Prozac

Prozac product description

Prozac is a medical product, which has an antidepressant effect. The main active ingredient of Prozac is fluoxetine. Prozac is used to treat persons, who have a different kind of depression.

This medical product is given to people who have nervous bulimia, as well as premenstrual dysphoric and obsessive-compulsive disorders. It decreases anxiety, tension and a sense of fear, increase mood, and helps to fight with dysphoria. Fluoxetine doesn’t effect on a heart in a toxic way, it is not a sedative medicine, nor does it lead to hypotension. People, who take drugs similar in result to Prozac should adjust the quantity of the medicine, as directed by the doctor. In addition, people who have a decrease in hepatic function also fall into the list of those who must watch attentively to the taking of Prozac.

Prozac safety information

Prozac should not be prescribed to the person who is highly responsive to fluoxetine, nor are they assigned to little children. There is a special "risk group" among people, who should take maximum attention when taking the Prozac.

These people, who are prone to suicidal thoughts; who can be in a state of severe depression,. In addition, those persons, who got insomnia and an enlargement of the level a depressive state during the course of taking Prozac. In that group are also individuals who have developed a pronounced psychomotor agitation during therapy. In such situations, the therapist must necessarily convince the person to report urgently on any thoughts and feelings that cause anxiety.

Prozac is contraindicated for people who suffer from diabetes, also for patients with kidney and liver diseases and epileptics. It must be admitted that Prozac is not allowed for older people. In case of taking Prozac doses exceeding the norm, people have a high risk to get convulsions, vomiting, fainting, stupor, cardiac arrest and to whom. Since the results of overdose are very dangerous for human health and life, it is strictly forbidden to exceed the dose of the medicine you need for admission. Including Prozac into the course of treatment in a period of pregnancy is highly not recommended.

It can be made only if the expected advantage is really greater than the possible disadvantages. If Prozac is prescribed during the third period of pregnancy, the condition of the child must be carefully controlled. In addition, the main component of Prozac penetrates into breast milk. Therefore, it is necessary to observe the maximum care, choosing a remedy for women who are breastfeeding.

Prozac-side effects

Prozac can cause side occasions, which are common with the other medical products from the group of medicine to which Prozac belongs.

We can name such occasions:

• hot flashes, low pressure, vasculitis.
• dryness of the oral mucosa, indigestion, and intestines, vomiting, nausea, problems with appetite, anorexia.
• In addition, it can change the taste sensations and pain into the stomach.

• fatigue, weakness, headache, a feeling of cold or heat, bouts of anxiety, lethargy, changes of temperature, convulsions, insomnia, nightmares, problems in sexual life, loosing of orgasm, and also causeless euphoria; problems with urination, sometimes bleeding in women;
• Allergies, yawning, signs of flu and colds, impaired coordination of movement, problems in the operation of the gallbladder, muscle spasms, increasing of psychomotor activity.
• In some cases, the product could develop mania and disturbances of thinking;
• Problems with eyesight.

To avoid side effects, a person should follow all the doctor's instructions and do not exceed the dosage of Prozac.