Hi. I know that everyone is different and there is the possibility of different reactions for different people, but here is my experience with Prozac.
I had a complete nervous breakdown right before d-day, and my therapist put me on Prozac. It took 3 weeks for it to kick in. I felt great, but was definitely in la-la land. It gave me what I call a “false sense of well-being.” I painted the kitchen bright green and over decorated (it looked like a bad LSD trip when I got done), then I got some brown paint and began painting everything in sight. After a couple weeks of that, my son (in his early 20’s) finally said (with a scared look on his face), “Mom, I think you should stop painting now.”
I also started giving money to lots of charities (which I still get solicitation from in the mail 22 months later!). I felt so happy and generous.
I could have lived with those side-effects, though. The reason I went off Prozac was because of the way it affected me sexually. I’ll try to be discreet, but what happened was that I could get aroused, but I couldn’t get satisfied (have an O). Two women in my therapy group complained about the same problem with Prozac. Since SF is high on my H’s and my list of needs, that was a really bad side-effect for me. I didn’t want to live that way. It was VERY frustrating. Once I quit taking Prozac, that side-effect disappeared.
I switched to Paxil, but was so sick at my stomach for 3 weeks that I finally went off of anti-d’s. I was taking several other meds (for anxiety and such) that helped me through that horrible time, so I wasn’t med free. I believe in pills, especially if people have chemical imbalances, but sometimes it takes a lot of patience and trial-and-error to find the right ones.
Anyway, I wish the best to you and your H. God bless.