Hi Joan!

Are you taking the 80 mg under your doctor's advice?  Prozac is known to be one of those medications where it can "poop out" after awhile.  What does your doctor say?  I know some people take folate or Deplin to increase the effectiveness of their antidepressant.  Others take Abilify in addition to the antidepressant....and still others take a combo of meds.  I would keep a record of your symptoms and the dosage you are on...so that you will have a detailed description of what is going on. 

The thing is...no pill is going to totally eradicate your depression...you usually have to do other things too...go to therapy, change your diet, exercise, find a meaningful passion, etc.  Meds are just one tool in your arsenal...the more tools you have the better you will be. 

Let us know what your doc says about your medication and if he or she makes a change.  Sometimes it takes a while to find the combination of meds/therapy which work for you.

Thank you for your question!

silverfox46

10/16/09 12:35pm

i only have a md can't find a shrink to take my insurance . i put myself on 80mg after trying 60 then 80 for about a week now. i'm desperate i took cymbalta it helped then stopped working . silverfox46

silverfox46

3/18/10 1:38pm

hi,  since i posted that i was taking 80 mgs  of prozac .  i went back on 60 mgs didn't see where the 80mg was helping . but, still having probelms with depression .i found a psychiatrist & only seen her once she added  45mg of welbutrin . then when i go back she said if it agrees with me she'll increase it to 150mg .but, i'm still taking the 60 mgs of prozac . today is thrusday this sat will be a week . i don't know if she'll take me off prozac at one point or keep me on both meds . i complained that i have gained 30 lbs in a yr. being on prozac . so i hope welbuttin works for me your not supposed  to gain weight on that one . i'll keep you up to date as i go along . thanks  for being there . silverfox46