Prozac

Prozac (fluoxetine) is a medicine prescribed for the cases of certain eating disorders, but is mainly used to treat depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Any drug you are currently taking should be reported to your health care provider before a prescription is written. If you are not sure you will be able to remember the names of the drugs you are using, it’s a good idea to make a list of them and demonstrate it to your doctor when discussing your treatment with Prozac. The following drugs should not be combined with Prozac without your doctor’s consent: sedatives, digoxin, lithium, diabetes oral medications, diuretics, phenytoin, flecainide, alprazolam, vinblastine, sleeping pills, drugs for migraine headaches, tramadol, medications for anxiety, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin and ibuprofen, Parkinson's disease drugs, anticoagulants, antidepressants, mental illness medications, diazepam, sibutramine, tranquilizers, seizure medications, and insulin. Such mild side effects as weight loss, nausea, nervousness, sore throat, uncontrollable shaking, changes in sex drive, sweating, weakness, dry mouth, loss of appetite, drowsiness do not need to be reported to your health care provider if they go away soon, which is how it usually happens. If you or someone else took too much of Prozac seek emergency medical assistance. These are the most typical signs of an overdose you may get if you take Prozac in larger amounts than recommended: uncontrollable shaking of a part of the body, fainting, confusion, dizziness, fever, nervousness, hallucinations, irregular or pounding heartbeat.

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