PROZAC Reviews (FLUOXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE)

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PROZAC  (FLUOXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE):  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). This medication may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living. It may decrease fear, anxiety, unwanted thoughts, and the number of panic attacks. It may also reduce the urge to perform repeated tasks (compulsions such as hand-washing, counting, and checking) that interfere with daily living. Fluoxetine may lessen premenstrual symptoms such as irritability, increased appetite, and depression. It may decrease binging and purging behaviors in bulimia.   FDA Approval Date: 2000-07-06 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  sleeping disorder First 2 weeks was a bit of insomia and foggy feeling in the head not bad tho.Sex drive ok.Very little side effects. This drug was fantastic in helping me sleep and many other trails. My mood improved overall, and my wife noticed a level minded husband which didn't jump to the ridiculous over the top in hard decision making.It made me more confident and brazing in many ways. Help me find a higher-level vocabulary. Stop dead my sleeping disorder which partly was mind racing which won't shut off when in bed. Great over all for me. Went from 10 mg to 20mg after the 1st yr. and stayed on 20 mg for 2 more yrs and stop taking it very easily. This is how I did it.I would stop taking prozac for 1, 2 to 3 days at a time and went to 4 days a week. Within 3 to 4 weeks, I stop taking prozac and started taking rhodiola and medical marijuana. After a week or two drop rhodiola and stuck with Med Marijuana because I enjoyed that relaxing very happy feeling.I have heard of other sort of unknown supplements helping in transitioning off such as Kratom and some adaptogens' like Rhodiola. Hope this helps. M 65 3 years
20 1X day
6/21/2023
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 5  OCD, binge eating disorder Initially minor heart burn and fatigue. Prozac really helps my binge eating and ruminations. But, it wasn't that effective until the dose was raised to 60 mg. M 65 1 years
60 mg 1X day
11/22/2021
 5   0 days
1X day
5/5/2021
 5  Depression anxiety a bit insomnia and a.little tired as my body adjusted. its doing the job 4 me getting. Motivated more going outside activities again. In only 3 weeks it was hard early feeling a little sick and spaced out . M 60 3 weeks
20mg 1X day
12/22/2020
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 5  persistent depression I did not take it daily as prescribed. Doing so caused me to be irritable. Taking the drug on an as need basis worked extremely well for me.By far, the best help for my depression ERY well for me I think Prozac is an excellent drug for depression. However, it appears to be easy to take too much even if you are taking the prescribed amount. Patients should be encouraged to try taking less, or less often and see how it works then. F 65 3 years
20 MG 1X day
5/10/2020
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 5  Anxiety and irritability Mild weight gain, some hyperactivity Prozac has been absolutely wonderful for my 8 year old son. He has an extensive medical history and he’s been taking this medication since he was 5. A few times we have taken him off it to try other things and nothing works as well for him as this does. This medication has truly changed his life for the better. M 8 3 years
10 mg
11/6/2019
 5  Depression, bipolar depression Not really any notable side-effects. Maybe a small decrease in libido. I love this drug. By far the easiest SSRI for me to tolerate. Also has the benefit of curbing food cravings and no weight gain ever. It just gives me energy. I will always take it as long as it works. It's also cheap as dirt. M 37 1 years
40 MG 1X day
8/22/2019
 5  Resistant depression/Social anxiety Minor reduced libido, weight loss (15 pounds) I take generic fluoxetine for treatment resistant depression, dysthymia, social anxiety disorder, and borderline personality disorder. I took a long time to start working (9 weeks) on depression, but was faster on anxiety (4 weeks). I was going to change back to Pristiq, when finally I noticed that my self esteem increased drastically and social anxiety disappeared, it was like a miracle. I started to go back to a crowded gym that I was avoiding 6 times per week, I stoped drinking, binge eating and taking drugs, because my mood was lifting. After 4 months, my life is changed for the better, I'm back to school, my addictions are gone, I am able to make some new friends, I fell happy and I live my life at the present moment and to the fullest, and dont care what other people thinks. I have ADHD and PTSD so I take with Wellbutrin XL 300 mg, Lamictal 200 mg, Adderall XR 20 mg and Concerta 27 mg and I feel great!! I think that people that give bad reviews are these that takes 20 mg. It's too small of a dose, you can raise to 80 mg. M 40 4 months
