fluoxetine
SSRI antidepressant medication
Fluoxetine is a prescription antidepressant, the first of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to achieve widespread use.
Marketed as Prozac, it treats depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other conditions.
She's been on fluoxetine for six months.
The drug became culturally significant in the 1990s as a symbol of medicating mental health.
Branded antidepressant medication
- SSRIAntidepressant medication class abbreviation
- selectiveChoosing with care
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- reuptakeNeurotransmitter recapture by neurons
inhibitor · antidepressant · psychotropic · anxiolytic · capsule · tablet · dosage · milligram
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- OCDCompulsive repetition disorder
- bulimiaDisorder of bingeing and purging
- PMDDSevere cyclic hormonal mood disorder
indication · diagnosis · psychiatry · outpatient · prescription · regimen · maintenance · augmentation
Mood-regulating brain chemical
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
- reuptakeNeurotransmitter recapture by neurons
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
neuron · presynaptic · transporter · neurochemistry · brain · signal · binding · blockade
Prevailing emotional condition
- improvementPositive change in quality
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- well-beingState of health, contentment
- remissionTemporary disease absence
functioning · therapeutic · response · adherence · compliance · patient · progress · maintenance
Secondary, unintended outcomes
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- headacheCranial pain
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
activation · discontinuation · withdrawal · interaction · tolerance · onset · adjustment · titration
Prozac
Branded antidepressant medication
- SSRIAntidepressant medication class abbreviation
- selectiveChoosing with care
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
reuptake · inhibitor · antidepressant · psychotropic · anxiolytic · capsule · tablet · dosage · milligram · half-life
depression
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- OCDCompulsive repetition disorder
- bulimiaDisorder of bingeing and purging
PMDD · indication · diagnosis · psychiatry · outpatient · prescription · regimen · maintenance · augmentation · monotherapy
serotonin
Mood-regulating brain chemical
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
- reuptakeNeurotransmitter recapture by neurons
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
receptor · neuron · presynaptic · transporter · neurochemistry · brain · signal · binding · blockade · concentration
mood
Prevailing emotional condition
- improvementPositive change in quality
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- well-beingState of health, contentment
remission · functioning · therapeutic · response · adherence · compliance · patient · progress · maintenance · resilience
side-effects
Secondary, unintended outcomes
drowsiness · activation · discontinuation · withdrawal · interaction · tolerance · onset · adjustment · titration · tapering
- drugsibuprofen, marijuana, aspirin, meth, cocaine
- pharmaceuticalsanalgesics, medicines, anesthetics, pills, acetaminophen
- Psychopharmacologyantidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, benzodiazepines, SSRIs
- antidepressantssertraline, paroxetine, citalopram, escitalopram, trazodone
- tertiary aminesnicotine, cocaine, atropine, scopolamine, quinine
- anxiolyticsanxiolytic, anxiolytics, benzodiazepines, benzos, alprazolam
fluoxetinesedative
Drug promoting calm
tranquilizer · barbiturate · benzodiazepine · phenobarbital · diazepam