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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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
14 14%
Moderate
18 18%
Mild
35 35%
None
34 34%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sexual dysfunction
35 35%
Jitteriness
17 17%
Emotional numbness
17 17%
Anxiety
14 14%
Nausea
14 14%
Vivid dreams
14 14%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Fluoxetine. See all 20 dosages ►

  daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 3.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 10 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 3 x 20 mg/5 mL daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 90 mg daily 100 mg daily 120 mg daily 200 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 37 Number of Patients: 37 1 Number of Patients: 1 143 Number of Patients: 143 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 17 Number of Patients: 17 114 Number of Patients: 114 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 37 Number of Patients: 37 25 Number of Patients: 25 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fluoxetine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
78 51% Did not seem to work: 51%
Side effects too severe
48 31% Side effects too severe: 31%
Doctor's advice
40 26% Doctor's advice: 26%
Other
32 21% Other: 21%
Course of treatment ended
8 5% Course of treatment ended: 5%
Expense
7 5% Expense: 5%
Personal research
4 3% Personal research: 3%
Not indicated
2 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 146 patients who’ve stopped taking Fluoxetine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Fluoxetine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
16
18
37
31
41

Stopped Taking Fluoxetine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
16
24
13
31
18
41

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
76 75%
Usually
25 25%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
10 10%
Somewhat
12 12%
A little
26 26%
Not at all
53 52%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 1%
$50-99
1 1%
$25-49
4 4%
< $25
61 60%

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

Report created on November 21, 2009.