40 1X day
2/18/2019
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 5  Depression I take 2- 20mg caps as the 40mg cap gives me heartburn. Other than this, no side effects! This is a great RX for me. I became more positive, upbeat, not as sensitive, emotionally/ mentally balanced & rational when ppl act crazy and behaving rude or mean. Experienced trauma throughout childhood and as an adult. Went to Counseling for few yrs while on Prozac, consistently. 5 yrs ago, restarted taking due to MS Disease and has helped me with memory big time! No longer have fog brain when I have MS relapse. My Aunt has taken 5 yrs due to strokes and has helped her greatly as well with zero side effects. As with any medication, it affects ppl differently, just as an allergy med does. DO NOT be fearful from these negative posts as most tend to only vent negatives and not positives in life in many levels. This is old school medicine and far better than newer meds with horrific side effects. Takes approx a month for full effect. Took for 8 yrs in my 40's, going thru divorce, obsessed abusive ex & a rebellious teen. Restarted when diagnosed with MS for 5 yrs. Restarted a yr ago. Never discontinue suddenly. You MUST taper off. Best of luck to you all in your journey for healing and finding peace & happiness. It is never too late to seek help or assistance. God bless F 57 14 years
40 MG 1X day
7/25/2018
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 5  Depression At first, increased herat racing, racing thoughts, sweating and loss of any type of desire(s). This is a follow up to the below post. At that time, I was on Prozac for 5 weeks. Its is now 2 months and it has fully kicked in. I am feeling like my old self. Crying spells are gone, racing thoughts are gone, I can function and am feeling fine. My problems are still with me but I can cope. If you are reading this please hang in there. Prozac saved me - its not a happy pill but it will get you back on track if you give it time. F 55 2 months
20mg 1X day
11/3/2017
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 5  Depression, Anxiety, Crying Spells Initially increased my anxiety, internal shaking, loss of appetite and racing thoughts. Yes, this drug makes you feel a tad worse in the first 3-5 days but it goes away. I can't say it killed my sex drive since I didn't have any drive due to depression. I have taken Prozac 2 times before when I had life changing events that I could not handle. Each time I took Prozac for a few years and then stopped when I was able to deal with was going on or until the situations ended. I am currently on week 5 of Prozac due to a family member taking ill and I am having trouble coping; I fell apart. I couldn't eat or sleep. Lost a ton of weight in 1 month. Couldn't sleep. Cried all day and shaking. I had to give up coffee and all caffeine because of the shaking. I felt sick with a dark black feeling in my bones, felt as if I was drowning in death and had racing thoughts of everything bad happening to the point I could not function. These feeling got so bad that I called the shrink and went back on Prozac. The first 1-5 days, I felt worse. Everything I had been feeling was increased but then it stopped. By week 3 my crying was not as bad. It is now week 5 and my crying is almost none existent, the internal shaking has almost gone away, I do not have racing thoughts. I feel as if I can cope and get back to life. I know that by weeks 8, I will feel even better and more like myself. This is how I felt the other times I took Prozac. Prozac is the only drug I am taking - I am not taking any anxiety drugs ( Valium or Atavan). Prozac does work, you must give it time. Prozac has given me back my life - it may not be a rosey great life but at least I'm no longer a basket case sitting and crying and shaking and feeling BAD all day. F 55 5 weeks
20mg 1X day
10/15/2017
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 5  depression, anxiety, BIT OF INSOMNIA AND SELF HARM IN FIRST FEW WEEKS I HAD A BIT OF INSOMNIA AND SOME SELF HARM RISKS WHICH WERE NOT MADE KNOWN TO ME BUT DOCTOR SAID THEY SHOULD PASS BUT AFTER THAT THEY WERE A GODSEND TO ME. THEY HAVE SAVED MY LIFE AND WILL SAVE COUNTLESS OTHERS NO DOUBT. PLEASE GIVE PROZAC A FEW MONTHS TO SEE THE REAL EFFECTS. BESIDES WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE DEPRESSION IS BAD ENOUGH . RONNIE O SULLIVAN SAID HE USED DRINK DRUGS AND PROZAC TO TREAT HIS DEPRESSION AND SAID THE FIRST TWO WERE NO GOOD BUT PROZAC WAS THE SIVER BULLET FOR TREATING HIS BOUTS OF DEPRESSION. M 24
