PROZAC Reviews (FLUOXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.2 (949 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROZAC with similar:
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| 4 | Depression | Dry mouth. I use a special dry mouth toothpaste and mouthwash which helps. Sexual side effect: Interferes with ejaculation by delaying ejaculation. For me, this is the worst side effect. | Prozac (generic fluoxetine) has tremendously improved the quality of my life and, therefore, those around me. I highly recommend this drug be taken in conjunction with psychotherapy sessions to battle depression. In over 18 years of taking Prozac, this drug has never made me feel suicidal or homicidal. The sensationalist news media has given Prozac a bad rap. After so many years of taking this anti-depressant, I'm wondering if I've built up an immunity to it's beneficial effects? I'm going to ask my psychiatrist, an M.D., if he will consider putting me on Serzone or Wellbutrin which have lesser incidence of sexual side effects. | M | 58 | 18 years 60 mg 1X day | 4/25/2010 | 5 | depression, anxiety, anger | some dizziness at first, yawning episodes at first, no side effects now | This medication has really improved my quality of life, and my relationships with family and friends. I was afraid to take a medication to treat my symptoms, but I am so glad I have Prozac! | F | 29 | 2 months 20 mg 1X day | 4/21/2010 | 2 | Depression | Metal taste in my mouth, nausea, headache, blood pressure seemed higher | I had been on Topamax & really liked it. It lifted my mood but it caused me muscle & jaw pain & another abcessed tooth. Dr changed me to Prozac. I was given the generic form of Prozac. Just after 2 days I had a metal taste in my mouth & everything tasted terrible. I felt like my heart was jumping out of my chest & was so uncomfortable after only a week on this drug. My suicidal thoughts came back stonger than ever after 4 days. I've gone back to the Dr. & he changed me to Remeron. | F | 50 | 8 days 20 mg 1X day | 4/20/2010 | 2 | PMDD | Insomnia, weight gain, inability to lose weight, craving alcohol, binge drinking. | I've had a love/hate relationship with this drug for the past 7 years...can't seem to quit it cause of a few nice things. It does help my moods and makes me better able to deal with life. However, I am having progressively worse and worse insomnia at night, coupled with feeling very sleepy mid-afternoon. I also have put on 10 lbs and am having a VERY hard time losing weight. Metabolism has slowed. Also, alcohol feels amplified wile on this, and I can drink much more with less consequences the next day. More cravings for alcohol. I never used to drink this much..not before going on Prozac. I also feel bloated all the time, but that could be the PMDD. Wish I could go off this drug, but whenever I do, it feels like the depression and anxiety is worse when going off than it was before I ever went on it. I'm a mess. (And I have a feeling people get suicidal from this drug from the weight gain..it's absolutely suffocating.) | F | 41 | 7 years 10 1X day | 4/19/2010 | 5 | anxiety insomnia obsessive thoughts | increased anxiety first week or two, feel hungry after eating a meal, but I don't give in and eat more...no sexual side effects, no dry mouth | First psych med I have taken. Very concerned about possible weight gain so I changed my diet when I started this medicine...eliminated sugar, eliminated white and enriched flour products, increased fresh fruits and veggies, eliminated pork and beef, eating lots of beans, almonds, egg whites, fish, and occl chicken. So far I haven't gained any weight...but still worry about long term weight gain. Feel much better...sleeping better, mood brighter and negative thoughts decreased. | F | 41 | 9 weeks 10mg 1X day | 3/30/2010 | 4 | Depression, GAD, Anxiety, PMDD | I have taken Zoloft, Lexapro, and Pristiq before my Psychiatrist recommended Prozac. She says it can take several months of trying various medications before one fits. I think this one fits. I take the medication at night along with a Klonopin for sleep. Originally I took the drug during the day and my lunchtime, I was a zombie and ready to go to bed. Taking Prozac at night as helped greatly. My PMDD is completely gone and I have not experienced a panic attack while on Prozac. | I hope to hold steady on 10mg, but I understand that the dosage can be increased to as much as 40mg and greater. I work out on my treadmill at least 3 times a week and play Wii Fit when I don't have the energy to