prozac stomach upset

[Patricia Lewis <radon@xxxxxxx>]

We started Prozac about 7 days ago and getting the stomach upset which we're 
relating to the Prozac.  I think we were happier on Venlafaxine...(Effexor).  
May try opening the prozac capsule and consuming only the contents.  I once 
took a multi-vitamin in a 'blue capsule' which made me vomit each time - quit 
after 4 times of this.  I think the capsule dye was the culprit - prozac caps 
look like they could be an issue (long shot).  So, we'll experiment and see.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: janet paterson 
  To: PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 9:28 PM
  Subject: Re: prozac


  cross-posted

  hi all

  on 04-19-2002 07:34 PM someone female wrote:
  >I'd like to hear about your experiences with prozac.
  >I had to quit taking it after about a month. It caused
  >nausea, which was worsening daily, and I had the worst
  >acid reflux attack ever.
  >
  >Wondered if anyone had any similar experiences and, if
  >so, did you attribute it just to the prozac or have any
  >information about prozac in combination with sinemet or
  >requip. i would have stayed on if i could tolerate it- as
  >i was starting to lose some of the weight gain from a
  >previous med - which was why my neuro chose it as an
  >anti-depressant for my situation.

  prozac was the last of three anti-depressants i tried
  and had the fewest side-effects for me.
  i have been on it since 1990
  but we are all different chemical soups
  just as pd symptoms and pd meds are sometimes quite different among us.
  each anti-depressant might work differently for each one of us.
  i 

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