Over the years, I have been prescribed a number of SSRIs in the treatment of my Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Over half a dozen. None of them have worked. The last one made my psoriasis flare up something awful. So it’s understandable that after that, I would want to wait a bit before starting on a new one. I did just that, and after about a year and a half decided it was time. This was about two months ago.

My psychiatrist wrote me a prescription for Fluoxetine, the generic form of Prozac. I started out at 20mg per day. SSRIs usually take about two weeks to kick in, and in that amount of time I had found to my astonishment that the meds were working.

Not too much, mind you, as I was taking a low dose. But it was enough to grab my attention. After a month I went back to the doctor so he could evaluate my progress. That day he raised my dose to 40mg. It’s been about a month since then. I feel pretty good. Not great, but I can do more now.