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[quote=Anonymous]I've been dealing with low energy since the birth of my child 2 years ago.

Today I had a follow up appointment with my GP. She seemed super eager to Rx SSRI's for my low energy. I reminded her as she was about to write a RX for Prozac and Xanax that I would like to see if my blood work came back with any notable results. Her, :"Oh you got blood work?" Me: "Yes."

She reviews blood work. Blood work says nothing outstanding either way.

I ask her if melatonin would help me fall asleep at night. She says that research only supports melatonin for jet lag. I ask her why she thinks I need an SSRI. She said because I am anxious. I ask her why she thinks I'm anxious - she says because I don't sleep. I clarify that I have trouble falling asleep, but that I always sleep 8 hours more or less. So she decides not to Rx me xanax, but then gives me a vile of prozac. (yes random pills in unmarked container - wtf?). She gives me the prozac because it is "cheap and she has a lot of samples". She then says that I should take half a pill everyday for a month and then come and see her again.  Dr. also says that SSRIs will prevent me from "wanting to kill someone who cuts me off in traffic" and "worrying about the little things." I remind her that I don't have either of these symptoms - honestly I am too tired and busy to 1. get ragey and 2. worry about stupid bs.

So I'm sent packing with a vile of prozac and the message that if it doesn't work there are many more SSRI's in the sea.

Then I get home and hop on the internet and all I can find are 
1. people who took prozac for things that I don't have
2. people who had crappy reactions to prozac
3. people who got fat on SSRI's 
4. people who lost their sex drive on SSRI's

Needless to say, I don't have a lot of faith in this solution so I'm either looking for people to tell me:
1. their ssri improved my energy story
2. comment on this doctor's visit
3. tell me of a gp in arlingtonish area that might be able to help me figure out a solution to my low energy problem[/quote]

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