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 |
| 3 | Depression | Mood instability. Weight loss than gain. | F | 30 | 2 years | 5/9/2007 | 5 | depression | first two days i was easily angered. not upset but angered.after the 2nd day was ok | great after the first few days. i feel as though im more "even" if that makes since. i have tried welbutrin,effexor and celexa. the celexa was great but made me so tired i could sleep 14 hours or more. prozac is a lot diffrent. i take it at night. i found out thats the best time for me. i am full of energy throughout the day but by 9-10pm i am very tired and can fall asleep quickly. prozac has been great for me. my wife says she can see a huge change in me, for the better. depression sucks.after a lot of years i finally did something about it. | M | 36 | 3 months | 5/1/2007 | 5 | Anxiety, Panic attacks, depression | Had a few side effects the first 2 weeks of taking it, but nothing that was too bothersome. Did suffer from sexual side effects the whole time. When I stopped taking it I had nausea as a withdrawl symptom, but it wasnt anything compared to other withdrawl symptoms I've had with others meds. | Prozac really helped me. I'd have to say after trying so many different medications, Prozac was one of the best meds I've taken. I didnt even feel like I was on anything (besides for the low sex drive). Give it a full 8 weeks to feel the full difference in yourself. Side effects might happen, but they should disapear after a few weeks. Just stay with it the 6-8 weeks before you make your decision. I stopped taking after 3years of being on it. I felt like I was better and didnt need it anymore. I did good for about a year, but then my anxiety and depression came back full force. When I tried to get back on Prozac it didnt work the same for me. Sort of like my body got used to it. Now I'm on Effexor XR and currently trying to find a new med. | F | 23 | 3 years | 4/30/2007 | 5 | depression and grief | sleepiness | When I first started taking it all I ever felt like doing was sleeping. After I started taking it at night, it helped tons. My suicidal thoughts started to decrease (along with therapy) and I was eventually able to taper myself off of it since I wasn't on it for more than a year. | F | 24 | 1 years | 4/29/2007 | 5 | anger, irritability | poor sex drive | I was about to kill a co-worker (not literally) and made a doc put me on something. Prozac really mellowed me out so even when like is very difficult or people are being buttheads I stay on an even keel. | F | 44 | 8 years | 4/27/2007 | 1 | Severe anxiety, depression | rapid heart beat, chest pain, insomnia | I would feel fine during the day and then EVERY night I would wake up after 2-3 hrs sleep with my hard pounding. I experienced a burning sensation in my chest and head and numbness in my arms and fingertips | F | 40 | 2.5 months | 4/26/2007 | 4 | Depression, panic attacks | At first terrible stomach pains but has improved. Lost 10lbs in weight and skin glowing. Interest in sex stunted and a general vague feeling about life but still fairly easy to reach orgasm. | I wonder whether the lack of sexual interest is more to do with the depression than any antidepressant and frankly I'd rather have sexual disinterest than terrible suicidal thoughts. On the whole this drug has changed my life for the better. I have a new job, a new lease of life and have met a man. Couldn't be happier. | F | 43 | 4 weeks | 4/23/2007 | 3 | Major Depression | too many to list most common was stomach pain. | Prozac helped me for many years but eventually stopped working, even with tapering I had withdrawal symptoms. | F | 35 | 12 years | 4/23/2007 | 1 | depression | Ruined my life, made unhealthy decissions, being another person, increased anxiety, waking up in the morning at 5.00, loss of libido and sex drive..... | Think four times for using it. | 1 years | 4/22/2007 | 3 | Depression | stomach pain and discomfort. agitation/anxiety | it helps with the suicidal depression but of late I think may be 'pooping out' on me. | F | 35 | 13 years | 4/17/2007 | 4 | serafem for PMDD | little bit of lathargy toward the end of the day | Hubby said things that would have ormally bothered me didn't. This is good. Will continue if OBGYN says ok...please feel free to contact me about pmdd (only)at my email addy. | F | 38 | 7 days | 4/15/2007 | 5 | Bulimia | During the first two weeks, headaches, nervousness, nausea, unable to climax. | It really helped me with my bulimia, I have purged only once since i started taking it. I feel great I wish I had started taking it sooner, and not wasted so many years binging and purging and hating myself. | F | 34 | 1 months | 4/12/2007 | 2 | Panic Disorder | EXTREME & rapid mood swings - negative thoughts - Panic Attacks - Severe Head Aches | I have been a long term (5 years) user of Paxil to control panic attacks and aside from some very minor signs of acid reflux which this can contribute to, I had been having no problems. However I discussed with my doctor at a an annual physical, my frustration at not being able to lose weight - working hard - working out - didn't change. He told me Paxil inhibits weight loss and asked if I wanted to try Prozac. "...hey, great idea...do I just stop one and start the other..." - to which I was told by both the doctor and rx that I could. Sorry Doc, WRONG. First and foremost, I did feel