User Reviews for fluoxetine oral

before i started on prozac for pmdd, all i did when i wasn't working was sleep. i started with 20mg 2 weeks before my period and it worked great. i asked my doctor to put me on it daily. after taking 20mg daily for a month, it stopped working, so i stopped taking it. i told my doctor and she said that i wasn't getting the dose i needed. she put me back on it, i take 20mg for 2 weeks and 40mg for two weeks (before my period). it's working great, i actually get off the couch now and play with my kids, do some work around the house., it gives me the energy or boost i need. the only side effects i've experienced is the headache, and it decreased my appetite which is a good thing. i would eat even when i wasn't hungry before i was on prozac.Read More Read Less

I started taking this medication about a week ago can't really tell if its helping because i'm always drowsy and tired also seem to have nausea. Just wondering if these side effects get better with time?

I take 10mg daily 2 weeks before my period. Before I started I could barely get anything done because my PMS was so BAD. It has helped greatly. However I do have vivid dreams and nightmares while I'm on it. But it is a small side effect to deal with...at least I can get up and go to work and take care of my kids all things that were hard to do before when I was having PMS. I take it as soon as I wake up because if not I am up all night

working well except for increase in appetite and decrease in energy

studdering,10mg capsules once daily.

I started taking 20mg of Fluoxetine about a month and a half ago to try to get a hold of my depression. I have had depression on and off for probably 6-8 years or so (I am now 24). I've tried Lexapro, Wellbutrin, and another anti-depression medicine, but Fluoxetine seems to be helping me the best. Some of the other medications actually made things worse for me. I have been dealing with a lot of stressful things in my life over the past few years (and even more here recently), but this has definitely helped me tremendously. The only negative side effect I have experienced thus far with Fluoxetine is losing some sexual desire. This was/is a problem for me because my wife and I are currently trying to conceive. I have never had a problem in this department and actually I would say I had more desire when it comes to sex than most others. Just here recently I think I am starting to get back to normal a little bit in that department. I feel like my sexual desire may be coming back to me like it was before getting on this medication. Overall, I really like Fluoxetine and I think it's worth a shot if you are experiencing depression.Read More Read Less

A correction to my review below is that the significant weight gain ocurred at 40mg, not 20mg. Doctor increased the dosage to 40mg because the 20mg dosage no longer helped.

It worked well at first, then the effectiveness would wear off. Doctor increased the dosage to 20mg, and the same thing happened. Have had significant weight gain with it as I now have the urge to eat everything in sight. The same thing happened when I was on Paxil and gained 30 lbs. Now I have health issues from being overweight such as high cholestrol and chest pains, not to mention avoiding social situations due to embarrasment!

I'm on a heart med so it is a heart depressant so I take this to equal me out. I have tried other meds but this one worked the best for me.

I HAVE NOTICED A HUGE DIFFERNCE IN THE WEEK OR TWO BEFORE MY PERIOD. IT REALLY HELPS CONTROL MY MOOD SWINGS. ALTHOUGH, I FEEL IT IS THE REASON FOR MY 10 LB. WEIGHT GAIN.

I have just been prescribed this med for anxiety/depression. A little concerned about taking a form of Prosac. Could anyone give me some of the side effects, if any, they've experienced with this drug. I am mainly concerned with weight gain and loss of sexual desire. My Dr gave me very little info on this, just said that none of her patients taking this have had any problems.Would very much appreciate any help any one could give.

i've noticed the drug helps keep my emotions in check a little better, but only on the outside. when i take the prozac i still feel the same emotionally, only i cannot physically cry which only frustrates me more.

i loose my weight about 10 kg

Most days i feel great/normal. But then there are those nights that it is not

I went to the doctor because I thought I had ADD or some kind of anxiety disorder that was making it extremely hard for me to focus in school and he diagnosed me with depression. I am taking 40 mg/day and I think things have just gotten worse, my ups and downs are more intense and I have had terrible nightmares since i started taking it.

I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder, and put on fluoxetine three weeks ago. There's a definite appreciable difference in my outlook and life. I know it's not full benefits yet, but it's been great. My friends and family notice I'm myself again and my mom almost cried, saying "it's so good to see you in a good mood for a change!"

I felt that everything just "smoothed out" when I first started taking it - 10 mg; it felt wonderful. After a couple of years I thought I shouldn't have to stay on it forever so quit about 3 months ago, and I am really miserable--cry a lot, Very irritable. Am seriously thinking of going back on it. Bad side: NO sexual interest; weight gain. Is this necessary??

it works great, just have to take it with food or I get heartburn pretty bad. but on a scale of 1-10 ten being suicidal and 1 being no depression, my depression is a 1 or 2 when I take my prozac as described.