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On Prozac. Weaning Off Clonazepam. Have Heart Pounding And Fluttering. Normal?
I am on Prozac 10mg this is my 11th day and have been weaning off clonazepam I'm down to 0,25mg od ; I do to increase my prozac to 15mg tomorrow but I've been having terrible heart pounding and fluttering with jitteriness lasting all day is this normal and is it true that prozac makes the anxiety worse for a couple of weeks before it gets better. Thanks Paula
I am sorry to learn about your predicament and I empathize with you.
Well you see it is a common occurrence to see heightened anxiety in the initial days of Prozac use , so yes this is quite normal and also I must mention here that within a week or two these present symptoms will wane off on their own when some more time is elapsed and Prozac becomes well settled and adjusted in your body system.
So do not worry and continue to cross - titrate the doses of Prozac and clonazepam as you have been doing so far and I believe it will be better for you to directly go to 20 mg from the current 10 mg / day and after 1 week you may further raise the dose to 40 mg / day. This is a safe and tried and tested titration method so you can embark upon it after discussing it with your doctor. The advantage of this titration strategy will be that Prozac will reach it's optimum dose in shorter time and thereby relieve your symptoms faster.
I hope this helps.
Wish you all the best.
Regards..
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On Prozac. Weaning Off Clonazepam. Have Heart Pounding And Fluttering. Normal?
Greetings ! Welcome to the site. I am sorry to learn about your predicament and I empathize with you. Well you see it is a common occurrence to see heightened anxiety in the initial days of Prozac use , so yes this is quite normal and also I must mention here that within a week or two these present symptoms will wane off on their own when some more time is elapsed and Prozac becomes well settled and adjusted in your body system. So do not worry and continue to cross - titrate the doses of Prozac and clonazepam as you have been doing so far and I believe it will be better for you to directly go to 20 mg from the current 10 mg / day and after 1 week you may further raise the dose to 40 mg / day. This is a safe and tried and tested titration method so you can embark upon it after discussing it with your doctor. The advantage of this titration strategy will be that Prozac will reach it s optimum dose in shorter time and thereby relieve your symptoms faster. I hope this helps. Wish you all the best. Regards.. I hope this he