work out. I take a Mega Women's Multivitamin marketed my Vitamin World, a B Complex, and 1000mg Vitamin C. I am convinced that the chemical imbalance which causes depression, anxiety, etc, can also be counteracted with traditional vitamins. My advice to anyone stuck in the in antidepressant "trial loop" is don't give up. I know when you’re depressed, you don’t want to get up and do anything….but working out, hitting a bunching back, doing some sit-ups really does help. Do you own research, ask your friends, visit the manufacturers' website, and use medical websites. There is hope, remain confident !!! Prozac works for me. | F | 27 | 20 days 10mg 1X day | 3/28/2010 | 5 | Major Depression | Fatigue, minor nausea and headaches early on (at the start and every increase), none since | Prozac is the first anti-depressant I tried, so I got really really lucky. I started at 20mg and gradually increased so now I'm at 80 every day. I'm also on Wellbutrin, and I feel great. | F | 21 | 3 years 80mg 1X day | 3/17/2010 | 5 | Depression and racing thoughts | This medication treated my depression to a certain degree, but I was put on it for racing thoughts, I couldn't put sentences together or grasp what I was thinking and could only think negative thoughts all the time. | I'm lucky that this was a good drug for me, as I've seen the side effects that others go through, I'm very thankful that it worked. | F | 33 | 8 years 20mg 1X day | 3/12/2010 | 3 | PMDD | I haven't started yet. (I rated it a '3' just to be fair.) I was actually given the generic form of Sarafem--which I found out is just a clever way to market Prozac to women for treatment of PMDD. | I have been given a prescription for 10mg which I am to take 2 weeks prior to my menstrual cycle beginning. I recently had a pre-menstrual episode in which I screamed and cried so long, hard and loud that I really felt like I was posessed. Scary. I'm already taking Wellbutrin XL (brand name) daily--300mg. But my GYN. said that this would be safe and to give it a try. I'm a bit nervous about starting. Any women out there have any advice or insight to offer? I'd certainly appreciate it. | F | 39 | 1X day | 3/3/2010 | 3 | depression | swelling of my joints (ankles , knees , and wrists ) bruising slight rash anxious at times swelling of lips an hour after taking it mild heartburn veins underneath the skin have been more visual sometimes eyes feel like they want to pop out of my skin tendonitis | I wish I didn't have the nasty side effects. My mood over the past 32 days has been awesome. I am happy , confident, and smiling at the simple joys of life. I have a really stressful job and the stress has subsided tremendously . I have optimism that I haven't had in 2 years ! It also has helped me with eating. Normally when I am really stressed out I eat and eat and eat. I have not had real binge eating in like a month. I have lost 6 pounds in a month. However, I look like I am seriously ill or have been beaten ! I am going to have to most likely discontinue and try something else. | F | 34 | 32 days 10 mg 1X day | 3/1/2010 | 5 | PMS & Depression | Dizziness the first 6 months or so. Nothing since. | This medication has really helped my symptoms of PMS and depression, but over the years it does not seem to work as well as it once did. My doctor has tried to add other anti-depressant medications, but the side effects were intolerable, so I've learned to deal with the symptoms that Prozac no longer relieves. This seems to be the only medication without major side effects. | F | 43 | 18 years 40mg 1X day | 2/20/2010 | 4 | Depression and Anxiety Disorder | Trouble sleeping the first couple of weeks. Slow but steady weight gain. | Although I have been on Prozac for 20 years and it was wonderful for awhile, it stopped working long ago for depression. My big concern is that my memory has gotten worse over the years and I'm worried it could be caused by the Prozac, so I am very slowly weaning myself off it to see if I notice an improvement.I think the memory issue is more than just the normal age-related decline. Has anyone else noticed a problem with memory while taking Prozac? Please feel free to email me. Feedback would be appreciated. | F | 55 | 20 years 20 mg 1X day | 2/6/2010 | 3 | depression/anxiety | Extreme Nausea that comes and goes,and when it comes its bad.So far nothing else besides a clarity high. | Even though i have been taking it just for 4 days i already feel a sense of clarity.I am hoping in the future when it realy starts to kick in that i dont have any horrible