Dizziness

[Thinkingman85]

I have been on Prozac for about six weeks. My mood elevates every time I take it. However, I am now starting to notice a feeling. As I'm feeling better, I'm feeling dizzier. It's like I'm trying to use certain parts of my brain and it feels weird. I'm feel like I'm reconnecting to parts that have been darkened by depression. I'm skeptical that I'm doing the right thing because I don't know if or when the dizziness will subside. Prozac may have the potential to get me back to normal, but I don't know this for sure.

I can't stand being on a medication. I can't stand feeling like something is wrong with me. I just want to feel normal again. Believing that I am sane is hard when I'm on an antidepressant and I had a breakdown six years ago. During the breakdown, I took Adderall for concentration and Buspar for anxiety for a month. The side effect of the Adderall has, to this day, left me doubting my sanity. I was so paranoid on the Adderall that I carried a knife to my Personal Psychology class for self defense.

I hope the drugs didn't leave permanent damage (such as excessive paranoia). It's hard for me to actually know if I am getting better. I just go by how I feel. So much stuff happened in my past and it's hard to know if my brain is normal again.

 

[timid_flower]

I can't stand being on a medication. I can't stand feeling like something is wrong with me. ... Believing that I am sane is hard when I'm on an antidepressant

I know where you're coming from. I went through similar feelings when I was on medication.

It's hard for me to actually know if I am getting better. I just go by how I feel

I think that's all we can do, go by how we feel. As you said on the other thread, it's normal to feel doubt. So we take it one day at a time.

As you continue to make progress you may or may not need the medication, then you can adjust accordingly.