The drug Prozac 20 mg contains the active substance fluoxetine, which increases the percentage of serotonin in the nervous system and is responsible for improving mood, treating depression, as it belongs to the family of selective serotonin inhibitors.

Prozac uses

The indications for the use of Prozac are as follows:

• Treatment of panic disorders.

• Premenstrual disorder.

• Depression for patients older than 8 years.

• OCD for patients older than 7 years.

• Eating disorders such as bulimia.

• Bipolar depression.

Prozac side effects

The drug Prozac 20 mg causes a set of side effects in some cases such as:

• Nausea.

• A headache.

• Diarrhea.

• Nervous.

• Drowsiness.

• Vertigo.

• Dry mouth.

• Decreased libido.

• Increased appetite.

• Low blood pressure.

• Vomit.

• Weight gain.

Contraindications for the use of Prozac 20 mg

The antidepressant drug Prozac is not used in the following cases:

• Simultaneous use with the group of monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and up to 14 days after discontinuation of their use.

• During breastfeeding.

• Allergy to one of the components of the drug Prozac 20 mg.

• Simultaneous use with the drug pimozide or thioridazine, and up to five weeks after discontinuation of the use of fluoxetine.

Precautions for the use of Prozac

Prozac 20 mg tablets are used in the following cases only after consulting a doctor:

• Kidney patients.

• Liver patients.

• Convulsive diseases such as epilepsy.

• Heart disease.

• Bipolar disorder.

• Patients with diabetes.

Warnings for the use of the drug Prozac

• It may aggravate sexual dysfunction in men, and in women.

• Increased sodium in the blood.

• Developing nervousness, anxiety, loss of appetite.

• Increased risk of serotonin syndrome.

• Increased incidence of fractures, osteoporosis.

• Increased suicidal thoughts, the desire to commit suicide.

Doses of Prozac 20 mg

• The recommended doses when using Prozac 20 mg vary depending on the patient's condition, age. Therefore, we advise you to consult a doctor before using the drug, and not to stop abruptly only after the doctor's approval.

Storage conditions

• Prozac 20 mg is kept at room temperature between 15-25 degrees Celsius, away from moisture and heat, out of the reach of children.