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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
0 0%
Moderate
6 14%
Mild
8 18%
None
30 68%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sexual dysfunction
6 14%
Anxiety
3 7%
Vivid dreams
3 7%
Emotional numbness
2 5%
increased appetite
2 5%
Nausea
2 5%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Fluoxetine. See all 16 dosages ►

  20mg as needed daily 1 mg daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 90 mg weekly 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 240 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 45 Number of Patients: 45 1 Number of Patients: 1 133 Number of Patients: 133 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 108 Number of Patients: 108 1 Number of Patients: 1 30 Number of Patients: 30 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fluoxetine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
24 39% Did not seem to work: 39%
Other
14 23% Other: 23%
Doctor's advice
14 23% Doctor's advice: 23%
Personal research
8 13% Personal research: 13%
Side effects too severe
7 11% Side effects too severe: 11%
Not indicated
3 5% Not indicated: 5%
Course of treatment ended
2 3% Course of treatment ended: 3%
Expense
1 2% Expense: 2%

See all 61 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
1
6
8
27
44
95

Stopped Taking Fluoxetine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
7
7
2
7
16
22

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
36 82%
Usually
7 16%
Sometimes
1 2%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 2%
Somewhat
4 9%
A little
6 14%
Not at all
33 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 5%
< $25
27 61%

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

Report created on November 20, 2009.