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 | Blurred vision,loss of appetite,loss of motivation,loss of energy,head aches, | All these side effect suck but it has help me with my depression. | F | 13 | 2 years 45 mg | 3/27/2015 | 2 | Depression | Mania, insomnia, easily distracted, sweating, anxiety | I started off at 10 MG and right away I noticed something was off, but I disregarded it as a string off good days. Although, every week I would have these moments where I was having mania/anxiety side effects for about an hour, so I told my doctor about these moments, but they just uped my dosage to 20 MG. Every day, I have such extreme highs or lows, and its making everyone around me uncomfortable. It definitely didn't help for me, but it might help for you. | F | 15 | 4 weeks 20 MG | 3/23/2015 | 1 | anxiety and depression | felt numb to all emotions so not worth taking. felt like a walking zombie. prozac has flouride in it known to cause most cancers, also makes the anxiety worse, had muscle pain, nose bleeds, headache, stomach ache and weight loss. felt dazed and had no energy. I.think doctors should offer antidepressants as a last resort and try to sort out the real cause for depression instead of dishing them out like sweets :-( | dont bother | F | 32 | 3 days 20mg | 3/22/2015 | 4 | Anxiety | After having a positive experience with prozac yrs ago I'd thought I'd give it another shot. Works great for my panic attacks. This isn't a fast acting drug, you have to give it time. 4 to 6 weeks to be fully active. So if your looking for a quick fix this isn't it. Be patient. Only side effect I've experienced was impotence which sucks but only occured on occasion. Most of the time was able to engage in sexual activities for hrs which isnt a bad thing. | M | 29 | 1 months 10mg | 3/21/2015 | 4 | Depression | I have a flat effect - no ups and no downs - which is better for me because before I was always sad. | Reasonably priced/ affordable even without insurance. | F | 50 | 2 years 40 MG | 3/20/2015 | 3 | depression ..compulsive behavior .. | loss of libido ..emotions ...lethargic ...hard to motive | I just feel numbed | F | 36 | 3 years 40mg | 3/17/2015 | 3 | depression | The first three weeks it didn't really woek on me, but rather made me feel more suicidal and depressed. After that I was upped to 40MG and that was too much. I had insomnia, unreasonably much energy and I always felt tired at the same time. I couldn't sit still and took up running, my hands and legs started trembling if I sat still for like 5 mins and I couldn't concentrate at all. So it was down to 20MG again. After some months, it was going fine until my insomnia upped and I started seeing vivid and horrible nightmares and just falling asleep everywhere. I became even more depressed and unmoralized than before and started thinking about suicide again, then I completely stopped taking it, still exeperiencing the side effects. | It really works if you're in DEEP depression and need some forced push to actually get you to continue your life. It ddoesn't go well woth school/work though. I experienced almost all of the side effects but even though that, I am somewhat better than the times when I started taking it. I staryed crying less and such (though be warned if you're anxious like me because it makes you feel CRAZY anxious). So I guess it's worth taking for a few months, but not any more for me. | F | 17 | 3 months 20MG | 3/13/2015 | 2 | Bad dreams; bad experiences in life | I feel like I don't have any feelings | F | 16 | 2 days 10 mg | 2/26/2015 | 2 | Depression and anxiety | Extreme nausea (changed from taking in the morning to the evening so could sleep through it); increased self harm and sucidal thoughts/behaviours; decreased sex drive (tough one for the bf ;P); took a couple of months to actually kick in; mental blocks; lack of concentration; fuzzy head (have to hit my self to get rid of it to go to sleep); change to menstrual cycle (lighter); agitation; spasms; emotional numbing (I know there's a feeling but I can't feel it which frustrates and agitates me) | Give it a go if you're recommended for it as one of my friends on it has ha the opposite experience to me and it's worked for her really well and really quickly (although she suffers badly with the nausea too) | F | 17 | 3 months 20MG | 2/17/2015 | 1 | Panic attacks | Extreme hyperness, talking way too fast! Couldn't sleep at all still had so much energy. Extreme anxiety and that's why I was given this! Went to sleep at 6am each day woke up early at 9 or 10 wanting to do crazy things, spent money. Talking out of mouth not thinking about