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What is Prozac?

Prozac® is a brand name for fluoxetine, 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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
9 10%
Moderate
18 20%
Mild
22 24%
None
42 46%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sexual dysfunction
25 27%
Nausea
17 19%
Anxiety
16 18%
Headaches
13 14%
Emotional numbness
13 14%
Agitation
11 12%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Prozac. See all 21 dosages ►

  daily 1 mg daily 10 mg weekly 2 mg daily 20 mg weekly 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg/5 mL daily 15 mg daily 20 mg/5 mL daily 20 mg daily 23 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 240 mg daily
  9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 47 Number of Patients: 47 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 166 Number of Patients: 166 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 125 Number of Patients: 125 4 Number of Patients: 4 41 Number of Patients: 41 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prozac (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
57 40% Did not seem to work: 40%
Doctor's advice
38 27% Doctor's advice: 27%
Side effects too severe
34 24% Side effects too severe: 24%
Other
27 19% Other: 19%
Personal research
10 7% Personal research: 7%
Course of treatment ended
7 5% Course of treatment ended: 5%
Expense
6 4% Expense: 4%
Not indicated
4 3% Not indicated: 3%

See all 137 patients who’ve stopped taking Prozac

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Prozac

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
16
27
43
49
102

Stopped Taking Prozac

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
14
16
6
32
20
48

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
74 81%
Usually
17 19%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
8 9%
Somewhat
5 5%
A little
20 22%
Not at all
58 64%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 1%
$50-99
1 1%
$25-49
5 5%
< $25
61 67%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.