Ok, guys, i need help, depression and prozac Options

Ok, guys, I need some help. I made a post about przac before, and my girlfreidn has been taking it for a week and half. She got into a fight with her parents today and feels like she did 2 years ago before she tried to kill herself. She can't control herself, and she feels like she wants to again. HER PARENTS STILL WONT TAKE HER OFF IT. I seriously think that if I don't find somehow to get her off of it, I might seriously hurt her parents, and I don't want to spend time in jail. Please help me... I love her so much, and I feel like there's nothing i can do... thanks in advance, Shonenman

There should have been some literature with the medication, which explains the composition and its side-effects. The prescribing clinician should have talked it through with her.

One of the things which it's important to remember about Prozac and similar drugs is that they take up to a month to begin working properly, although sometimes the side effects kick in at once. The obvious consequences of this are that people feel terrible during that first month. That's perfectly normal.

Obviously, I can't give a medical opinion based on a post on a messageboard, but you should know two things:

1. Coming off the drug suddenly, without medical supervision, is DANGEROUS.

2. Everyone is entitled to a second opinion, IN CONFIDENCE. That means that they're not required to discuss it with their parents, (or you, for that matter!). Unless her parents are both qualified physicians, they'd be very ill-advised to "take her off" any drug, especially one as complex as the SSRI family.

It may be that it's not the right medication, in which case, by all means, stop taking it, but WITH the APPROPRIATE, QUALIFIED SUPERVISION!

I hope this helps...and I hope that, whatever course of action you end up taking, you both feel more at peace.

Blessings,
SL