a little better and had better erections with the Prozac, that's it! The most important advice I can give a person making the change, do it slowly, withdrawal from Paxil is painful and emotional. Initially I just stopped one and started the other. For 3 weeks the headaches required ice packs at night - VICIOUS MOOD SWINGS - I became very high strung, lacked focus and concentration. I sta | M | 43 | 5 years | 4/12/2007 | 5 | GAD/Depression/Paranoia/Obsessive | The only side effect I have experienced is a decreased response to sexual stimulation. It's kind of a bummer, but at least I can function. | Like a few other people who have posted, I feel like this medicine saved my life. I was on the verge of a breakdown before I reluctantly agreed to try Fluoxetine (Prozac). I feel "normal" for the first time in my life. I realize now how my brain is supposed to function and I feel lucky that there is a way for me to get help for my condition. I never want to go back to how I felt without this medicine. | F | 30 | 7 months | 4/11/2007 | 3 | F | 25 | | 4/11/2007 | 4 | Post-traumatic stress disorder | Hair loss, numbed emotions, short-term memory loss, twitching, no sex drive | I rated it a '4' because it done its job at the time: It helped with the major PTSD I was dealing with at the time and kept me out of the black hole that I had been in all my life. However, I recently decided that I don't need it anymore, and also I couldn't deal with the side effects anymore, so I went off of it three months ago. The hair loss and numbed emotions were particularly bothersome. I was able to alleviate the libido problem with Wellbutrin, however, that drug contributed to even more hair loss, so I had to stop it. Since being off meds my hair has improved. It's also REALLY nice to feel again. | F | 36 | 8 years | 4/9/2007 | 1 | pain management | It didn't do anything good for me. | My pain clinic doctor wanted to put me on a triage of pain meds - vicodin, muscle relaxant, and anti-depressant. Tried several anti- depressants. I didn't like any of them and don't believe they helped me at all. The others had more side effects for me, though. | M | 54 | 2 months | 4/8/2007 | 2 | moderate depression and anxiety | Strange combination of lethargy combined with a racey, wired feeling; slight to moderate jaw clenching; increased sex drive for first 3 days followed by a noticeable decrease; fuzzy thoughts; difficulty falling asleep do to feeling wired; muscle weakness; vivid dreams; slight dizziness; did not actually increase my feeling of happiness or well-being, just made me feel kind of numb and less likely to react in emotional extremes, which is not necessarily a bad thing but not entirely desirable either. | I only took 10mg for 6 days but felt as if the side effects were getting worse instead of better so I decided on my own to discontinue use. Maybe for some people with severe depression this provides relief, but for me the side effects far outweigh any potential benefit. I've read that you need to give it several weeks before feeling any benefit but can't justify putting myself through the physical and mental anguish just to reach that point. I wish I had researched this drug better before agreeing to take it. | F | 36 | 6 days | 4/5/2007 | 5 | depression | weight loss, sleepiness, memory loss, loss of sex drive | I can't speak highly enough about prozac. Until January, I had been taking 20mg a day since about 2000. Many complain that it makes you tired, where as I didn't mind b/c my constant napping helped me to not have to deal with the every day. Didn't have to deal with it b/c I was always ALWAYS asleep! I also started forgetting alot of previous experiences, even worse, couldn't think of the correct words when trying to articulate myself in social and work situations. It got really bad and I stopped taking prozac in January 2007. I have now started on wellbutrin and already the memory loss and sleepiness has stopped. Not sure if it is better, like i said, I got through very tough times with prozac. Maybe it's not so great for long term. But are any of these medications? | F | 35 | 7 years | 4/4/2007 | 3 | depression, bulimia, | first week: hedache, insomia, hands shaking,loss of apetite, several panik attacks and suicide feeling then: euphoria, self-harm, libido decreased,ataxia and breathing problems, cheast pain, hands and legs shaking. | im not sure how it worked on me. I dont have bulimia nerviosa anoymore since i took prozac though i suffer some personality disorders like bipolar dissordes, borderline personality . i started cutting my self, i ended trying to kill myself and i cant control my impulsivity. It doesnt make you selfconfident but compulsive, unrazonable person. you stop questioning yourself the hole time..you just do it. the last months i took this pill i felt like i was on an eternal pannik atack. i cant wait for nothing. i was completly paranoid. somedays i drank alcohol and it really makes you feel like other person, but ypu dont have the time to think about it, i stoped taking it just for coincidence, and then i realize that some feelings i had, were because of that pill. its like waking up, smell, feel again. the doctor piss me when i went to his date, he said there is nothing he could do..he said that the paranoid was on my mind. bullshit. im 4 months without prozac and im not right al all, | F | 23 | 7 months | 4/3/2007 |