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 | | 7/15/2004 | 5 | depression | none | F | 28 | | 7/8/2004 | 5 | post-partum depression | very minor first 2 weeks, none since | After suffering for 5 years with post-partum depression, insomnia, suicidal thoughts, etc., Prozac made me feel NORMAL again, like my old self. I have tried to go off of it several times over the 13 yrs I have been on it, but I got very irritable and depressed. I also had my kinesiologist check it out and cleared me to take it, So I am happy to say that I have no side affects,since I have to take it forever. | F | 52 | 13 years | 7/2/2004 | 4 | Depression,OCD | Dry throat,palpitations,tingles and numbs on my tips of fingers, anxiety made me urged to peel off my skin, cold easily, lots of noises in my bowel and sleep a lot | reduced chronic thoughts, less tearful, more activities, less insomania, less temper, more outings and increase social as much as possible. | F | 34 | 2 years | 7/2/2004 | 5 | Depression | Head ache if missed a dose. | The first few weeks on this drug made my symptoms worse. Over time, a few months, I noticed a dramatic difference in my attitude. The depression is chemical, so I don't need to see a therapyst because the issues I once had are cured. | F | 27 | 1 years | 6/24/2004 | 2 | depression | I was taking Zoloft and now taking Prozac and between the 2 I have gained approx. 20lbs. NOT happy considering it took me 2 years to lose 40lbs!!! Is there a antidepressent out there that doesn't cause weight gain or causes some weight loss and still works effectivley???? | F | 28 | 6 months | 6/21/2004 | 1 | | 6/11/2004 | 4 | OCD | decreased sex drive | F | 21 | 3 years | 6/5/2004 | 4 | Severe depression | Can't quit, I'll need to take it forever | Not that it makes me feel great or anything, but it does keep me from committing suicide. | F | 27 | 11 years | 5/25/2004 | 5 | Depression | Mild Constipation | My sexual interest returned, I was more outgoing, and overall a much better person to be around. I stopped taking it a few months ago and continually feel worse, more and more depressed, I can't wait to get back on it just to be happy again and so my family will like me again. My husband misses my excitement for life and sexuality. I won't stop taking it again! I also slept better, and I have been waking many times during the night again. | F | 32 | 1 years | 5/16/2004 | 5 | | 5/13/2004 | 5 | Anxiety/Depression | Night Sweats, Always sleepy, added 200 mg of welbutrin to stop sleepiness, lost 25 pounds | Helped me recover from situational depression and be productive personally and professionally - so far I am happy with the results. | M | 39 | 5 months | 5/8/2004 | 2 | | 4/18/2004 | 5 | DEPRESSION | NONE | This drug saved me! Started taking it a couple of days after I ended up in hospital after taking an overdose and after a couple of weeks I can honestly say it completely changed me. It worked quickly and I no longer felt low and dark. One thing I will say though is do not come off it just because you start to feel better. I did this and I felt ok for a while and then I started to feel really low again. I am now back on the drug and feeling better already after a couple of days | F | 21 | 1 years | 4/9/2004 | 2 | depression, anxiety | difficulty concentrating and remembering; sleepiness, fogginess | Only on my fifth dose. Switched from Zoloft because it was ineffective. But geez! if this fogginess doesn't go away soon I'm going to discontinue. Feeling like a bug-eyed zombie. | M | 31 | 5 days | 4/4/2004 | 3 | Depression | Decreased libido at first but that didn't last but a few weeks. No other side effects. | Generic Fluoxetine. No effect with 20mg. Boosted to 40 mg with marginal results. After a few months it appeared to lose its effect so I gave it up. After a few months without meds I just started Paxil CR, two days ago... | M | 37 | 9 months | 4/1/2004 | 4 | PMS | The first time I ever took it was after paxil because of anorgasmia from paxil despite the fact that for me, Paxil was AWSOME. So I was firs switched to prozac to get rid of sexual side effects and was started at 20 mg every day. AFter being on it for 3 weeks I began getting headaches every single day that by the next week lasted all day every day and were horribly painful. I coudln't handle it anymore and was switched to serzone which didn't work very well for the amount I was taking. Then I went back and asked to take 10 mg prozac half the month instead of 20 all month long. I no longer have headaches with this method. | Only problem is sometimes it doesn't eradicate all my pms and then I am considering to take 20 mg for two weeks of my cycle instead of only 10 mg for two weeks of my cycle. And hope the headaches don't come back using this method. | F | 28 | 12 months | 3/25/2004 | 3 | Prescribed w/co-morbid Depression | No noticeable side effects whatsoever. | For the longest time, I didn't think it was working. I still have some doubts, as any effects are subtle. I'm told I'm mellower than before, and less prone to anger. However, there's been no great 'Wow, I feel so much better!' moment anytime during my treatment. | F | 31 | 8 months | 3/22/2004 | 4 | depression | sleepiness | energy and happyness | F | 17 | 2 months | 3/21/2004 | 4 | Depression | F | 34 | 4 years | 3/14/2004 |