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 |
| 5 | PMS | Sleep disruption, stomach upset, hot flashes | Husband noticed change in my demeanor after 2 weeks. I don't rage. I don't get mad out of proportion to the crime. Love how it's controlled my emotions, but hate the sleep disruption. | F | 37 | 1 months | 9/30/2002 | 4 | Depression/Panic Attacks | I felt a bit lethargic and emotionally numb. Lots of fatigue. | Prozac has almost completely cured me of my panic attacks which is great. I still feel somewhat depressed at times, but it's much better than before. The benefits greatly outweigh the side effects. | F | 25 | 2 years | 9/17/2002 | 4 | depression | headache,short temper | M | 37 | 20 days | 9/8/2002 | 5 | For Depression | It killed my sex drive for a while but it came back. | F | 33 | 8 years | 9/6/2002 | 2 | depression, anxiety | When trying to come off Prozac the withdrawl you experience is worse than any depression you ever had prior to treatment. It causes loss of emotion, or the ability to cry and say goodbye to your sex life. | Find out the long term effects being linked to Prozac before you even consider taking it. Recent studies are very disturbing yet kept a secret from the public eye. | F | 21 | 4 years | 8/28/2002 | 4 | depression?anxiety | First two weeks i felt much better they were miricle pills.After a couple of weeks i had severe indigestion which eventually went away.A other side effect include headaches and constipation. | F | 34 | 7 weeks | 8/20/2002 | 3 | For depression. | I'm not currently having any side effects. I've been taking Prozac for a year so I don't remember any side effects beyond the usual dry mouth and constipation. | F | 38 | 1 years | 8/7/2002 | 3 | menopause, depression | Get a little hyper but stops pain in joints | I got off it and my nerves and joint pains began again, so my doctor suggested I go back on them. I suffer from Fibromylgia. | F | 54 | | 8/1/2002 | 1 | depression | sexual dysfunction - my orgasm and ejaculation occured at different times, dry mouth, angry outbursts, and it didn't do a damn thing for the depression | it's poison | M | 47 | 3 months | 8/1/2002 | 5 | pms | none | helps releive anxiety, depression, and feelings of rage. | F | 32 | 8 years | 7/31/2002 | 5 | anxiety/depression | At first, very tired and some sleep disruption. Now none to speak of. | Best thing that I've ever done. I've suffered from Depression and anxiety all my life and I now feel like a completely different person. | F | 42 | 1.5 years | 7/3/2002 | 4 | Depression (maybe bipolar) | Terrible drowsiness and apathy at 20mg/day; these affects were reduced by reducing dosage to 20mg every other day or third day after emerging from acute depression. Also caused some back pain and cramps, but since my depression causes lots of physical aches, this wasn't too objectionable. | Slow to take effect, but it worked well. The drowsiness was a double edged sword because I usually have terrible insomnia, and on Prozac I could go to sleep almost at will any time, even earlier than normal. I also have ADHD and a degree of obsessiveness and anxiety. Prozac made me feel very friendly and relaxed in social situations, whereas I normally am self conscious and prone to talk too fast and too much, a function of ADHD. Prozac helped with some other ADHD symptoms, making my thinking altogether more orderly and deliberate. I eventually switched to Wellbutrin, which I'd used before, because the drowsiness did not diminished with time and the latter is more of a stimulant. | M | 44 | 3 months | 6/28/2002 | 5 | Depression | None | 10 mg a day is just enough to flavor my life with joy. I can hardly believe I was obtuse enough for the 25 years previous to wake up daily feeling like Sisyphus pushing the rock up the hill and living a life of shades of gray, rather than brightness and joy. | F | 51 | 2 years | 6/9/2002 | 3 | Borderline Personality Disorder | Lowered lobido/anorgasmia somewhat, lethargic, no appetite, short & long term memory LOSS, word-finding-difficulties, hands/feet sweat more than usual, APATHY. Difficulty concentrating on any task or on conversation. | I'm a difficult case to treat in the first place, having problems with eating disorder, impulsive spending sprees, aggression/anger control problem, high anxiety, low-self esteem, self-harm (hitting my head with my fists), severe depression, and emotionally am worse a few days before period starts. After trying Zoloft and Celexa, my doctor put me on Prozac. Of the three meds, it makes me feel as normal as I could hope to be, but I still suffer from mild depression much due to apathy and my self-confidence is very low. Having a bad memory makes me feel stupid or like a zombie. Zoloft worked great the first week (only took 25mg), but I became nervous and agitated as dose was increased to 50mg. and didn't help with anger control. Celexa made me apathetic and severe memory loss (20mg), but had no problem having orgasm while on it. I still felt depressed, but not severe depression. Prozac made me feel terrific for the first 3 or 4 weeks (20mg daily), but then the wonderful feeling subsided. I notice this happened with the other two SSRI's I've tried as well. I take brand name Prozac 20mg every other morning, due to its build-up characteristics in the body (long half-life). I may need to start taking it daily again, or increasing dose. It gets to be a letdown when these drugs don't work as one hopes, as in lasting effects. You begin to get frustrated with the trial and error process. I am currently taking 1mg of estradiol 25 days ea. mo., plus 100mg of progesterone two weeks ea. month for hot flashes. I am curious if the estradiol is causing me lethargy. I seem to get sleepy an hour or two after taking it, so I might change to taking it at bedtime, or slow taper off of estrogen. Progesterone for certain makes me sleepy. I take it at bedtime. My doctor prescribed BuSpar, 10mg twice a day to see if this drug combo will work better for me, since they both work differently on neurotransmitters. | M | 39 | 4 months | 6/6/2002 | 4 | depression | F | 36 | 60 days | 5/21/2002 | 1 | Depression | Memory problems/unable to cry/urge to self harm started while on Prozac | It helped for about a month, then it only affected my memory. | F | 17 | 3 months | 5/21/2002 | 5 | Panic Disorder | Did beautifully with the Prozac - could feel it kicking in about 3 weeks into therapy. Felt more in control of my emotions, just an overall feeling of well being. Then, 6 weeks into therapy, had a severe allergic reaction - took 2 weeks for the itching to stop. STill have not found any med that worked as well as the Prozac. But manufacturer says I can't take it anymore due to the reaction,. | F | 46 | 6 weeks | 5/15/2002 | 1 | depression | Agitation, anxiety, clenched teeth and jaw. It was bad. The medical and pharmaceutical communities now publicly acknowledge that about 7-9% of Caucasians are what they call "slow metabolizers" of this, and other antidepressants. What this means is, we cannot break the drug down and clear it from our systems as fast as "normal" people do. And the drug was created for "normal" people. So if your body processes it slowly, you will end up with way high concentrations of it in your blood, for very long times, and you will be slammed by the side effects at an unbelievable intensity. Unbelievable to experience, and also my physician refused to believe me. Of course I changed doctors. Life is too short to put up with this type condescension in addition to the struggle with depression. Some people will never be able to tolerate this medication. I'm one of them, unfortunately. | F | 39 | 5 days | 4/29/2002 | 5 | depression | headache and dizziness if I miss a dose | F | 18 | 1 years | 4/16/2002 | 2 | depression | aggression, agitation, increased anxiety | did not work for me | M | 21 | 2 years | 4/5/2002 |