Wednesday, January 28, 2009 wintergreenL asks

Q: If prozac worked for 3 years on a teenager, but then stopped, Would it work again?

Is it likely that prozac would work again on someone who stopped taking it over a year ago because it stopped working after 3 years?

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Merely Me

1/29/09 6:11pm

Well Wintergreen...there is only one way to find out and that is to try it again. It does seem that with some of these anti-depressants, you build up a tolerance for them.

Talk to your doctor about taking it...and think about what dosage is appropriate. And also have Plan B in mind if the Prozac doesn't work again.

Let us know what happens...I am very curious. Hopefully others can chime in with their experience.

Thank you for your question!

Teri Robert

1/30/09 1:25pm

Hello, wintergreen,

I don't have any experience with Prozac, but I can tell you that I've had other medications stop working, but then work again after a break from them.

Prozac is rather infamous for working for a while, then not working. The phrase "Prozac poop-out" is sometimes used, even when the medication being discussed isn't Prozac.

Good luck,

Teri

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