: ‘ why are these people looking at me?’ ‘what do they think about me?’. I’m a college student, and I use to be able to give oral presentations as if it was nothing, and now its difficult and painful emotionally. I dropped an English class because I wasn’t able to concentrate and the class was based on speech techniques. Now I’m worried if I will be able to graduate with my degree in performing arts, or just filed for a new major. I really love music and hope to become a music instructor but this social anxiety is killing me. What do I do? I don’t wish to be taking any medication because last year, I was treated for my depression/anxiety with Prozac, and the drug was doing damage to my stomach. Any recommendations?

The child is 11 and has had panic attacks and is fearfull all the time.He has been on prozac for 2 months with much improvement…this is an inherited condition and he has a stable home with no tramitic experiences in his past.I am concerned of the long term with his condition.
Yes…he is under the care of a psycologist and peditrician
It is sometimes hard to know what the right thing to do is,especially when its your child and you are responsable for them.I have him on meds and I guess I just wanted reassureance that the choice I have made is the right one.For the long term…along with coping skills.I have the same dissorder but do not take meds.But I am 37 and he is only a child who is not able to talk himself out of a situation.Thank you for all the input.

I’m 15 years old and a few months ago i was diagnosed with panic attack disorder, and i’ve been being treated with prozac for under 4 weeks, can i join the air force?

please be as detailed and straightfoward as possible. thank you so much for answering in advance!

Which of these 3 medications is most effective in treating anxiety and panic attacks?

I’m talking about IMMEDIATE treatment (along with over a period of time).

Vistaril 50mg
Zoloft 50mg or 100mg
Prozac 20mg

(a follow up to my previous question, in case you answered it)

Thank you for your info!!!

i get awful panic attacks and its runing my life… should i try get some marijuana ?
ive tried medication from my doctor called prozac and i felt i was losing my mind with it. i heard marijuana is a good herb to calm anxiety ?

I have tried prozac in the past and didn’t like the way it made me feel. Whats he gonna put me on. I get panic attacks 4/5 times a month.

im really worried about taking prescribed drugs,due to side effects,been given prozac but wont take them,can anyone tell me if alternative medicines work for depression,i.e. one that i found on a search engine called "amoryn" which sounds very convincing,but would have to be shipped to me from the states,but im relly desperate to give a go

Past couple days id be fine and then all of a sudden my heart would start racing, i would feel like i have a shortness of breath, thoughts of having heart attacks or dieing come to my head, SOMETIMES heart beats one time funny like where its real noticeable, and sometimes get mild chest pains.
i been prescribed to prozac for like 2 years now and i just quit taking it like 2 months ago w/o askin doctor.. i told my doctor this and he said that that wat is causing these attacks.. anxiety attacks.. i started taking my medicine again but the doc says it will take a few weeks before my body gets use to it and the attacks to stop.
is this wat is wrong or is it something else, and quittin takin prozac causes this and will it stop since i started bak? thanks.
im 19 yrs old, btw.