Daniel_

The legal situation is different over here in the UK, but when my personal life was on the skids (first wife cheated on me) I got my GP to put me in touch with a counsellor and he put me on Fluoxitine for six months.

It really helped.

Two things you may wish to consider (each based on genuine scientific research) is that Hypericum (St John's Wort) has been shown to be almost as efective as Prozac in blind studies and that 2-3 sessions of strenuous excersize a week (such as gym sessions) has a more effective result as a mood elevator than most drugs.

Be aware, however, that if you take St Johns Wort, you MUST inform your doctor before anything is prescribed to you later, as there are sme drugs that react very badly to StJ's W.

Good luck.

EDIT:

Forgot to mention - I had no trouble coming off Prozac - I took it for six months and came off it by not bothering to get a new scrip filled. It wasn't there, so I didn't take it. I had some monir headaches for a week, but that may have been a head cold. Took paracetamol (Tylenol to you colonials) and it all got better.

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