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09/22/2008 09:36 PM
ceciliaj71
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Thank You for being here.

My husband has been perscribled Prozac. And my question is if that is an appropriate medication for this condition?

We don't talk about bi-polarism (hopefully that is the correct term) in the house. But my husband has been on prozac for over a year now, and while there are less episodes of tears, not much else has changed. Somethings are worse, and I am at my very end.

I never know which way things are going to blow. What is fine one day, is relationship ending the next, and I need to know how to approach this subject in the correct way. I wondered if suggesting another medication would be all right, and if so which?

Today seems okay, as a matter of fact the last couple days I have been less "the cause of everything wrong in his world" and more his wife. So I feel like I have a small window here to try to get him to try something else.

We have been married for less than a year, together for about 3, and while this is not the worst I have seen him, its cant be called anything normal.

I am selfish in not wanting my marriage to end. I want to try and have a long, loving life together, but it gets harder each episode to find the reasons why we should stay together. Whenever he does tell me he loves me, or shows he cares I can only think of the next day, week, month when he will be telling me something different. How do I talk to my husband about bi-polarism? Sorry for venting and thanks.

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09/22/2008 09:56 PM  Top
plugginalong
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Cecilia, no need to say sorry to anyonw here for your venting! that's what we all do here...

i am no expert, but as i understand it, Prozac (fluoxetine) is an anti-depressant. anti-depressants CAN cause some side effects in BP people, in fact they can cause hypo-mania. sometimes, these doctors hand us things that make things worse before they're better. it would be nice if you could somehow talk to your husband about speaking to his doctor about looking at taking something else?

my wife was a really different person under the influence of the anti-depressant Celexa, now she is only taking Lithium and has been doing great.

alot of us here know just what it feels to cope with an agrivated spouse. it is very difficult at times! you are definately not alone in this struggle. welcome to our hell. (ok, just joking...it DOES get better!!) hopefully others will have more to encourage you.


09/23/2008 03:54 AM  Top
grafxbydiane
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ceciliaj71 , Welcome to the group there is not one med fits all thing . If your hubby needs something different it needs to be dicussed with his doc that what he is taking does not work for him . There are many different meds for this.
*Diane *


Have a great day . Life is what you make it


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09/23/2008 05:40 AM  Top
txbiker63
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Hey Cecilia,

The right drugs or combination of them is kinda hit and miss between patient and doc. My fiance had done so many we lost count before we hit the right one (kolonopin and topomax for migraine down from 4). I was going to her appointments at that time and giving input towards her actions and reactions. The doc made quite a few changes and got it right things have been sooooo much better for a year now. She's been off her meds for two weeks because of some medical testing and is doing great so far. She starts her meds back Friday. It's not selfish to want your relationship to work I want the same from mine and we'll do what it takes for ours. Everyone in out circle of friends knows my fiance is BP she told them because she thought they should know she is very honest with people close to us. Too bad y'all can't talk openly about it sure would be a big help for you both................................................TXB

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