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Side effects of Prozac
In the last several years, despite the side effects of Prozac, Prozac has become the most widely prescribed antidepressant in the western world. Besides treating depression, Prozac is used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, and many other disorders. With 20 years of research behind it, side effects of Prozac are few when compared to other antidepressants.
Side effects of Prozac include agitation, anxiety, hostility, panic, restlessness, hyperactivity, and suicidal thinking or behavior. Other side effects of Prozac include drowsiness, insomnia, decreased alertness, and impaired judgment. The most common side effects of Prozac include increased or decreased appetite, nausea, headaches. In my book, Poisoned Love, I speculate that that the distorted thinking I experienced that led to my poisoning Luke, may have been one of the side effects of Prozac combined with other psychotropic medication I was taking.
Sexual side effects of Prozac are reduced desire and delay or interruption of orgasm in both men and women. Genitourinary side effects of Prozac may be painful menstruation, urinary tract infections and frequent urination.
Allergic side effects of Prozac include a rash and itching. Autonomic side effects of Prozac include excessive sweating. Respiratory side effects of Prozac include bronchitis and rhinitis. Musculoskeletal side effects of Prozac include muscle pain, back pain, joint pain. Miscellaneous side effects of Prozac include chills, abnormal dreams, abnormal vision, flu-like symptoms, vomiting, weakness and yawning. Less common side effects of Prozac may include abnormal taste, bleeding problems, chills, confusion, ear pain, emotional instability, fever, frequent urination, high blood pressure, increased appetite, memory loss, palpitations, ringing in the ears, sleep disorders and weight gain.
In children and adolescents, less common side effects of Prozac may also include, agitation, excessive menstrual bleeding, hyperactivity, mania or hypomania, nosebleeds, personality changes, and thirst.
Side effects of Prozac usually occur at the beginning of treatment or whenever there is a change in dose. Side effects of Prozac cannot be anticipated. When I first started taking Prozac to treat the depression I suffered after Luke broke up with me, which I elaborate on in my book, Poisoned Love, I experienced many side effects of Prozac. Specifically, I had nausea, intense dreams, and headaches. All the side effects of Prozac disappeared a few weeks after I started taking the medication.
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