Fluoxetine vs Prozac
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| fluoxetine is used to treat a variety of conditions, including depression and other mental/mood disorders. fluoxetine can help prevent suicidal thoughts/attempts and provide other important benefits. However, studies have shown that a small number of people (especially people younger than 25) who take antidepressants for any condition may experience worsening depression, other mental/mood symptoms, or suicidal thoughts/attempts. Therefore, it is very important to talk with the doctor about the risks and benefits of antidepressant medication (especially for people younger than 25), even if treatment is not for a mental/mood condition. | Fluoxetine is used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder, a certain eating disorder (bulimia), and a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual dysphoric disorder). | |||
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| Add Fluoxetine review it works really good for the first 2 weeks then crashes. I felt more depressed. prescribed 20mg bid. took the edge off so therapy helped my depresssion. i am epileptic as well and am taking lamictal for that. 3 weeks ago i had ED which after 10 years of little intercourse and now a new relationship made me concerned. i reduced the lamictal and stopped the fluoxetine. last w/e my doubts about my libido vanished. was probably the lamictal which caused the performance iss ... I was on this drug for 9 months and it did help compulsive thoughts and depression but also made me nervous and sleepy. | Add Prozac review I was taking this medicine after going though family trauma losing my job, watching my dad almost die ,and losing the house we live in and having his family turn on me. The medicine really helped me get back on my feet. but 7 years later the medicine has made my mood swings wrose, and really started to affect my relation ships. I just started a nother medicine let see how this one does ? I would n ... I've had se vere anxiety, panic attacks, paranoia, suicidal thoughts. I've lost 3 kilos, I've been shaking, every time is worse, I have spasms in all my body. I've been throwing up. My anorexia got worse. My muscles are stiff. This medication lessened my depression but I gained 30 lbs over the years. I felt like I was trapped in someone else's body. I was like a zombie, all I did was sleep, couldn't hold a job or a relationship. It caused me NOT to take any actions to improve my life. It made me very mean sometimes!!!I had bad, scary dreams all the time and was becoming dependent on alcohol as well so I had to stop. ... | |||