1X day
2/26/2017
 5  Depression Sometimes I take a nap (something I didn't before) weight gain about 20 pounds because it gives the sensation of hunger. It work! Does the job. Is not a happy pill, but normalized me. Even at 25 mg after two weeks I began to feel myself again. M 38 1 years
25 1X day
12/21/2016
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 5  Lifelong atypical depression Agitation, grinding teeth at night, difficulty having orgasm. Prozac is my miracle drug. Started in 1990 @ 40 mg - lifted my lifelong depression & changed my life. I no longer felt like I was dragging myself thru each day. Tried switching to other antidepressants due to side effects but nothing else works for me like Prozac so I decided it was a small price to pay. Buspar helps counteract the agitation/anxiety & is not habit-forming. Now in perimenopause and hormones are affecting my mood - upped Prozac to 60 mg - I know it's still working because I feel good on my rare days when hormones are "good." Pre-Prozac (1st 22 yrs of my life) I never had a good day. Am starting hormone therapy but that's another story ... F 48 10 years
60
7/24/2016
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 5   First week no sleep restless legs ,very real dreams.the restless legs is ok some nights I still get the tremers . Any side effects from this drug are totally worth it. I too though it wasn't working and I felt more depressed then I felt great I thought is this what it's like to be normal.for me it is working great and any side effects are nothing compared to the 20years of anxiety and hell i have been suffering .it works for me im not paranoid im not argumentative and im so chilled out these days😊 F 42 7 weeks
20mg
5/29/2016
 5  Depression, Anxiety Gave me weird dreams at first but that went away once my body was adjusted to the medicine. Prozac has saved my life! Before Prozac I didn't know what it felt like to live without debilitating depression and constant suicidality. Thanks to this medicine I am able to go to work, be an involved parent, and do many other things that I enjoy. I no longer lay in bed all day wishing to die. I know now what it feels like to be okay! F 22 5 years
80 mg
5/17/2016
 5  Depression and anxiety Loss of appetite (which is not a bad thing) lol I was constantly having depressing thoughts about death and just worrying myself silly but then when I started the Prozac after a few weeks I never have any thoughts like that. It really has changed my life! I am more affectionate towards my husband and I am more positive and happy!! F 36 10 weeks
40 mg
11/17/2015
 5  anxiety and panic attacks I no longer had panic attacks. My chronic anxiety became a thing of the past. There is a warning about prozac that it causes teenagers to kill themselves. I believe that these things happened because they did not take it long enough to receive any benefits from it. F 58 2 days
20 1X day
11/13/2015
 5  Depression, BDD, Binge Eating Vivid dreams, teeth clenching, loss of appetite(a welcomed side effect) Prozac has helped me more with my binge eating than my depression. I take Wellbutrin SR and Adderall for that. But I no longer wake up at 2 in the morning and stuff myself with sugars. M 38 2 years
40mg.
8/14/2015
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 5  Chronic monopolar depression For the first six months severe headache, dry mouth and heartburn. thereafter just heartbun for about an hour after taking pills. Before prozac i was very suicidal with homicidal fantasies. now i no longer want to kill anyone, myself included. F 35 8 years
80Mg
7/24/2015
  

PROZAC  (FLUOXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE):  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). This medication may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living. It may decrease fear, anxiety, unwanted thoughts, and the number of panic attacks. It may also reduce the urge to perform repeated tasks (compulsions such as hand-washing, counting, and checking) that interfere with daily living. Fluoxetine may lessen premenstrual symptoms such as irritability, increased appetite, and depression. It may decrease binging and purging behaviors in bulimia.   FDA Approval Date: 2000-07-06 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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