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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Depression | 35 |
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1 | ||||
| Emotional lability | 10 |
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2 | |||
| Other | 5 |
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2 | |||
| General health | 4 | 0 | |||||
| ALS, control face mucles | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Excess saliva | 1 | 0 |
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Fluoxetine. See all 12 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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3 | 33% |
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 22% |
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 22% |
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Not indicated
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2 | 22% |
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Personal research
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1 | 11% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 11% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- spider
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: severe
- Chest: none
- Legs: moderate
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- spider
- 40 mg daily
- since Aug 23, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Emotional lability
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Side Effects
None
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- Rosemary
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: moderate
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- Rosemary
- 20 mg daily
- since Nov 19, 2008
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Efficacy
Slight
for Other
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Side Effects
None
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- NotFinished
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
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- NotFinished
- 10 mg daily
- since Oct 19, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Depression
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 5 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.