what do you need to know about Prozac most likely you’ll receive the generic which is fluoxitine it’s in a class of medications called ssris some FDA approv uses are for depression OCD and panic disorder the initial dose in depression.
is 20 Mig once a day and you can take this with or without food this is so important it will take 4 to 6 weeks to work if during that time your symptoms become worse let your provider know and then the maximum dose of this medication is actually 80 Mig which it can be split into divided doses so you could do it in.
the morning and at night be careful if you’re on medications like zofran cakil and trazodone because it’s considered a major drug interaction that can increase your risk for QT prolongation most common side effects.
are insomnia decrease libido and nausea in pregnancy you may be able to continue with the medication but your provider is going to have to outweigh the benefit versus the risk if you are breastfeeding you need to know that fluoxitine will be present in your milk which if an infant is exposed to this it may lead to.
irritability and poor weight gain usually your provider May recommend switching to either cilene peroxin or nortryptiline.
