u/No_Type2703

The driver passed me within a foot going down a hill and then proceeded to slow down and roll down the window. I said you're wrong. He said f you you're wrong. Then speeds away and called me a f*g. Can we film these people and report them? I don't want to shrink but last summer I let people like this win. I was too intimidated to bike. I started biking two days ago and two people have done two unnecessarily dangerous passes as, one person called me an a hole, and another just did that. Is it this city or what's going on with these rabid drivers?

I’m a 39 yo male and have been on Prozac 20mg for 10 weeks. I’v had a mix of positives and some side effects that are starting to concern me. I’m curious if anyone has had similar experiences or found ways to manage them.

Pros:

• Less intrusive thoughts
• Generally feel “good” / more stable
• Creativity feels normal (unlike Lexapro, which dulled it for me)
• Less anxiety during sex, though my overall libido is lower

Cons:

• Shaky/fidgety hands (sometimes feels like I have less control over fine motor skills, especially in social situations)
• Short-term memory + word recall feel worse (people say something and I immediately forget or can’t find words)
• More baseline anxiety at times
• Can get agitated/overwhelmed with anger

Other context:

• Sleep was rough at first (waking up at 2am and not sleeping for 2 hours), but improved after adding Buspar 5mg 2x/day
• Briefly increased to 40mg for 5 days and had a pretty intense anger episode, so I went back down to 20mg
• I drink a pour over coffee in the morning and sometimes one before noon (trying to cut back since I’m sure caffeine is making the shakiness/anxiety worse). I’m addicted to coffee and have tried to cut it out but always keep crawling back.
• Occasionally use low-dose cannabis edibles (5mg in the evening) about 2x a week max

I’m considering dropping to 10mg to see if I can keep the benefits while reducing the side effects, but my doctor wants an appointment first.

Questions:

• Did lowering the dose help shakiness like for going down to 10mg?
• Did anyone notice memory/word recall issues on SSRIs? Or has anyone experience disassociation perhaps contributing to this sort of poor recall? I feel like I’ve experienced this sort of thing off of prozac, like it was helped briefly in the beginning of taking it and now i’ve regressed to a state where i struggle to find the right word even though I know it.
• How much does caffeine make this worse in your experience?
• Any success balancing benefits vs side effects at a lower dose?

One other thing to note is that I was traveling and was getting self-conscious about my shakiness so I thought I’d skip a day. I felt pretty good and had dreams come back that night in a vivid way but the next morning I was out of it and tired and needed to take my meds again. I know that was a bad idea to stop suddenly. Would really appreciate hearing others’ experiences.