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Prozac

Antidepressant drug that functions mainly by boosting levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain. Side effects include nausea and loss of libido. It is also used to treat some eating disorders, such as bulimia. It is one of a class of drugs known as selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

Prozac is controversial because it not only relieves depression but is also claimed, particularly in the USA, to make patients feel better than ever before, giving rise to the possibility of its future use as a personality ‘improver’ by healthy individuals.
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Approval of the combination antipsychotic / antidepressant was based on data from five trials demonstrating statistically significant reductions in mean total Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) scores relative to either fluoxetine alone or olanzapine alone among patients who met DSM-IV criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) and who previously did not respond to two antidepressants of adequate dose and duration.
Combo drug is approved for resistant depression by Mahoney, Diana / Clinical Psychiatry News
The pattern they saw from the trial results of fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Seroxat), venlafaxine (Effexor) and nefazodone (Serzone) was consistent.
Prozac, used by 40m people, does not work say scientists by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Fluoxetine is also used to treat many other conditions, such as ADHD.
Things You Should Know before Taking Fluoxetine by Heather Colman / Health care industry community
 
 
 
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