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Fluoxetine Treatment Report

Brand Names: Prozac, Seronil, Prozac Weekly, Lovan, Lorien, Ladose, Tuneluz

What is Fluoxetine? Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. It is used to treat major depressive disorder, moderate to severe bulimia nervosa, obsessive compulsive and panic disorders. Off label used with selective mutism and dementia related agitation.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.


Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Fluoxetine.

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All (Show top 10)

  20mg as needed daily 1 mg daily 10 mg weekly 2 mg daily 20 mg weekly 3.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg/5 mL daily 90 mg weekly 15 mg daily 20 mg/5 mL daily 20 mg daily 23 mg daily 25 mg daily 200 mg weekly 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 3 x 20 mg/5 mL daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 90 mg daily 100 mg daily 120 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 240 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 24 Number of Patients: 24 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 103 Number of Patients: 103 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 346 Number of Patients: 346 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 31 Number of Patients: 31 283 Number of Patients: 283 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 89 Number of Patients: 89 40 Number of Patients: 40 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Fluoxetine or how long patients were taking Fluoxetine before stopping.

Currently Taking Fluoxetine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
25
40
92
86
208

Stopped Taking Fluoxetine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
29
37
18
46
40
79
Why Patients Stopped Taking Fluoxetine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 117 45% Did not seem to work: 45%
Side effects too severe 71 27% Side effects too severe: 27%
Doctor's advice 68 26% Doctor's advice: 26%
Other 57 22% Other: 22%
Personal research 16 6% Personal research: 6%
Course of treatment ended 12 5% Course of treatment ended: 5%
Expense 10 4% Expense: 4%
Not indicated 8 3% Not indicated: 3%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 185 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 26% 9
Moderate 29% 10
Slight 20% 7
None 14% 5
Can't tell 11% 4

Treat my mood condition(s)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 9% 16
Moderate 18% 33
Mild 28% 52
None 45% 84

Top reported side-effects include: Sexual dysfunction, Sexual Side Effects, Emotional numbness

Summary results are based on 185 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 185)

  • searchinglikeme
    Sex: F
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 1
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Moderate
    40 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • searchinglikeme
  • by searchinglikeme
    Aug 20, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Treat my mood condition(s)
Advice/Tips
I have taken both Prozac and the generic version, fluoxetine, at various times and in various doses. I believe, and my doctor and therapist agree, that the brand-name Prozac works better for me, with more consistent, reliable emotional stability and near-total relief from symptoms of depression. The cost is higher for brand-name Prozac, but IMO, it's worth it.

  • metameric
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: mild
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • metameric
  • by metameric
    Apr 25, 2009
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other
Advice/Tips
As my doctor said, "Prozac was great in the nineties, but medicine now is so much better." I've had a great decade on Prozac, but it no longer meets my anxiety requirements, and I am unwilling to use clonazepam often enough to control the anxiety.

See all evaluation results for Fluoxetine

Report created on November 07, 2009.