PROZAC Reviews (FLUOXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.2 (949 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROZAC with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROZAC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Anxiety, panic, OCD | Some insomnia initially. Headaches. | Very important!!! Prozac in a dose that is too high for you can actually cause depression and thoughts of self-harm and suicide. I've never been depressed but I have suffered from anxiety, panic, and OCD all my life. I started out at 10 mg prozac after trying Lexapro, Zoloft, generic Zoloft, and Paxil. Even 10 mgs of prozac was way too high. All the meds I mentioned caused me to feel very depressed, despondent, hopeless, no energy, suicidal, wanted to hurt myself. Prozac does this the least, but it does still happen if I take too much. I am now on the liquid Prozac so I can take very tiny doses. I take about 1.5 mgs per day and that works very well on the panic and anxiety and doesn't cause depression. I've been taking Prozac for 8 months now. | F | 51 | | 3/18/2008 | 5 | Depression | Taking with other meds so not sure of any side effects specifically from Prozac. But to my best guess, no side effects other than wanting to up it from 40mg to 60mg (which I did, Dr's ok). | For someone who looks just like those depression commercials, Prozac brought me back to life. I have taken other antidepressants but without much luck. I also tried non-drug therapy - without any help! Now I am out of the house, working again, don't freak out from any anxiety, and no longer "cry over spilt milk" I know there are some doctors who say it's too strong, too addictive, blah blah blah. They put me on 5 other pills before Prozac. It's the only thing that has given me my life back, and I AM DAMN GLAD I TAKE IT!!! | F | 36 | 3 months | 3/2/2008 | 4 | Depression/anxiety | no sex drive at all, migraines. For the first few weeks I had some insomnia but now I have become so use to these meds that if I go back on it, that doesn't happen. | Overall, worked well for me but eventually gave me migranes and killed me love life with my new husband. Too bad. I lost weight, had energy, and felt great. Remember though, since we all respond differently to certain meds, it would be wrong to tell others to stay away since you had a bad experience. I never felt suicidal or any of those other types of side effect while taking any SSRI's and I have taken most of them. Keep in touch with a psychiatrist, not a primary care M.D. and tell them when you have problems. | F | 40 | 1 years | 2/26/2008 | 3 | depression/anxiety | so far...none. | well i have only been on 20 mg prozac for about 4 days because of depression mostly and little bit of anxiety.And honestly after only 4 days i feel a little better.I know it takes longer to work fully but i find myself not thinking depressing thoughts all day,and im also being much more patient with people( i used to be snappy).I found myself smiling the other day for no reason and thats when i knew it was helping alittle!im going thru a breakup from a 6 year relationship and i was thinking about my ex and how sad i was about it all the time,but since i started it hasnt been as bad.The first day i took it it did make me very emotional and i was crying uncontrollably,but after that it has seemed to be helping. i hope and pray it continues to only get better. | F | 22 | 4 days | 2/24/2008 | 2 | Bipolar | Pure elation, which felt great until it triggered mania, weight gain | I taking Prozac felt like taking speed or something of the like for me. For once, my depression was finally gone. Soon after, I had more and more manic episodes and completely sky rocketed. I also felt a loss in creativity. | F | 22 | 2 years | 2/23/2008 | 2 | depression | Weight gain, no energy, tired all the time, no sex drive. | This did not work for me it made me worse than before I was on it. I always wanted to sleep and I would sleep for 16 hours a day. I had no energy to do anything at all. and the weight gain was awful 61bs. and I am only 5 feet tall so that is alot of a little girl. I used to have a great sex drive even before the medicine but this just made it go away and I did not want anything to do with sex anymore. Now I am on Wellbutrin XL and what a difference. I guess that was not the drug for me. My husband takes Prozac and is doing great! SO I guess it depends on the person. | F | 31 | 4 months | 2/20/2008 | 4 | depression | swweating more than usual, forgetfullness, heartburn and belching. | I've been on and off of this drug for about ten years and it's the choice of anti-depressant i always go back to when i feel the need to be on an anti-depressant. The prozac does work wonders for my nerves and i really don't have anything bad to say about it. I'm glad it is out there. | F | 35 | 10 years | 2/14/2008 | 5 | depressoin | none | worked great | M | 19 | 1 years | 2/11/2008 | 4 | Anxiety; Depression; OCD | Mood swings; depression/suicidal thoughts; drowsiness | This drug takes awhile to kick in but my anxiety; which was severe; is completely gone. At times, the side-effects are severe, therefore I take both Prozac and Seroquel in order to curb the mood swings which were pretty serious. Overall, this drug changed my life. Still have