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Hey guys. Hope you’re all doing well! So did anyone else start this medication thinking it’s the most effective move ever taken for depression, only for it to gradually dwindle to nothing after 10 months? I’m at 42 mg so it’s now gonna be a process of tapering when I’m ready. I’ve lost hope in psych meds. I started Prozac recently. Got a good 2 months of feeling great out of it. Now that crapped out too. I’ve never felt so depressed. Don’t let my post dissuade you from trying Caplyta or staying on it. But I can’t be the only one this has happened to. It works just long enough to keep you on it while physical dependence develops and then once it quits working..surprise! Now you have to taper off and feel worse! It’s causing me to lose so much hope. They all do this, it’s not just Caplyta. Jw if anyone else experienced a huge relief at first, only to end up devastated.

Hey guys. My Fitbit is an older model (Inspire 2) but does anyone with my model or newer struggle with sleep being accurate? I’ll sleep a full night, open the Google Health app and hope to see the ‘coach’ be proud of me (😂) with an insight like “wow! 9 hours! You make an AI coach so proud!”
No, instead I see “Wow, today is gonna suck ass for you after that 2:52 AM wake up and only 3 hours of sleep.”
I’ve started getting annoyed with it and typing “omfg I woke up to take a leak and then went back to sleep”
It was like “I understand you’re frustrated. Etc etc”
Yeah I’m frustrated! I’m wearing this stupid thing around my wrist all night for what reason? None of my stats are gonna be accurate. I’m about to throw this watch away. Anyone else getting super frustrated nothing is recorded correctly? ESPECIALLY sleep! lol

Has anyone noticed hair loss or their hairline receding? I am a 37-year-old male and have always had a lot of hair and now my hairline is slightly starting to recede and I’m just like hell no lol I don’t know what medication it’s from. No one is bald in my family. 😅 Anyone else?

Hey everyone, so I have tried every other commonly prescribed SSRI and I was ready to give up, but I decided to try the only one I hadn’t taken yet; Prozac

Long story short, I was on Viibryd (Vilazodone) 40 mg for 3 years and it did absolutely nothing, but I kept taking it thinking that it would kick in at some point. So I cross tapered onto 60 mg of Prozac off the bat, but I have felt so good like just very calm and no social anxiety and I just feel almost a hypomanic type of energy, but not quite. I just feel more peaceful and I think this is the first time an SSRI has ever made a dent in the way I feel, in any meaningful way. The only side effect I’ve noticed is decreased libido, but I can still, you know. Maybe a tiny bit of weight gain like very slight because I feel more relaxed so I think I eat more but I also take a shit ton of more walks because I also take Dexamphetamine for ADHD, which seems to give me a lot of energy together, and Caplyta at night (started 10 months ago and can answer any questions about it). But yeah It’s been the best combination I’ve tried and the addition of Prozac has smoothed everything out. I know 60 mg is a huge dose to start with but I told my doctor I feel so much better and she’s gonna keep me on it. I hope it works as well for everyone else as it fortunately has been for me. I didn’t post this to brag about it. I just wanted to give people some hope. 🫶🏻

Edit: I forgot to add something! The generic manufacturers are unfortunately not all the same. I started off with the Teva generic last month. This month, CVS refilled with a different generic, so I called and asked them if they could order Teva instead and fill it with that (😅 so picky of me) and they had no problem doing it. Upon some research, apparently the one made by Teva is the closest to brand-name and the one people do the best on. So if you feel like your Prozac isn’t working, I highly recommend you ask your doctor to specify “Teva only” or just ask the pharmacy if they can order Teva for your next refill and then try it before giving up. It has been so smooth, I’m gonna stick with this manufacturer. Good luck, everyone!

Hello my people 👋 I hope the day is being kind to you. Decided to ask for Mallinckrodt this month after jumping from the sinking Wilshire ship onto Winder Labs’ ship and sailed for 2 months. Two thumbs up. But, always the curious cat, I asked for Mallinckrodt this month. Also two thumbs up. So, as of now, my choices are

1. Mallinckrodt
2. Winder (as good as Mallinckrodt but not a cool diamond shape

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1. Teva (meh, average)

That’s it. KVK felt weak and Sunrise made me feel horribly anxious like they were cut with caffeine or something. I’m not sure if Aurobindo is still around, but if they are, dust is more effective than those things. So, that’s my verdict as of now.

Which ones do you guys prefer?

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Hey guys. Just picked up my refill. I decided to ask for Mallinckrodt/SpecGX this month. At first I didn’t feel much and like 30 mins had passed so I was like oh nooo they changed them and they’re duds 😫. I think they just take longer to kick in than brand, Wilshire, and Winder.
Before I knew it, I was dusting. lol I always start dusting and straightening up. Now an hour and a half later I feel they’re not duds. They don’t kick right in like Wilshire and Winder but they’re quality looking white diamond shaped tablets. Something feels more mellow about them than Winder like I took last month and the month prior. I had good results but I was curious if these were still like the one month I got Mallinckrodt in 2023. I can’t tell if I like these more than Winder. They might be a tiny bit less potent but still work. They’re probably my second place choice. Sort of a bummer lol but I don’t hate them, either. Better than Teva and KVK and especially Sunrise.

Anyone else take Mallinckrodt IR tablets lately? (generic Zenzedi not Adderall, which are awful from this mfgr., surprisingly)

Good evening home slices. My generic Zen (I was today years old when I realized the reason behind its name 🤦🏻‍♂️ lol pushing that ‘smoother than Adderall’ aspect. Very clever. And Dextrostat meant “speed. now. can’t wait for XR”.

Getting sidetracked 😅 how’s everyone doing on your respective manufacturers and which is it? I’m just curious haha. I went with Winder again and glad I didn’t give Wilshire another chance. Irreconcilable differences. Anyone on Mallinckrodt? Almost asked for it

Hey everyone. Anyone else currently taking the 10 mg variety by Winder Labs? Last month I had my doctor specify to fill with Winder Labs only, and they were better than Wilshire but I was noticing I was still able to nap after taking one of a big four tablets allowed. They also presented as ghetto-looking and crumbly.

This refill, as of 4 days ago, appears to be far more potent. I say this with utmost assurance due to the way I'm speaking in tandem with grinding my cheeks and teeth and lips and tongue for the entire duration and have had the worst nights of sleep ever. It's like 40 mg is suddenly too much. Stupidly, even if it's like 9:00 PM and I have a tablet left for the day, I'll polish it off and usually I'm fine but this month they're giving meth pill vibes. It would be cost-effective, but yeah they're not usually this euphoric lmao. I swear they also look 'nicer'. As if they clean up well or something. The edges look slightly raised and the color is a tiiiiny bit lighter and more solid of a color. They also taste worse than last month's which is a good thing lol.