PROZAC Reviews (FLUOXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 3.2 (949 Ratings)

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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  ocd/anxiety hardly any. The only thing I noticed is takes longer to orgasim. Possible sleep disturbances leading to day time sleepiness but nothing that inhibits my life. This drug changed my life. It eliminated almost all of my symptoms with almost no side effects. I am a little more tired now but I am tired and happy verses tired and depressed. F 33 4 months
9/18/2009
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 1  Depression Feelings of intense anxiety---which also gave rise to wanting to commit suicide by cutting my wrists. I also collapsed one morning in the lounge and my partner had to call the ambulance to take me to hospital, and i had a low blood pressure. The suicidal side effects of Prozac are very dangerous. Doctors are not advising you that this can happen when they prescibe the drug. I have since read the results of a large trial (12,000 people) in the UK, where they found that there were no benefits to Prozac at all. In my opinion this drug is now a major embarrassment to the Drug and Medical profession as they appear to have been duped into believing that it was a cure for depression when now it has been proven not to work at all. F 59 3 years
9/15/2009
 2  Terrible PMS - Anxiety Mania - terrible hallucinations and negativity, feeling more anxious and racy, could not think straight or write a complex sentence, woke up sweating, dry lips, boils (I never get these), itchy skin but no rash Apparently my negative reaction to Prozac is an indication of some level of Bipolar Spectrum Disorder - which I did not know I had. I started at an extremely low dose - 5 mg (.5 of the 10 mg capsules) and had immediate very adverse reactions. Inability to think straight and "seeing things" is definitely bad and I was told to discontinue use - which I was happy to do. High anxiety and racing thoughts-mania or hallucinating is an indication to stop using Prozac. I would not try to continue taking it and wait it out. The negative feelings can lead to doing something dangerous. F 40 2 days
9/6/2009
 3  depression migraines & constipation at first; lack of focus; fatigue; weight gain; insomnia It was a lifesaver at first - my body had been through a ton of stress physically and emotionally, and I "snapped" with increasing frequency. However, over 5 years the weight gain, daytime fatigue and nighttime insomnia started to make my life more difficult (try taking 3 medications that ALL cause weight gain). I tapered off the drug 6 weeks ago and am experiencing visual disturbances (hallucinations - my peripheral vision constantly plays tricks on me), plus I'm just not thirsty, and I feel emotionally like I could fall off a cliff at any moment (ie never sure if a mood is normal or part of the depression returning). I don't like thinking that I could be "hooked" on a drug. F 39 5 years
9/2/2009
 5  Postpartum OCD and depression No side effect at all. This was a lifesaver for me!After taking an ocd medication which did not help, I swiched to Prozac.It took about three months to get better, it was very slow, but I never went back to the complete nightmare I experienced after giving birth.After almost two years all my symptoms gone, the "thoughts" are very rare and dont bother me anymore.For a year or so I took 20 mg, then go down for 10mg, I tried it first, was not good, and after a few months I cold do it, then 5 mg, twice again.Since june I am off and in complete remission.Long journey, but I thought it will never end.And here I am healthy and out of the woods. F 31 1.5 years
8/25/2009
 1  Depression Weight gain, CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME During 12 years on Prozac I went from 140 lbs to 180 lbs, even though my diet did not change. My exercise pattern did, though, because I was exhausted all the time. Diagnosis was chronic fatigue syndrome, and they gave me drugs for it, but I made my own prescription: get off prozac! Withdrawal was nasty, but CFS is 90% gone and my weight is going back down. I take St. John's wort and 5HTP instead now. F 44 12 years
8/25/2009
 5  depression/bipolar first 2 weeks were horrible, I was more suicidal than ever but I stuck it out and I got better and I felt the depression lifting, couldn't have an orgasm if my life depended on it had to stop it for that reason this was a great drug for my depression, if I didn't have a husband with sexual needs I would have stayed on it, it really worked for my suicidal ideation and kept me from killing myself F 31 3 months
8/17/2009
 5  Social anxiety None I took Luvox and Celexa before trying Prozac. This is the first SSRI that I have taken that has not caused extreme fatigue. While they helped with anxiety, Celexa and Luvox made me so tired that I had to nap at least four hours a day to function. Prozac has helped me with my anxiety without causing extreme fatigue. F 22 1.5 years
