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Drug Name
Prozac (Fluoxetine)
Drug Uses
Prozac is used to treat dipressii or obsessive-compulsive rastroystvo (or OCD), which can occur in adults and children. It is used to treat bulemii nevrosa and panic disorder in adults. Prozac can be used for other zobelaveny determined by your doctor.
How Taken
Use Prozac as directed by your doctor.
Download in the mouth with Prozac or without food. Prozac should be Accepted every day at the same time. Continue receiving Prozac even if you think that you become much better.
They may include mental or mood changes, numbness or tingling of the skin, dizziness, confusion, headache, trouble sleeping, or unusual tiredness. You will be closely monitored when you start Prozac and whenever a change in dose is made.
Drug Class and Mechanism:
Prozac is a selective serotonin indgibitor substance reuptake (SSRI). His work is that it restores the balance of serotonin, the natural brain substance, which plays according to experts, a major role in the mood right.
Missed Dose
If you miss a dose of Prozac, take it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.
Storage
Store Prozac at room temperature, between 68 and 77 degrees F (20 and 25 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Keep Prozac out of the reach of children and away from pets.
Warnings / Precautions
Do not use Prozac if:
If you are allergic to any ingredients members of the Prozac;
Do you accept or take oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) (such as phenelzine), selegiline, or others.
You agree to fenfluramine derivatives (for example, dexfenfluramine), H1 antagonist (eg, astemizole, terfenadine), nefazodone, pimozide, serotonin, noradrenalin reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) (eg, venlafaxine), sibutramine, thioridazine, or such as triptofana.
Talk to your doctor or health care, if any of the above described it belongs to you.
Important:
Prozac may vyzvavat drowsiness or dizziness. These effects could be much worse, if you will take with them some alcohol or other drugs. In this case, not in any case not take Prozac. Do not drive or perform other tasks, Chen may be that it is not safe until you yourself know how to respond to leave it.
Talk to your doctor before you drink alcohol or use drugs that can cause drowsiness (eg, muscle relaxers), but if you're taking Prozac, all the floor may increase to the overall effect. Ask the pharmacist if you have questions about which medicines may cause drowsiness.
Children, teenagers and young adults who take Prozac they can be elevated risk of suicidal thoughts and actions. Obezatelno need to know what patients are taking Prozac. Contact a doctor immediately if the new, deteriorated or unexpected symptoms, such as depressive mood, anxiety, restless, or tantrum behavior, panic attacks, or any unusual changes in mood and behavior occur. Obratets to your doctor if revealed any signs of suicidal thoughts or other action.
Patients with diabetes - receiving Prozac can affect your blood sugar level. Check your blood sugar level.
Serotonin syndrome is perhaps the fatal syndrome, which can be caused by Prozac. Your risk may be greater if you inimaete Prozac with certain other drugs (for example, triptans, MAOIs). Symptoms may include agitation, confusion, hallucinations, coma, fever, fast or irregular heartbeat, tremors, excessive sweating and nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. Contact your doctor immediately if you have any of these symptoms.
If your doctor tells you to stop taking Prozac, you eom case must wait several weeks before the start to take certain other drugs (such as, MAOIs, nefazodone, thioridazine). Obezatelno ask your doctor about when you can start taking new drugs, after you stopped taking Prozac.
Prozac May rarely cause prolonged, painful erection. This can happen even if you do not have sex. If not treated immediately, it can lead to permanent sexual problems such as impotence. In any case, should consult a doctor, even after the first as it happens.
Use with caution if the Prozac patients older person as they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially low-sodium in the blood.
Prozac should be used with extreme caution in children younger than 7 years, the safety and efficacy of these children were not polnstyu or not confirmed.
Prozac may cause harm to the fetus if it is used in the past 3 months of your pregnancy. If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You need to discuss the benefits and risks of Prozac, during pregnancy. If you take Prozac, it can be found in breast milk. Do not follow the nurse vshego novorozhdenono child at the time vremyani as you are taking Prozac.
Possible Side Effects
Check with your doctor if any of these most common side effects persist or become bothersome:
anxiety; decreased sexual desire or ability; diarrhea; dizziness; drowsiness; dry mouth; increased sweating; loss of appetite; nausea; nervousness; stomach upset; trouble sleeping; weakness.
Seek medical attention right away if any of these severe side effects occur: severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); bizarre behavior; black or bloody stools; chest pain; confusion; exaggerated reflexes; excessive sweating; fast or irregular heartbeat; fever, chills, or sore throat; hallucinations; increased urination; joint or wrist aches or pain; loss of coordination; new or worsening agitation, panic attacks, aggressiveness, impulsiveness, irritability, hostility, exaggerated feeling of well - being, restlessness, or inability to sit still; persistent or severe ringing in the ears; persistent, painful erection; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin; seizures; severe or persistent anxiety or trouble sleeping; significant weight loss; stomach pain; suicidal thoughts or attempts; tremor; unusual bruising or bleeding; unusual hoarseness; unusual or severe mental or mood changes; unusual swelling; vision changes; worsening of depression.
More Information
Prozac is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
If your symptoms do not improve or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
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