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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
6 12%
Moderate
9 18%
Mild
15 31%
None
19 39%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sexual dysfunction
15 31%
Nausea
10 20%
Anxiety
9 18%
Emotional numbness
9 18%
Headaches
8 16%
Agitation
7 14%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Prozac. See all 13 dosages ►

  daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg/5 mL daily 20 mg daily 23 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 200 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 65 Number of Patients: 65 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 39 Number of Patients: 39 4 Number of Patients: 4 15 Number of Patients: 15 9 Number of Patients: 9 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
35 46% Did not seem to work: 46%
Doctor's advice
21 28% Doctor's advice: 28%
Side effects too severe
20 26% Side effects too severe: 26%
Other
15 20% Other: 20%
Course of treatment ended
6 8% Course of treatment ended: 8%
Expense
4 5% Expense: 5%
Not indicated
2 3% Not indicated: 3%
Personal research
1 1% Personal research: 1%

See all 71 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
3
9
10
20
17
22

Stopped Taking Prozac

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
7
4
20
9
26

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
37 76%
Usually
12 24%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
6 12%
Somewhat
2 4%
A little
15 31%
Not at all
26 53%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 2%
$50-99
1 2%
$25-49
2 4%
< $25
32 65%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.