OCD; working on it though; it has definitely gone away a little bit. | M | 25 | 6 months | 2/9/2008 | 1 | Obsession/Depression | Didnt help for shit i took max dose and i still was severly depressed and manically obsessed over tiffany ragin i even tried acting like micheal keaton and say danananana but still fell flat on my face the makers of prozac should be fined 100,000 million dollars and serve up to 20 years in jail | Prozac Should Be Illegal anyone caught making it should serve 100tolife | M | 29 | 5 years | 1/30/2008 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | No side effects. Wonderful! | I take the Prozac in addition to other drugs for mood stabilization and seizures. Prozac seems to get along well with any of the other drugs I get prescribed. I seem to have to change my seizure/stabilizer drugs often... still looking for the right mix. The Prozac stays constant, though. Take me off it, and I am depressed to the point of killing myself within less than two weeks. I don't think I could function without it. | F | 23 | 3 years | 1/29/2008 | 5 | depression/PMDD | sweaty | Depression throughout most of the month is gone. 2 days before my period is better but still difficult. I'm hypomanic for part of the month and doc wants to put me on lamictal, but I don't think I'm going to. | F | 5 months | 1/28/2008 | 5 | Depression/Panic | Been on 20mg with 15mg remeron for 8 years. No significant side effects. | I like it for the long half life. It is also the weakest of the ssri's, easiest to taper, and has stimulating characteristics that are good for me on sluggish days. | M | 35 | 8 years | 1/27/2008 | 4 | bipolar and generalized anxiety | non-existent libido. after taking for about a year, horrible acid-reflux and vomiting | Prozac worked emotional wonders for me. After awhile (and with the help of a mood stabilizer), i no longer needed anti-anxiety meds and i just generally felt like a good person. home life and friendships improved. work improved. but after about a year of taking the stuff, i started getting horrible acid-reflux and vomiting, beginning a few minutes after taking the pill and sometimes continuing all day. after stopping all meds i eventually had my psycho symptoms back, but I no longer felt physically sick anymore. i still recommend prozac, though, as i'm pretty sure the acid reflux and vomiting stuff is a fairly rare side effect. for myself, i'm going to try something new. | F | 1 years | 1/24/2008 | 1 | Depression following bereavement | seizures, headaches, sleep disturbance, weakness, stomach and digestive problems, agitation, anxiety, worsening of depression, suicidal feelings, bruising, disturbed vision, dry mouth. Horrendous withdrawal symptoms when I stopped taking the drug and I have now been diagnosed with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity as a result of my toxic exposure to Prozac and I still have the seizures (grand mal and petit mal) that I developed very shortly after I started taking the drug. | This drug should be banned. I can not believe that a drug that has been linked to suicidal thoughts is being given to vulnerable people who are experiencing depression. What's even more unbelievable is the fact that there are so many vested interests in the prescribing of these drugs, the drug's manufacturer have not been prosecuted for withholding negative information from the clinical trials relating to this drugs. This link makes very interesting reading: www.baumhedlundlaw.com/media/timeline.html | F | 40 | 3 years | 1/22/2008 | 1 | Depression | Severe anxiety. | Woke up in the middle of the night sweating and suicidal thoughts. I never had a suicidal prior and after Prozac. And this was even before I read that suicidal thoughts is one of its side effects, therefore it wasn't just a self-fulfilling prophecy. | M | 37 | 5 days | 1/18/2008 | 5 | Depression | None | When my doctor put my on Prozac, it was like somebody turned the lights on in the room. I complimented my wife on how nice she looks, I'd pet the dog instead of bitching at it, my energy and interest levels of everything I was doing in my life went up. After being on Prozac for about 7 years, I thought, I don't need this anymore. I dropped my dosage in half for a couple months than went totally off the drug. I immediately felt the blues come back and went back on it and just take one pill every day and life is good. A fantastic drug. Thanks for whoever created it. | M | 62 | 15 years | 1/15/2008 | 4 | major depression | none important | F | 53 | | 1/5/2008 | 2 | hormonal depression | Insomnia, grinding teeth, buzzing in head, anxiety, muscle aches | Started taking Prozac to counteract depression that accompanied going off hormone replacement therapy. Had no effect on my mood or thoughts, which is why I was taking it, and I didn't feel medicated at all. No loss of libido. However, I woke up at 3 am every night, ground my teeth and felt more anxious than before taking it. Didn't do what it was supposed to. | F | 52 | 2 months | 1/5/2008 | 4 | Anxiety | In the beginning, very severe fatigue--lasted 4 weeks. Nausea off and on in the first 4 weeks as well. Sexual side effects--numbing and hard to reach "the peak" remain. | Works, but be patient, it takes a long time to kick in. | F | 37 | 2 months | 1/2/2008 |