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jamiekate - 18 Jul 2003 05:34 GMT

I was on prozac for awhile and stopped because i thought maybe i didnt
need it anymore. Now, i want to go back on it.The other day i read on a
website that people with seizures shouldnt take prozac.Is anyone here on
prozac?

jamie

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Phil Jones - 18 Jul 2003 15:29 GMT

you can read that on any SSRI medication....

prozac, paxil, and especially celexa have these warnings. i'm on tegretol,
and i've been in and out of a couple SSRI's, and i feel that they have
lowered my threshold for seizures. i'm in the stage of getting off the
SSRI's altogether, and seeing how that works in terms of my seizure
frequency.

actually my first seizure ever was when i was on prozac.

phil

> I was on prozac for awhile and stopped because i thought maybe i didnt
> need it anymore. Now, i want to go back on it.The other day i read on a
> website that people with seizures shouldnt take prozac.Is anyone here on
> prozac?
>
> jamie

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AliCat - 21 Jul 2003 19:34 GMT

> you can read that on any SSRI medication....
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> > jamie

I was prescribed prozac by a doctor who knew I was
taking anti-convulscents for epilepsy. This was
quite a while ago, but all the same, I took them
together.

alicat.

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BizBear - 22 Jul 2003 05:36 GMT

Hi Jamie,

I take 40 mg. of Prozac each morning for the depressive part of my
mental illness. I also take 1200 mgs. of Neurontin each day for my
epilepsy. Both my internist and psychiatrist at the Mayo Clinic are
cognizant of my med intake. Neither of them have informed me of
possible negative drug interaction with the Prozac and epilepsy. My
last seizure was in 1998.

Ted

>I was on prozac for awhile and stopped because i thought maybe i didnt
>need it anymore. Now, i want to go back on it.The other day i read on a
>website that people with seizures shouldnt take prozac.Is anyone here on
>prozac?
>
>jamie

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Pablo - 23 Jul 2003 07:53 GMT

> Hi Jamie,
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> Ted

g'day ted,
what mental illness do you have
pablo

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jamiekate - 24 Jul 2003 04:15 GMT

thanks for the feedback.
jamie
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mark stamey - 24 Jul 2003 04:40 GMT

Do you have a web address for that?

Thanks

Mark

> > I was on prozac for awhile and stopped because i thought maybe i didnt
> > need it anymore. Now, i want to go back on it.The other day i read on a
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> thanks for the feedback.
> jamie

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jamiekate - 24 Jul 2003 05:41 GMT

> Do you have a web address for that?
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> > thanks for the feedback.
> > jamie

http://my.webmd.com/content/drugs/2/4046_1860?bn=Prozac
?? Before taking fluoxetine, tell your doctor if you
?????? ? have liver disease;
?????? ? have kidney disease;
?????? ? have diabetes;
?????? ? suffer from seizures; or
?????? ? suffer from mania or have suicidal thoughts.
?

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mark stamey - 24 Jul 2003 12:32 GMT

Yeah!

Thanks. Good work. I can use this.

Mark

> > Do you have a web address for that?
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> ? suffer from seizures; or
> ? suffer from mania or have suicidal thoughts.

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