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Brand Names: Actan, Fluxene, Lorien, Lovan, Prozac, Prozac Weekly, Tuneluz

What is Fluoxetine? Fluoxetine is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Fluoxetine affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression, panic, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

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


Reasons Taken

9 patients in the community are taking or have taken Fluoxetine.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Depression 4 44%
Other 3 33%
Severe major depression 1 11%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Fluoxetine.

  10 mg day 20 mg day 40 mg day 80 mg day 150 mg day
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 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
2
1
1
2
0
1

Stopped taking Fluoxetine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
0
0
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Fluoxetine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2 100% Did not seem to work: 100%
Doctor's advice 1 50% Doctor's advice: 50%
Side effects too severe 1 50% Side effects too severe: 50%
Other 1 50% Other: 50%
Course of treatment ended 1 50% Course of treatment ended: 50%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

None 100% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 100% 1
Mild 0% 0
None 0% 0

Top reported side-effects include: Sexual Side Effects, Jitteriness, Emotional Numbness

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)

  • laaw
    Mental Symptoms: none
    Physical Symptoms: none
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none
    403
    VL < 50
  • laaw
  • by laaw
    May 16, 2008
  • EfficacyNone
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Other

See all evaluation results for Fluoxetine



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