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HomeProzac Generic name: fluoxetine [ floo-OX-e-teen ]Brand names: Prozac, Prozac WeeklyDrug class: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors UsesWarningsBefore takingDosageSide effectsInteractionsFAQ What is Prozac?Prozac is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. Fluoxetine affects certain chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) that communicate between brain cells and helps people with depression, panic, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive symptoms.Prozac is used to treat major depressive disorder, bulimia nervosa (an eating disorder), obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).Prozac is sometimes used together with another medication called olanzapine (Zyprexa) to treat manic depression caused by bipolar disorder. This combination is also used to treat depression after at least 2 other medications have been tried without successful treatment of symptoms.If you also take olanzapine (Zyprexa), read the Zyprexa medication guide and all patient warnings and instructions provided with that medication.WarningsYou should not use Prozac if you also take pimozide or thioridazine, or if you are being treated with methylene blue injection.Do not use Prozac if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days (such as isocarboxazid, rasagiline, selegiline, phenelzine, or transcypromine). Do not use fluoxetine with thioridazine, linezolid, pimozide, or methylene blue injection.You must wait at least 14 days after stopping an MAO inhibitor before you take Prozac. You must wait 5 weeks after stopping Prozac before you can take thioridazine or an MAOI.Some young people have thoughts about suicide when first taking an antidepressant. Stay alert to changes in your mood or symptoms.Prozac could impair judgment, thinking, or motor skills. Use caution when operating machinery.Report any new or worsening symptoms to your doctor, such as: mood or behavior changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, or if you feel impulsive, irritable, agitated, hostile, aggressive, restless, hyperactive (mentally or physically), more depressed, or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself.Do not stop using Prozac without first asking your doctor.Before taking this medicineYou should not use Prozac if you are allergic to fluoxetine, if you also take pimozide or thioridazine.Do not use Prozac if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, and tranylcypromine. You must wait at least 14 days after stopping an MAO inhibitor before you take fluoxetine. You must wait 5 weeks after stopping fluoxetine before you can take thioridazine or an MAOI.Tell your doctor about all other antidepressants you take, especially Celexa, Cymbalta, Desyrel, Effexor, Lexapro, Luvox, Oleptro, Paxil, Pexeva, Symbyax, Viibryd, or Zoloft.To make sure Prozac is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have ever had:cirrhosis of the liver;urination problems;diabetes;narrow-angle glaucoma;seizures or epilepsy;sexual problems;bipolar disorder (manic depression);drug abuse or suicidal thoughts; orelectroconvulsive therapy (ECT).Some young people have thoughts about suicide when first taking an antidepressant. Your doctor should check your progress at regular visits. Your family or other caregivers should also be alert to changes in your mood or symptoms.Older adults may be more sensitive to the effects of this medicine.Ask your doctor about taking this medicine if you are
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