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Taking Fluoxetine
247 Patients currently take Fluoxetine
53 Patients stopped taking Fluoxetine
Frayea
Depression: 4
Emotional: 4
Compulsion: 3
Anxiety: 3
Mania: 2
Physical: 2
External Stress: Overwhelming
25 F
Function: Low
Distress: High
Frayea
Prozac, 80 mg daily since May 17, 2008
one_step_closer
Depression: 3
Emotional: 1
Compulsion: 2
Anxiety: 2
Mania: 1
Physical: 2
External Stress: Severe
21 F
Function: Moderate
Distress: Moderate
one_step_closer
Prozac, 20 mg daily since Mar 20, 2007
MimiPeePee
Sensation: moderate
Overall: moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: mild
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: mild
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
MimiPeePee
Prozac, 20 mg daily since Mar 17, 2008

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Brand Names: Actan, Karib Kemi, Lovan, Prozac

Fluoxetine hydrochloride is an antidepressant drug used medically in the treatment of depression, body dysmorphic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, hypochondriasis and panic disorder. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Fluoxetine

Depression
Depression: 100% 81
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 93% 75
Other
Other: 64% 52
Not indicated
Not indicated: 12% 10
Fatigue
Fatigue: 9% 7
General health
General health: 9% 7
Emotional lability
Emotional lability: 7% 6
Mood swings
Mood swings: 4% 3
Pain
Pain: 2% 2
Anxiety
Anxiety: 1% 1
Excess saliva
Excess saliva: 1% 1
Major depression
Major depression: 1% 1
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

5 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 23 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 N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 25 Number of Patients: 25 1 Number of Patients: 1 101 Number of Patients: 101 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 15 Number of Patients: 15 59 Number of Patients: 59 2 Number of Patients: 2 25 Number of Patients: 25 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 18 Number of Patients: 18  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Fluoxetine

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
4
24
21
28
23
109

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fluoxetine (multiple reasons could be selected)

Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 100% 24
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 62% 15
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 50% 12
Other
Other: 50% 12
Not indicated
Not indicated: 25% 6
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 17% 4
Personal research
Personal research: 12% 3
Expense
Expense: 4% 1

How Long Patients Took Fluoxetine Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
9
11
2
12
8
13

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Fluoxetine Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 12
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 67% 8
2 stars2 stars
2: 58% 7
1 star
1: 75% 9


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