hello, i was on prozac about 2 yrs ago for stress for bout 6 months felt bloody great..had bin on/off it for few yrs always stopping after 2 months.well i was prescribed prozac again in october BUT as soon as i started taking them i would wake up at say 2am till 5pm it drove me crazy!! i thought i could persevere with sleep disturbunce BUT along with that i would b awake with this heavy sort of catching my breath..that would actually wake me?? only happened at night, dr didnt seem bothered just said it was stress well i took myself off them after 6 weeks as it never calmed down as i suspected im thinking of having another try, n if the same symptoms occur i can at least tell dr they were not there whilst off prozac.... i found all my obbsessing thoughts stopped (with food etc) n i lost 8lb in matter of weeks... would love to hear from anybody else who has had similar experience n whos dr took it seriously!!! im desperate to try them again.. many thanx in anticipatience lv sarah

Hi Sarah,
Have you considered discussing switching to a different SSRI with your doctor. There are many on the market, and it can take trying several until you find the one that works best for you. Prozac did nothing for me, Zoloft gives a lot of people nightmares, Paxil worked the best for me. There is also effexor, wellbutrin, celexa..an entire battery all with different effects on different people.

That deep sighing could be more than stress too, could be a form of sleep apnea (you actually stop breathing many times in the night, then your body of course forces you to breathe again..can be quite debilitating!)

Could be worth a frank talk with your doc.

Good luck,

margot

thankyou mollymum, iwas thinking of switching to a different one, but i felt great on prozac once b4 so wonder why this deep sighin thing was going on?? only whilst on the prozac..mm may experiment one more time n go take one! at least then if it happens agin i have some amunition to use on the dr...she is NOT the listening kind, already thinks im a raving hypocondriac!!(sorry bout spellings!!) enjoy ur day kindest regards sarah

You probably need another med...and another doctor!!!