Prozac for Postpartum Depression User Reviews
Prozac has an average rating of 9.8 out of 10 from a total of 4 reviews for the treatment of Postpartum Depression. 100% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 0% reported a negative experience.
- Cjgs...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- August 2, 2012
"It took about 10 days to kick in but was the saving grace of getting me through postpartum depression and being able to function normally with my son."
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- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- July 21, 2014
"Was able to lift me out of a severe Postpartum depression."
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- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 5, 2023
"Great experience! I have PCOS. This took the edge off. No weight gain."
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"After labour I suffered from rare condition of postpartum psychosis, cured with Abilify. Then it was followed by horrible insomnia and anxiety. I tried every sleeping pill and benzo, and tricyclics, didn’t work. So my doctors decided to prescribed Prozac 20 mg per day (morning) for 6 months. First weeks I had little cramps in my ankles and not much change in my mood, but immediately less anxious, and by week 3-4 it finally kicked in, didn’t feel so sad anymore. Gradually my sleep came back, from 4-5 hours with early awakenings to solid 8-9. I had a rare side effect-pigmentation around eyes became slightly orange, but it was gone after I started to wean off. When I started Prozac my depression was 60 out of 63 according to Beck’s depression inventory (“severely depressed”). Now after treatment it’s only 9! (“not depressed”). The worst side-effect is that despite dieting I gained 30 ibs!"