User Reviews for Fluoxetine

It takes a while to notice major changes, but the longer you take it the more you can noteice. It doesn't solve every negative feeling, but it does help reduce them.

I think if the whole world was on prozac it would be a better place! Well for some people. The only thing is...I have to take 60 mg...that means 3 pills!

I was a big wreck when I started using this drug in the hospital being treated for anxiety and depression, bulemia, suicidal ideation, and self-injury behaviors. I couldn't tell the difference it made at first but trusted the doctor and I was discharged a week later. I started feeling a "fake" sort of happy and didn't realize that I wasn't getting better. I attempted suicide on this drug 3 months after starting it. Being hospitalized again at a different facility they upped the dose. I noticed the same feelings weren't getting better and my doctor didn't understand that it wasn't helping me so I just decided to stop using it. I felt better not being on it than I did while I was using it. I am now taking Effexor and I find it much more helpful than Prozac.Read More Read Less

I have been on this medication for sometime now and I cannot even begin to explain how it has changed my life for the better. I would recommend to everyone experiencing depression to not be afraid and to ask your doctor about this. I have two kids, i took this through most of my second pregnancy and while breastfeeding and it was completely safe...but im sure the warnings are on there for a reason, just my personal experience was awesome.

I feel so much better now.

this really helped me in my recovery from bulimia

i gt relief

Mostly noticing a change in my worry habits

i have been taking fluoxetine (prozac) for a month and noticed a change (for the better!) within a matter of days! i feel great for the 1st time in years!

When I use the name brand it works great . but, when my insurance will only cover the generic. When I take the generic I end up with having Diarria and lightheadedness taking the generic brand. Help!!! I also have epilepsy diabteis, Congenatil brain injury from birth. I cannot take paxial, paxialcr, pamiloar etc. because , react to to many drugs quickly.

Worked for a short time but then when my depression was gone my panic attacts came back.

I break a 10mg tablet in half and only have to take 5 mg daily and my severe PMS has disappeared. Even with this low dose i have noticed a decrease in sex drive, so that I guess was the trade off.

I have been taking for 19 years minus during pregnancy & breast feeding (own choice) and has saved my life. Every time I have thought I was better and stopped taking it, conditions returned. Realized that it also helped my PMS symptoms right away.

I had horrible nightmares while taking this.

It's easy to use and always make me feel better.

I have taken Prozac weekly (90mg) and a daily dose of 10 mg a day for over a year. It has helped me tremendously. I take it for OCD (mild) and depression. I have tried Zoloft and Celexa and neither were as effective.

I have been taking Prozac for 2 months in addition to the BCP for PMDD. I tried the BCP-only first and found myself better, but with periods of anger rather than sadness. When I started taking Prozac I finally felt like myself again for the first time in over a year. I have had some issues of insomnia recently and now take it every other day instead of every day which seems to have helped.

I have been taking regularly since May. Was on Lexapro and that didn't work to well but kept me about 2 steps below going "ballistic". Prozac works much better. keeps me about 5-10 steps below blowing my top. I think i need a higher dose though. No longer do drugs and don't have the desire to drink. I used to smoke pot regularly along with drinking STRONG malt liqour. I can now think and function rationally even when under stress. I am still very time driven. If I don't take every 22 hours watch out. to have a laps in dosage means trouble for anyone who steps on my toes. Didn't take on time this morning and inadvertenly hurt my wifes feeling pretty bad. I'm sorry baby.Read More Read Less

I have been taking Prozac for about two months and I am amazed by the positive impact it has had on my outlook. I do not have the impulse to self-medicate with alcohol or illicit drugs. I hate to sound flippant, but I do now feel "high on life". Amazing, miraculous medication.