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Fluoxetine - Prozac - Dosage - Side Effects - Interactions - Warnings

Fluoxetine (Prozac, Prozac Weekly, Sarafem) drug information, dosage, side effects, drug interactions, and warnings. Fluoxetine, brand name drugs include Prozac, Prozac Weekly and Sarafem, is a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor used to treat depression and other conditions. Fluoxetine is also used to relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia and chronic pain.
Drug Monograph: Fluoxetine / Prozac, Prozac Weekly, Sarafem
Fluoxetine is an antidepressant agent belonging to the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs); this was the first SSRI approved in the US and exhibits the longest half-life of all the SSRIs. Fluoxetine is administered orally and is well absorbed from the GI tract.
Patient Education: Prozac / Fluoxetine Capsules Or Tablets
Patient education for Prozac / fluoxetine capsules or tablets. Fluoxetine belongs to a class of antidepressants known as SSRIs. Fluoxetine helps improve mood and also help people with anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorders (bulimia), panic disorder, or post-traumatic stress. Generics are available for some products.
Patient Education: Prozac Weekly / Fluoxetine Delayed-Release Capsules
Patient education for Prozac Weekly / fluoxetine delayed-release capsules. Prozac Weekly is an antidepressant. It helps improve a person's mood. Fluoxetine has also been used to help with other mood or behavioral problems. Prozac Weekly delayed-release capsules are taken just once a week.
Patient Education: Sarafem / Fluoxetine Capsules
Patient education for Sarafem / fluoxetine capsules. Sarafem belongs to a class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Fluoxetine is marketed as Sarafem for the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a severe type of premenstrual syndrome.
Patient Education: Prozac / Fluoxetine Oral Solution
Patient education for Prozac / fluoxetine oral solution.
Product Photographs: Fluoxetine / Prozac, Sarafem, Prozac Weekly
Photographs of fluoxetine products / Prozac, Sarafem, Prozac Weekly.
Fibromyalgia Medication Options - How Is Fibromyalgia Treated?
There are no medications approved by the FDA for treating fibromyalgia, although a few such drugs are in development. Doctors treat fibromyalgia with a variety of medications developed and approved for other purposes.
Fibromyalgia Screening Quiz
Fibromyalgia is difficult to diagnose. Combinations of symptoms can occur which overlap with other autoimmune diseases. There are symptoms which are considered "defining" of fibromyalgia. There are also symptoms considered "non-defining" but they often occur as part of fibromyalgia syndrome.
Fibromyalgia - Test Your Knowledge
Fibromyalgia is often regarded as a medical enigma. Symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome can overlap with other conditions making it difficult to diagnose. How much do you know about fibromyalgia?
The Fibromyalgia Guide - Free Newsletter E-Course
Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by body aches, pain, sleep problems, extreme fatigue, depression and anxiety, in combination with tenderness of specific areas (muscles and tender points) on the body. Learn more about fibromyalgia by signing up for our free newsletter e-course.
Side Effects: Prozac (Fluoxetine)
Information on the common side effects of Prozac (Fluoxetine).
Patient Information: Prozac
Patient information for Prozac, from prozac.com.
Drug Profile: Prozac (Fluoxetine Hydrochloride)
Drug profile and essential information on Prozac (Fluoxetine Hydrochloride), from UMM.
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