help please ... =]

[birdybex]

hi all i have been having really bad days recently, suicidal thoughts, feeling diconected from the world racing thoughts, light-headedness and dizzyness, and have been struggling to get trough the days, really struggling. i was on 40mg of fluoxitine a day and have moved up to 60mg last night, the most i have ever ever taken, and iam kinda worried.. i would just like to know if anyone else is on 60mg and how they are feeling and coping because at the moment i just look at life as very scary and very unreal, i dont feel like iam here and that is really scaring me =[ i js wanta feel normal and enjoy life, as i have a 2 month old baby.
how long does it take to kick in and what side effects are there?
plz help =[

[WantToManage]

Hello -- I agree that it's a good idea to talk to your doctor about how you're feeling right now.  I'm wondering if at least part of what you're feeling now might be post-partum depression?    

I had post-partum depression after my first baby was born and I know how it can make an already scary situation feel 100 times worse.  It's worth asking your doctor about, I think.

Best of luck to you!  

[jcclark1993]

Pray and god will answer. You are a wonderful person that is here for a reason and rigth now you are here to hold you baby. Go to the window and look up and see the sky, clouds and watch them move in the air and breath.

[nanal575]

Hi.......the world must seem very, very scary right now.......I'm so sorry. You have everything in the world to want to fight those feelings of........disconnectedness.......eh ? A beautiful 2 month old son......to start ! I surely hope that you have a good doctor who is monitering these drugs you're on. They are powerful........and thoughts os suicide are a major......red flag......a flag you should be sharing.......immediately.......with your doctor. You know deep inside that that is not the way you want to feel. Please let him/her know.........maybe an adjustment needs to be made.......but please get some help. You have my very best wishes for finding a new and improved outlook on life. You're asking for help.......that's a really good sign. My very best in finding that help..........help to get you on a new and improved path........for yourself.......for ......your son !............peace and love.......Norma

[birdybex]

iam on prozac, but my dosage was upped 4 weeks ago and iam getin the side effects so i have been put up2 60mg a day, wen will they kick in?

[Paxiled]

Usually the suicidal thoughts come when you first start the drug, or up the dose.  It may have just stopped working and you need something else.

[velvetvenus]

i am on 60mg of prozac and i do okay on it. i have been on as much as 100mg but that sent me into a nervous breakdown. i don't think my doc knows much what he's doing. you need to talk to your doctor to see what they say, i know prozac can cause suicidal thoughts to intensify. the side effects, if that's what is happening, should wear off after 2 or 3 weeks. i don't really have the side effects even when i've gone off of it and started back, but some of what you're describing sounds like maybe some side effects. are you in therapy? it can help if you're not but make sure you contact your doctor as soon as you can to ask about these things. i've had pretty bad bouts with depression so i can relate to how you feel. this too will pass but do what you can to help it along, it takes persistance to get better, you have to fight it. i have a 7 year old son and i have been bipolar since a young age so i know how it is to deal with a baby while you're depressed, or anxious, or even manic. but we love our child and will do what it takes to get through the episode so we can be good parents. good luck and people are always here to listen and respond on this site.