8/13/2009
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8/12/2009
 3  Depression Sexual dysfunction, lack of appetite, memory problems, all of which resolved after about a month. F 37 10 months
7/31/2009
 5  OCD sleepiness I have been taking Prozac for over 15 years and it controls my OCD very well, which I'm thankful for. I still have some obsessive behaviors, but at least i'm not taking 4 hours showers anymore. I can function normally with a few quirks. I do feel very sleepy during the day, which i can't really attribute to anything else. I have some depression with the OCD, but don't want to change or add medications because I think Prozac is one of the safest drugs in this category. I would definitely recommend it to someone that needs medication. F 38 15 years
7/11/2009
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 5  Depression No side effects that I can recall. I took Prozac for 7 years without any problems at all. Relieved my symptons well. F 50 365 days
7/11/2009
 2  GAD; Dysthymia w/ Asperger's The minor ones were all well and good, but it was the Tardive Dyskinesia and the heightened depression that really got to me. My involuntary movements weren't helped by Valium, which usually helps. I would never take this medication again. However, I've seen it work for people on many occasions, and I would not slam it. It was not the medication for me though. M 16 1 weeks
7/7/2009
 3  Depression/Anxiety/Bipolar After day 2 I took 60 Ativan to try to kill my self. Then went in the hospital for a week. After 4 weeks I feel much better but I sweat my a$$ off doing little things. Also nausea all the time but its only mild. Seems to work pretty good. Hard to keep an erection at times but when you get one you can go for ever. Can be a good thing for the ladies who like jack rabbits but I would hate for a female to be on this and ruin her orgasm. Tried many things and this is the best so far. Klonipin has to be used to control the panic attacks I have because the Prozac alone won't touch it. Good luck. M 26 5 weeks
7/6/2009
 3  Clinical Depression inability to really feel emotions, brain fog, insomnia, sexual side effects I was on up to 60mg of prozac for a period of about two years. This drug helped with my depression, but at the cost of all of my other emotions. I was unable to really feel anything- no pain, no joy. I could tell they were there, but I was disconnected from them, and just felt like a robot more than anything else. Difficulty concentrating and communicating. Lower libido, dryness, and inability to climax. In the end I got off of this drug found something better. F 20 2 years
7/2/2009
 5  severe car wreck/abusive husband None- it has been a life saver for me! Was enduring severe anxiety from wreck and ex who attempted to kill me. It gave my life back to me. On 50 mgs daily. F 42 4 months
6/21/2009
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 4  Depression/Anxiety Around two weeks in my daugher (13) had horrible initial side effects. Moods where all over the place, sleep patterns very off, couldn't sleep, scuicidal thoughts. But after these past life is getting clearer for my daughter. I am feeling hopeful about her future. She is now into week 4. F 13 4 weeks
6/8/2009
 3  Depressed, ADD I am always up and awake now. It helped with my depression. I have had one fight with my mom since I have been on it. We used to get in fights everyday and now I'm able to walk away from the situation without arguement. I started taking 10mg now I take 20mg. The docter would up it cause i still cry a lot but i also take 18mg of concerta and that effects my weight loss majorly and it makes me more shakey so he keeps it the same. F 15 3 months
6/8/2009
 4  Anxiety, Depression, Bulimia Weight Gain, Sort of Floating feeling for the first few days, sensitivity to sugar First of all, this medication takes a long time to enter and exit your system, so it takes awhile to work. It took me a full 3 months. Second, this worked well. My anxiety was greatly reduced and I had no depression. I'm off it now because after a year, it hit me that I gained a lot of weight. It's made me really sugar sensitive. Like, I'll experience sugar crashes and headaches after having sugar (which I craved all the time) As diabetes is in my family, this freaked me out. It did do what it was supposed to, however. F 1 years
5/27/2009
 3  panic disorder mild depression weight gain, inability to climax, I loved that the prozac took away my need to "snap" at my kids, or anyone else for that matter. However, the weight gain is bothering more than the slight depression did and I didn't even realize it was from the Prozac. I've never taken anything like this and my doctor didn't even tell me when I asked her why I was gaining all the weight - fool! Anyway, I did like the way it took the edge off. I was taking 20 mg but am not going to switch to Wellbutin XL as they say that won't promote weight gain. Stay tuned F 44 180 days
5/10/2009

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