User Reviews for Fluoxetine

I am a Nurse and have tried several different types. Was not a fan and very reluctant to try prozac. Took for 4 weeks and it was if a lightbulb went on one morning. Give it a try, whats the worst it could do? make me feel even worse.

Before I started the medication I had insomnia for several months and was already attending psychotherapy. I've been on generic prozac for a little over six months without thoughts of suicide and now my sleep is much better.

Prozac has greatly reduced my premenstrual anxiety, depression and irrational irritability. The side effects have been nil.

Prozac made me hypomanic, even on 10mg. I've taken Effexor and Zoloft since and neither of these has had that side effect. Furthermore, I experienced an electric shock sensation in my hands, head and feet when I was being wean off that lasted for two months. I will never use Prozac again.

has worked well for 4 years! tried to go off it once, bad idea!

I feel much better than not being on it, but it does cause extreme drowsiness; to the point of not being able to get out of bed for hours. I am less motivated to do anything and haven't been out of the house in weeks. My doctor just increased it so we will see the outcome.

It is effective. But I am very unmotivated to do anything. I get sleepy during the day easily and dont want to even go out as much as I used to. I dont know if it is just me but I have experienced some weight gain and I dont know if anyone else has?

This was a very good medication. But over time it made me very tired to the point where I couldn't get anything done because I was so unmotivated, didn't care, and was TIRED! I was on it two times in a row for a year each time.

I have tried many anti-depressants. Prozac when it was introduced. Then I tried many others and it is Prozac that I did the best on so that is what I now take.

Prozac has given me back my life. The doctor tried other medications and none of them were right for me. However, Generic Prozac was terrible. When I went on that it was as if I went cold turkey off regular prozac and started taking sugar pills. I went into a severe depression on the generic and it took many months to get my life back on track. Name Brand Prozac is wonderful -- Generic Prozac should be taken of the market.

I took this for a couple of years and it worked very well for my depression and made me a much nicer person. I stopped using it after about four years and the b_tchiness came back big time. I also had a lot of vasovagal syncopy (passing out) episodes using prozac (which doctors told me was anxiety/panic attacks). I didn't feel anxious and I certainly wasn't panicking about anything.

The nausea associated when first taking this drug ceased in about 3 weeks. Well worth it. It has been life changing for me.

I am a 50 year old woman and in the past I used to be able to take Zoloft and other meds without problems. I've been taking Prozac 1/2 a pill to start once a day and I have very severe nausea from this. I know I have to stick this out for a few weeks until its starts working but can anyone who is one this tell me if this will pass soon. Don't think I can handle 3 weeks of feeling like this. Thanks

Weight gain.

The first three years were absolutely wonderful! The next nine years were very good. Now in my 13th year, it working only "good". I take 60 mg daily.

Along with cognitive behavioral therapy, it has been a very helpful medication. Prior to psychotherapy, it seemed as if it wasn't working.