http://www.prozac.com/common_pages/safety_information.jsp?reqNavId=undefined
What are possible side effects of PROZAC?
Some people experience side effects like nausea, difficulty sleeping,
drowsiness, anxiety, nervousness, weakness, loss of appetite, tremors,
dry mouth, sweating, decreased sex drive, impotence, or yawning. Most
of these tend to go away within a few weeks of starting treatment and,
in most cases, aren't serious enough to cause people to stop taking
PROZAC.
PROZAC can cause changes in sexual desire or satisfaction.
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And this is the best spin they can put on it.
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http://www.anxiety-and-depression-solutions.com/articles/conventional/pharmaceutical/prozac.php
Information for Parents and Kids:
Prozac is approved for use in children with MDD and OCD. In clinical
studies, antidepressants increased risks of suicidality in thought and
behavior in children and teenagers with depressive symptoms or other
psychiatric disorders. Anyone considering using Prozac or any other
antidepressant in a child or adolescent must balance the risk with the
clinical need.
Warnings and Precautions:
Patients with MDD, both adults and children, may experience worsening
of their depression and/or the emergence of suicidal ideation and
behavior (suicidality) or unusual changes in behavior. All pediatric
patients being treated with antidepressants for any indication should
be closely observed, especially during the first few months of drug
therapy, or at times of changes in dosage (increases or decreases).
Prozac use should not be ceased abruptly, or you may experience
withdrawal symptoms. The drug should be tapered, as rapidly as is
feasible, with recognition that abrupt discontinuation can be
associated with certain symptoms.
Withdrawal:
Because Prozac has a long half-life, extreme symptoms of withdrawal
are uncommon and unlikely. Effects associated with abrupt
discontinuation of fluoxetine include vertigo/light-headedness,
fatigue, nausea, dizziness, headache, insomnia, abdominal cramps,
increased or strange dreams, chills, agitation and anxiety.
Over-dosage & Contraindications:
Of the over 1500 known cases of fluoxetine overdose (alone or in
combination with other drugs) there have been 195 deaths.
The most common signs and symptoms associated with non-fatal overdose
are seizures, nausea, tachycardia, vomiting and somnolence. The
largest known ingestion in adult patients was 8 grams in one person
who took fluoxetine alone and completely recovered. However, in an
individual who took fluoxetine alone, ingestion as low as 520mg has
been associated with lethal outcome, but causality has not been
determined.
Prozac should not be used by persons hypersensitive to the drug or its
ingredients.
There have been reports of serious, sometimes fatal, reactions in
people taking fluoxetine in combination with an MAOI, and in patients
who have recently ceased taking Prozac and then started MAOI
treatment. Some cases resulted in features resembling neuroleptic
malignant syndrome. Thus, Prozac should not be used in combination
with an MAOI, or within a minimum of two weeks after ceasing MAOI
therapy. Due to fluoxetine's long half-life, at least 5 weeks (or
longer, especially if prescribed in chronic or high doses) should be
allowed after discontinuing Prozac before starting treatment with an
MAOI.
Thioridazine should not be administered with fluoxetine or within a
minimum of 5 weeks after Prozac has been discontinued.
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http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=18936&name=PROZAC
Very interesting reading. This [censored] really does not come across as a
predictable or even remotely successful treatment option at all.
Absolute frightening.