anything. Made me go manic was told I had uncovered bipolar disorder which is bull crap because I've never had bipolar symptoms until this medicine!!! I didn't even have depression! Just panic was prescribed the wrong medication I think | STAY FAR AWAY | F | 20 | 2 weeks 10 MG | 2/15/2015 | 5 | Anxiety and mild depression | Dry mouth (I need to drink more water anyway) and Trouble falling asleep (I just take one Advil p.m. at night and I don't have anymore problems with that) | Additional Comments about PROZAC: The low dosage is just enough to take the edge off so I don't get frustrated or cry over the little things like I used to. When stress was high I had my doctor raise it to the next level but it was too much for me and I slept a lot so I asked him if I could go down to the lower dosage and I have not had any problems since. | F | 45 | 2 years 20 mg | 2/8/2015 | 1 | Depression | Severe anxiety, diarrhea, dysania. | F | 18 | 8 months 20-40 1X day | 2/1/2015 | 1 | Clinical/Severe Depression | HEART AND LUNG BIRTH DEFECT IN MY BABY. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE IF YOU ARE PREGNANT. | Prozac worked for my depression for a brief period of time. After a few months taking it I would stop taking it. I would only take this medicine if you are combining it with therapy. | F | 40 | 20 years 20 1X day | 1/21/2015 | 2 | Depression/OCD | Low sex drive, low appetite, frequent insomnia | My life isn't any better after over 10 years of taking this drug, at increasing higher doses until a high of 80 mg/day. I'm still depressed, obsessive, low functioning (unemployed), celibate. On the drug I have no sex drive and no appetite and anxiety is still high. Maybe worst of all Prozac seems to have an anesthetic effect on my emotions. Off the drug at least I had a sex drive, appetite, and access to my emotions. | M | 49 | 10 years 80 mg 1X day | 1/5/2015 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | Intensifies the pain from fibromyalgia rather than aiding relief. Had panic attacks for the first time in my life in Prozac. Severe depression caused solely by this drug (ironically). Anxiety and nausea were constant. (Completely) lost the ability to orgasm within two weeks of taking this - (went numb down there). Dreams of blood and gore which were extremely vivid. (I am not a veteran and I have never experienced this before - so it was quite terrifying.) | Please be careful what you put into your body. I was uninformed and this drug almost costed my me job, which would have been devastating. Educate yourself & be well. | F | 25 | 4 months 20mg | 12/28/2014 | 1 | Severe Depression | Fainting, dizziness, heart pain. The heart pain was worst and ultimately, caused me to come off. I would have bee stinging sensations, palpatations so bad that I would pass out. Not a very pleasant experience and to make matters worse, did not see any real improvement in the symptoms that i was prescribed for. | 17 | 1 months 20MG 1X day | 12/22/2014 | 4 | Bipolar type 1 disorder | Nausea. Weight loss in the first three weeks. | This drug has changed my life. No longer do I have massive lows, I can live a normal life without depression or anxieties. Every now and then I stop taking fluoxitine but after a week or so I quickly realize that I need it to give me a clear perspective on life. This is the only thing that worries me, that I cannot cope without a drug to make me feel normal. | F | 23 | 3 years 40mg | 11/25/2014 | 2 | anxiety, panic attacks, depression | gave me bad insomnia | i was a young kid when i took it. it gave me really bad insomnia so i had to go off it. | M | 30 | 2 months 1X day | 11/23/2014 | 5 | Major Depression | Slight headache at first | Prozac saved my life. On a side note, please disregard comments that scream things like, "take this drug off the market now!" or "this drug is evil!" This type of hysteria is from individuals with a religious/political agenda, who view the pharmaceutical industry as an evil entity that must be taken down. As always, discuss your medication issues with your trusted physician, and make decisions accordingly. | F | 51 | 20 years 20 MG 1X day | 11/21/2014 | 5 | major depression disorder | No side effects. | I started off taking 20mg a couple years ago. I felt great and asked my dr to wean me off. After a month without it I felt depressed again. So I went on 20mg again. Worked for 6 months and depression got even worse so I was upped to 40mg. It's been 3 months and I feel a ton better. Can still have a moment or two of feeling depressed, but it's so much better than laying in bed and crying. | F | 32 | 3 years 40mg | 11/6/2014 |