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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | 11 |
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2 | ||||
| Other | 2 |
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1 | ||||
| Anxiety | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Support another treatment | 1 | 0 | |||||
| problem concentrating | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 40% |
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 40% |
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Side effects too severe
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2 | 40% |
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Other
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2 | 40% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 40% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- ShannonandJohn
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: moderate
- Physical Symptoms: mild
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: mild
- 441
- VL 30
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- ShannonandJohn
- 10 mg daily
- since Jun 02, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Depression
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Side Effects
Mild
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Report created on November 22, 2009.