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Fluoxetine Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Prozac, Lovan, Lorien (Show all)

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118 patient evaluations for Fluoxetine

searchinglikeme

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Dysthymia

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 0

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Moderate

Rx Therapy

44 F

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by searchinglikeme
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**Purpose:** Major Depressive Disorder *(Started Jun 05, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 14, 2010	40 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all
Aug 20, 2008	20 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Emotional numbness or flatness

Date: Aug 20, 2008
Advice & Tips: I have taken both Prozac and the generic version, fluoxetine, at various times and in various doses. I believe, and my doctor and therapist agree, that the brand-name Prozac works better for me, with more consistent, reliable emotional stability and near-total relief from symptoms of depression. The cost is higher for brand-name Prozac, but IMO, it's worth it.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

6 helpful marks

Raphael

Data Quality: 0 stars
- Sex: Male
- Age: 26y
Condition: 8 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Unreported
- Mental: Unreported
- Physical: Unreported
I am: Neutral
by Raphael
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**Purpose:** Other *(Started Mar 05, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 19, 2009	20 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Diarrhea, Weight loss

Date: Mar 19, 2009
Advice & Tips: Be patient. It takes at least two weaks to start working, and a month to work completely.
Cost: < $25 monthly

1 helpful mark

metameric

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 22 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by metameric
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**Purpose:** Other *(Started Aug 06, 2006)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 25, 2009	80 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all
Aug 25, 2008	80 mg Daily	Major	Moderate	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Sexual dysfunction

Date: Apr 25, 2009
Advice & Tips: As my doctor said, "Prozac was great in the nineties, but medicine now is so much better." I've had a great decade on Prozac, but it no longer meets my anxiety requirements, and I am unwilling to use clonazepam often enough to control the anxiety.

1 helpful mark

briguy4u8

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

Bipolar Disorder

Depression: 2

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Moderate

Rx Therapy

37 M

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by briguy4u8
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**Purposes:** Depressed mood and Major Depressive Disorder *(Started Oct 08, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 01, 2012	40 mg Daily	Major	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

JJJgirlsmom

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Little

Fatigue: Little

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: Most

function: Some

external_stress: Little

Stickman: some
Description:F50y
CFS:?y
FM:23y Dx
by JJJgirlsmom
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**Purposes:** Fibromyalgia and Depressed mood *(Started Oct 30, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 07, 2012	60 mg Daily	None	None	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

mardijuel

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Most

Stickman: all
Description:F38y
FM:3y Dx
CFS:4y Dx
by mardijuel
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**Purpose:** Support weight loss *(Started Aug 01, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 01, 2012	10 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Dec 12, 2011	10 mg Daily	Slight	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Sep 29, 2011	10 mg Daily	Slight	Moderate	Always	Not at all

Date: Dec 12, 2011
Advice & Tips: Others could take a higher dose. I can not because I am on Tramadol which shouldn't be combined with SSRIs. Muscle spasms were in the first week. I have only had them once since then and not as bad. But first time was very painful.

Date: Sep 29, 2011
Advice & Tips: At the beginning I got severe leg cramps but they've gone now. I stopped taking it but tried again after waiting a couple of weeks. Better now.

0 helpful marks

discomposed

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Bipolar I

Depression: 2

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Low

Rx Therapy

29 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by discomposed
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**Purpose:** Major Depressive Disorder *(Started Aug 02, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 18, 2011	20 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Mild	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

loisa

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 20 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Mild

Overall: None

Cognition: mild

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: none

Walking: none
by loisa
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**Purpose:** Emotional lability *(Started Mar 07, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Sep 03, 2011	20 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Usually	Not at all

Date: Sep 03, 2011
Advice & Tips: good to emotional issues and mood
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

DebbieBren

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 21 yrs

Type: Secondary Progressive

Relapse: Moderate

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: none

Speech: mild

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by DebbieBren
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Apr 22, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 01, 2012		None	None	Usually	Not at all
Jul 25, 2012	40 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Jul 25, 2012
Advice & Tips: Neuro. changed to different drug, Prozac stopped working.

0 helpful marks

skater

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 0

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Moderate

Therapy

38 F

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by skater
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**Purposes:** Major Depressive Disorder and Treat my mood condition(s) *(Started Mar 11, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Treat my mood condition(s) Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 15, 2011	40 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Aug 15, 2011
Advice & Tips: Go to Target.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

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