Prozac (fluoxetine) - The Crazy Meds run-down. Other Forms: Prozac Weekly, Sarafem (for PMDD), oral solution (It’s minty fresh!
Really, it tastes like mint-flavored mouthwash2.) Class: Antidepressants, specifically a Serotonin-Selective Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) 1. FDA Approved Uses of Prozac (fluoxetine) Major Depression for adults. 2. Fibromyalgia Arthritis Chronic Fatigue Multiple Sclerosis Bipolar Depression Lupus Headaches Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Premature Ejaculation 3. 3.1 Pros Prozac’s long half-life makes the issue of med compliance a little less of a big deal - hence the approval for depressed teenagers - and SSRI discontinuation syndrome is rarely anything like it is with other SSRIs, if it happens at all. 3.2 Cons The sexual side effects and weight gain, if it happens, can be pretty bad. 4. 4.1 Typical Side Effects of Prozac (fluoxetine HCl) The usual for SSRIs - headache, nausea, dry mouth, sweating, sleepiness or insomnia, and diarrhea or constipation, weight gain, loss of libido.
Rash, ‘flu-like symptoms, anger/rage. Side Effects - The Good, The Bad and The Funny. From People Who Have Taken These Crazy Meds...and SCIENCE! ‹ Mixing Your Med Cocktail with Actual Cocktails | Common Crazy Med Crap Index | Meds with Fewer Side Effects than Most › 1.
Keep it Simple One of the biggest obstacles people have to starting any medication, especially a psychiatric/neurological medication, has to do with side effects - called adverse reactions and adverse events by researchers and people in the pharmaceutical industry. Side effects are usually the first, if not only thing a plurality of people look up when searching for information about a med.
One of the core philosophies of Crazymeds is a very simple calculus you’re faced with when it comes to side effects (and many other things in life): Which sucks less? Take all the symptoms of your condition(s) and all of the side effects you’re most afraid of, annoyed with, sick of, etc. 2. Regardless which med you take you’ll probably get one or more of these side effects.
Headache Drowsiness/fatigue - even when taking stimulants in some circumstances. 2.1 What’s in a Name? Symbyax - The Good, The Bad and The Funny. From People Who Have Taken These Crazy Meds...and SCIENCE! Class: Antidepressant 1.
FDA Approved Uses of Symbyax Bipolar depression Treatment-resistant depression 2. Off-Label Uses of Symbyax Everything or nothing (see comments). 3. 3.1 Pros You get the synergistic effect of an antipsychotic and antidepressant in one pill without your doctor trying to figure out how much of which two to give you. 3.2 Cons All the side effects of Prozac (fluoxetine) and Zyprexa (olanzapine), two meds people love to hate. 4. 4.1 Typical Side Effects The usual for SSRIs and atypical antipsychotics - headache, weight gain, nausea, weight gain, dry mouth, weight gain, sweating, weight gain, sleepiness or insomnia, weight gain, diarrhea or constipation, weight gain, and loss of libido. 4.2 Not So Common Side Effects Rash Flu-like symptoms Blurry vision Diabetes 4.3 Freaky Rare Side Effects Voice alteration, libido increased and aphasia. 5.
The olanzapine and fluoxetine components of Symbyax have some wildly different pharmacokinetics.