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How should this medicine be used?
Prozac comes as a capsule, tablet, and liquid to take by mouth. It is usually taken once or twice a day and may be taken with or without food. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefull
y, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take Prozac exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
Continue to take Prozac even if you feel well. Do not stop taking Prozac without talking to your doctor, especially if you have taken large doses for a long time. Your doctor probably will want
to decrease your dose gradually. This drug must be taken regularly for a few weeks before its full effect is felt.
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Precautions Before Using This Medicine
Older adults¡XMany medicines have not been tested in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in younger adults or if they cause different side effec
s or problems in older people. In studies done to date that included elderly people, Prozac did not cause different side effects or problems in older people than it did in younger adults.
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Special Wanring
Urogenital:
Frequent: Painful menstruation, sexual dysfunction, urinary tract infection, frequent micturition.
Infrequent: Abnormal ejaculation, impotence, menopause, amenorrhea, menorrh
agia, ovarian disorder, vaginitis, leukorrhea, fibrocystic breast, breast pain, cystitis, dysuria, urinary urgency, urinary incontinence.
Rare: Breast enlargement, galactorrhea, abortion, dy
spareunia, uterine spasm, vaginal hemorrhage, metrorrhagia, hematuria, albuminuria, polyuria, pyuria, epididymitis, orchitis, pyelonephritis, salpingitis, urethritis, kidney calculus, urethral pain, u
rolithiasis.
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What side effects can this medication cause?
In children and adolescents, less common side effects may also include:
- Agitation, excessive menstrual bleeding, frequent urination, hyperactivity, mania or hypomania (inappropriate feelings of
elation and/or rapid thoughts), nosebleeds, personality changes, and thirst
A wide variety of other very rare reactions have been reported during Prozac therapy. If you develop any new or un
explained symptoms, tell your doctor without delay.
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Description
In addition, Prozac is used to treat panic disorder, including panic associated with agoraphobia (a severe fear of being in crowds or public places). People with panic disorder usually suffer from pan
ic attacks--feelings of intense fear that develop suddenly, often for no reason. Various symptoms occur during the attacks, including a rapid or pounding heartbeat, chest pain, sweating, trembling, an
d shortness of breath.
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Significant Interactions:
General Anesthetics: - Since little is known about the interaction between fluoxetine and general anesthetics, fluoxetine should be discontinued for as long as clinically possible prior to elective su
rgery.
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