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Hi Clay, Welcome to ASDM :) > I should start out by saying that i’ve been depressed for almost 10 years > now and suicidal for about 5. Until today i had never sought treatment or > help. Today the doctor prescribed Fluoxetine, which i’m guessing is a form > of prozac.

Yes…it is the generic form. > Having never taken meds in my life i am kind of scared. > Will this drug change me?

No… > Will it make me a happier person?

Not really…It will enable you to cope more effectively with issues in your life. > Does anyone have any advice for me? Because i’m willing to listen.  

Here are some med links that may be helpful. Please email me anytime. Peace, http://www.rxlist.com http://pharmacology.miningco.com/library/weekly/bl970710.htm http://www.virtualdrugstore.com/druglist.html http://www.pharminfo.com/drugdb/db_mnu.html http://www.nami.org/update/medlist.htm You can do MedLine searches from here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/medline.html This is a good general purpose Web search engine: http://www.dogpile.com

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go with the flow on it all,ok? meds take a bit of time to work as your body adjusts to them. support goes with it. here you get the support, not to mention allot of entertainment too! you’re in! if a med dose needs to be adjusted your doc will do it. just remember that you can and should feel good about yourself and speak the truth. that is all for now.write anytime.   bruce

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Prozac worked really good for me. Just be careful if you start to feel angry or aggressive. You might need a stabilizer (if you are Bi-Polar). I wish you luck.     Ralph – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Hello all, >I should start out by saying that i’ve been depressed for almost 10 >years now and suicidal for about 5. >Until today i had never sought treatment or help. >Today the doctor prescribed Fluoxetine, which i’m guessing is a form of >prozac. >Having never taken meds in my life i am kind of scared. >Will this drug change me? >Will it make me a happier person? >Does anyone have any advice for me? Because i’m willing to listen.   >Thanks, >Clay >Art is long, life short; judgment difficult, opportunity transient.- >Goethe >Book vii. Chap. ix

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Hello all, I should start out by saying that i’ve been depressed for almost 10 years now and suicidal for about 5. Until today i had never sought treatment or help. Today the doctor prescribed Fluoxetine, which i’m guessing is a form of prozac. Having never taken meds in my life i am kind of scared. Will this drug change me? Will it make me a happier person? Does anyone have any advice for me? Because i’m willing to listen.   Thanks, Clay Art is long, life short; judgment difficult, opportunity transient.- Goethe Book vii. Chap. ix

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