u/Calm_Variety5564

I’ve been on Prozac for about 2 months now. I did 10mg for the first month and then increased to 20mg, which I’ve been on for about a month.

At first I was doing REALLY well. I felt happier, more motivated, less anxious, and overall like it was actually working. But about a week ago it suddenly felt like something completely changed.

I’ve been experiencing:

- Extreme exhaustion and sleeping 11+ hours

- Vivid/intense nightmares

- Very little motivation, especially in the evenings

- Agitation/anxiety

- Lower/depressed mood

- Feeling like I just want to sleep all the time

- Not wanting to talk to friends or family

- Not even wanting to listen to music or do things I normally enjoy

- Periods of extreme hunger

And today I suddenly started experiencing heartburn

The exhaustion is probably the worst part. I feel like a completely different person compared to how good I was feeling a couple weeks ago.

I’m getting on a call with my psychiatrist to talk about all of this, so I’m not looking for medical advice or planning to change my dose based on Reddit.

I’m mostly curious whether anyone else experienced something similar after initially doing really well on Prozac. If you did, what ended up happening? Did the side effects eventually settle down? Did your doctor increase your dose, decrease it, or switch you to something else? Did you eventually start feeling good again?

Prozac was helping my anxiety/OCD a lot at first, so I’m really disappointed and confused by the sudden change. I’d especially love to hear from anyone who had a similar experience and eventually found something that worked.

I want to preface this by saying that I already feel really bad about this tattoo, so making fun of me/lecturing me for it will honestly accomplish nothing. It’s one of my biggest regrets.

Almost 2 years ago during one of my worst depressive episodes, I impulsively decided to get this tattoo. If I could undo it, I 100% would. In a heartbeat. My left arm has not seen the sun in a long time and I’m ashamed of it. Not only because I genuinely dislike the tattoo, but also because it reminds me of some of my darkest times.

I have now undergone 4 sessions of picosure and I believe there are 8 in my package. My plan was to get it fully removed and never get another tattoo. However, I’m starting to feel pretty discouraged. I’m not sure this tattoo will fade with only 8 sessions, and I don’t want to keep removing it for years to come. It’s been very hard on me both mentally and physically.

I was wondering what you guys think about a coverup. I am pretty scared because I don’t want to get something over this tattoo that I end up regretting even more. I honestly don’t trust my own judgment at this point. And I’m not even sure if there’s an artist out there willing to tackle this.

I welcome any genuine advice with open arms, but please refrain from making rude comments 🥹

2 months on Prozac - suddenly exhausted, depressed and unmotivated after doing really well?

Do I continue removing or eventually get a coverup?