side effects.I have been taking anti-deppresents since i was 8 then i stopped at the age of 19-23 to see how i would do off of it the natural way.Now that I am 23 I realize i did myself a great disservice and that i have been suffering without medication these past few years.Now i am on prozac 20mg.I hope there is hope for me on this medication! | F | 23 | 4 days | 2/2/2010 | 5 | generalized anxiety and depression | My side effects were not sleeping well and no sex drive. | I love the fact that I am happy every day no bad days. The doc put me on wellbutrin to control sex drive...made me to hyper and could not relax. Did not work well for me. For the sleeplessness i have 0.5 adivan but still struggling to stay asleep. | F | 41 | 60 days | 1/30/2010 | 1 | Depression/anxiety | made me completely impotent!! | just to let you all kno, to help with this side effect, you should try a med called cyproheptadine. i took it and it helped. had to take it for about 2 weeks about 2 to 3 times a day annd it really helped me:) | M | 22 | 1 months | 1/26/2010 | 5 | Chronic Depression | None | This medication has been a life saver! Though the dosage has been increased a few times in 19, almost 20 years, I have been most grateful for this miraculous drug. I started havng depression around age 11 or 12, which for me was 1962 or 1963. I do not take the generic. I have had negative results with generics, especially generic antibiotics. I do not trust generics. I've heard some real sad stories from friends taking generics. I was told the pharmacies "push" generics because they make more profit on them. I want pharmacies ,or any business, to make all the money they can. However, I draw the line on generics. I don't like generic foods or soft drinks either. There is a difference, I can tell you that without being a PhD in chemistry. I do, however, have an MA in American Literature! | M | 58 | 19 years | 12/27/2009 | 4 | Depression/Anxiety/Binge Eating Dis | 1st time- clammy hands and sweating, 2nd time- dizziness and dull headache daily, buzzing in ears | I took Prozac 20mg for 2 years and it worked great! Went off for 1 1/2 years but went back on after a recent break-up and medical problems making me miserable. I lost appetite a little at first, but I've been feeling headachy and dizzy everyday. Hoping it will subside. I just went up from 20-40mg as my depression didn't lift after 2 1/2 weeks on 20. | F | 28 | 25 days | 12/21/2009 | 5 | clinical depression | The only side effect I noticed is that it takes me a tad bit longer to orgasm, but I'm talking like a few minutes longer, so definitely no big deal at all! No other side effects! | This is the first drug that has actually helped me. I've been on about 7 other antidepressants before this one. I started feeling better about 3 weeks into taking it. I started on 20mg, and I'm now taking 30mg. I have noticed a big difference in how I feel. I get excited about little things now that normally would have meant nothing to me. I enjoy shopping and music again. I'm actually decorating for Christmas which I haven't done in years. I'm nicer to people, especially customers at my job. I feel like I want to be friendly to people. I like to make people happy now. I feel like I like my boyfriend more than usual. Someone at work actually told me, "You look so happy today!" and honestly, no one has ever said that to me before. It's always, "What's wrong?" I'm so so happy my doctor decided to try prozac, I feel like I'm becoming a new person. After about 6 years of being depressed, it's definitely a welcome change. I can't wait to see how much better I feel in the weeks and months to follow. Don't let other reviews scare you, every drug works differently for every person! | F | 23 | 1 months | 12/14/2009 | 3 | Depression | Sex drive diminished, Sleeping 10 hours at a time and still not feeling rested, nightmares, craving SUGAR like nothing else, weight was up and down, gave me cravings for DRINKING ALCOHOL and sometimes manic | I took this drug on and off for a few years, it didn't seem to do much good and I was at 80mg, so I switched to Celexa, Wellbutrin, Zoloft, Paxil, Effexor and some anti psychotics I can't remember now. I am currently on Cymbalta and it seems to help me more than Prozac or the others ever did. | F | 31 | 3 years | 12/12/2009 | 5 | Panic Disorder | None | Its worked very well for me. My panic attacks have subsided and I haven't experienced any major side effects. Takes about two weeks to kick in, but after that I felt much better. | M | 29 | 2 years | 12/11/2009 |