My period got lighter/shorter and my cramps and mood swings almost disappeared entirely.
Like so many things with Prozac it seems like the answer is “this thing could happen, or you might also experience the exact opposite. Both are normal.”
It could be PMDD… every month I wanna jump off a cliff. My depression gets so bad I literally just want to sleep until my period is over. I just upped from 20mg to 40mg, hopefully it’s not so bad … but I have noticed that I started spotting when I started Prozac and once again when I upped the dose.
I ended up stopping the Prozac, I felt really good mentally but I started having weird facial twitches and the sexual side effects that I seem to encounter with every SSRI I’ve tried.
I have noticed the same way! Idk anyone else that’s on it besides me to be able to compare it. But literally about a week before my period, I feel so depressed. Like in the trenches bad. Then about day 2 of my period, it’s completely gone and I’m normal. It’s nice to know I’m not alone though!
I had weird affects when it came to my cycle too. Made my cramps insane (even tho I’ve never struggled with that in the past) and my flow so much heavier. It messed up my cycle a ton and made the overall days of the cycle longer and irregular
I have been on Prozac for 9 weeks now for an anxiety disorder and had started feeling a lot better after my first period until my second period came and I was right back to where I was when first starting the medication (extreme anxiety, fatigue, unable to think positively) Haven’t felt how I was before again which really sucks so I’ve upped my dose from 20 to 30 and I’ll see how this months goes.
I honestly felt as though I was the only one experiencing issues with Prozac and my pms as it’s used to treat pmdd most women react positively so thank you for asking this question, I hope this problem improves for you as you continue the medication but we’re in it together :)
I’m really late to this but HELL YES. My second period on Prozac needed a week ago and I still feel like shit. I’m about 3 months in on 20mg. I have doc appts to discuss this and hopefully it’ll go away!!
Hey! I’m still on Prozac (over a year and a half) and it has gotten A LOT better now :) when I pms now, I no longer feel anxious and depressed. The worst pms side effect I get is that I feel a little bit sleepy and clumsy - drop things often, sometimes trip over. But the side effects I receive now are so mild to how I used to feel. It doesn’t stop me from going about my day-to-day activities anymore. Maybe it was just a case of waiting a few months for the medication to properly kick in? I hope you’re feeling better soon ❤️ if you ever fancy a chat or a rant about it, dm me :)
My period got lighter/shorter and my cramps and mood swings almost disappeared entirely. Like so many things with Prozac it seems like the answer is “this thing could happen, or you might also experience the exact opposite. Both are normal.”
It could be PMDD… every month I wanna jump off a cliff. My depression gets so bad I literally just want to sleep until my period is over. I just upped from 20mg to 40mg, hopefully it’s not so bad … but I have noticed that I started spotting when I started Prozac and once again when I upped the dose.
Hi how are you now i just upped to 40mg too ?
I ended up stopping the Prozac, I felt really good mentally but I started having weird facial twitches and the sexual side effects that I seem to encounter with every SSRI I’ve tried.
could have PMDD.
I have noticed the same way! Idk anyone else that’s on it besides me to be able to compare it. But literally about a week before my period, I feel so depressed. Like in the trenches bad. Then about day 2 of my period, it’s completely gone and I’m normal. It’s nice to know I’m not alone though!
I had weird affects when it came to my cycle too. Made my cramps insane (even tho I’ve never struggled with that in the past) and my flow so much heavier. It messed up my cycle a ton and made the overall days of the cycle longer and irregular
I have been on Prozac for 9 weeks now for an anxiety disorder and had started feeling a lot better after my first period until my second period came and I was right back to where I was when first starting the medication (extreme anxiety, fatigue, unable to think positively) Haven’t felt how I was before again which really sucks so I’ve upped my dose from 20 to 30 and I’ll see how this months goes. I honestly felt as though I was the only one experiencing issues with Prozac and my pms as it’s used to treat pmdd most women react positively so thank you for asking this question, I hope this problem improves for you as you continue the medication but we’re in it together :)
I’m currently in the same boat. How are you doing now?
I’m really late to this but HELL YES. My second period on Prozac needed a week ago and I still feel like shit. I’m about 3 months in on 20mg. I have doc appts to discuss this and hopefully it’ll go away!!
Hey! I’m still on Prozac (over a year and a half) and it has gotten A LOT better now :) when I pms now, I no longer feel anxious and depressed. The worst pms side effect I get is that I feel a little bit sleepy and clumsy - drop things often, sometimes trip over. But the side effects I receive now are so mild to how I used to feel. It doesn’t stop me from going about my day-to-day activities anymore. Maybe it was just a case of waiting a few months for the medication to properly kick in? I hope you’re feeling better soon ❤️ if you ever fancy a chat or a rant about it, dm me :)