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Tech Times
February 24, 2018
Prozac may be among the least effective but researchers found that it was also one of the best tolerated of the antidepressants, based on low drop-out rate in clinical trials, and on the reported side effects of using the medications. The most effective of the drugs, amitriptyline, was the sixth best tolerated.
ZME Science
February 23, 2018
Notably, the most famous antidepressant of them all, Prozac (currently out of patent and commonly known by its generic name, fluoxetine), was one of the least effective options, though it was best tolerated (fewest side effects). Fluvoxamine, reboxetine, and trazodone, were also among the least effective,ÃÂ ...
The Atlantic
February 22, 2018
Slater: The tricyclics, which came before Prozac, were thought only to be relevant for a population of very ill people, deeply depressed people, whereas Prozac was marketed right from the beginning to the general public. People used it to treat dysthymia, which is a more mild kind of depression. Prozac wasÃÂ ...
MedShadow (blog)
February 14, 2018
In one of those deaths, a 22-year-old man had a cocktail of drugs in his system that included the antidepressant Prozac (fluoxetine), antipsychotics Seroquel (quetiapine) and Zyprexa (olanzapine), Lyrica (pregabalin), which is used for nerve pain, and several benzodiazepines (tranquilizers) – in addition toÃÂ ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press
February 14, 2018
A blood test by local authorities didn't find alcohol in her system, but when the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation retested her blood, as it often does, forensic scientists found Prozac, an antidepressant Lasley had been taking in prescribed, therapeutic doses for eight months, her lawyer said. Lasley, 55ÃÂ ...
Allentown Morning Call
February 14, 2018
Talk to your veterinarian about giving your cat some medication, like Prozac, to reduce your cat's fears. Don't grab him to medicate him. Instead, crush the medication and sprinkle it on some wet cat food. Next, put a few hidey hole cubbies around the house to give your cat some additional places to hide.
Cosmos
February 14, 2018
In a series of presentations at the recent 2018 Ocean Science Meeting organised by the American Geophysical Union in Portland, Oregon, US scientists report that everything from Prozac to plastic microbeads and antibiotics are finding their way into the ocean at levels sufficient to cause harm. Most of theÃÂ ...
VICE
February 14, 2018
In her forthcoming book, Blue Dreams: The Science and the Story of the Drugs that Changed Our Minds, Lauren Slater—who previously wrote Prozac Diaries about her own experience with depression—explores the strange history of psychopharmacology in America. From the explosion of modernÃÂ ...
The Interrobang
February 9, 2018
Robin Williams called him “Prozac with a head.” Brad's ability to make humorous observations on disability, relationships, sex, and race are winning over audiences and proving that anyone can overcome their shortcomings. The show runs a full two weeks, with one and sometimes two shows a night,ÃÂ ...
Chicago Health
February 9, 2018
Sometimes doctors will transition patients from a shorter half-life antidepressant to fluoxetine (Prozac). It has a much longer half-life and therefore tends to cause fewer problems when discontinued. (Howard LeWine, M.D., is an internist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and assistant professor atÃÂ ...
The Aggie
January 29, 2018
An experiment at the National California Primate Research Center revealed genetics can play a role in how young primates respond to chronic doses of Prozac (fluoxetine). Eight papers have so far been published about the many results found in this project, which was funded by a five-year grant from theÃÂ ...
The Atlantic
January 23, 2018
That's right, this episode we're all about those fragile red threads plucked from the center of a purple crocus flower. Listen in as we visit a secret saffron field to discover why it's so expensive, talk to a clinical psychologist to explore the science behind saffron's reputation as the medieval Prozac, and exploreÃÂ ...
Out Magazine
January 17, 2018
Zoloft leading to Ativan leading to Avanza leading to Prozac. These killed my sex drive and a want to meet anyone new. Medication wasn't something that I was ashamed of—after all, I see myself as a relatively open book. But I became ashamed of my medication whenever I found myself in dating scenariosÃÂ ...
Slate Magazine
January 16, 2018
He explains a little about the drug itself (it's a Prozac-type antidepressant that later got approved for social anxiety treatment) but concludes, “No matter what anyone says, we basically have no clue how this works.” And that's that. He writes out the prescription, for 20 milligrams a day. “If you'd like, we've gotÃÂ ...
Live Science
October 25, 2017
Crabs drugged with Prozac are behaving badly, or at least in risky ways, new research finds. The researchers weren't interested in finding the right dose of the antidepressant (generic name fluoxetine hydrochloride) to treat anxious or depressed crabs. Rather they were interested in seeing how the drug,ÃÂ ...
Science Daily
October 20, 2017
The chemicals are flushed from homes or medical facilities, go into the sewage system, and eventually make their way to the ocean. In a laboratory, the PSU team exposed Oregon shore crabs to traces of fluoxetine, the active ingredient in Prozac. They found that the crabs increased their foraging behavior,ÃÂ ...
The Conversation AU
May 18, 2017
Women, and perhaps their doctors, may be concerned when they see reports of a study showing an association between taking fluoxetine, an antidepressant also known as Prozac, during pregnancy and birth defects in children. These findings aren't new. We've known for some time of an associationÃÂ ...
The Alternative Daily (blog)
December 31, 1999
There is a growing recognition that animals experience a wide range of emotions. In the past, some humans have tended to discount the possibility that their pets could suffer from depression, anxiety and other mood disorders. But the evidence is now pretty overwhelming that mammals share the sameÃÂ ...
New York Times
December 31, 1999
The '90s were also the heyday of Prozac, which may have left people open to easy feel-good solutions. As Mark Crispin Miller, a professor of media studies at Johns Hopkins University, conjectured, “what people seem to want from the infomercial is an experience that is wholly and brainlessly affirmative.
U.S. News & World Report
November 14, 2017
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Offering both the promise of better patient compliance with health care, but also fears of a ...
Refinery29
November 13, 2017
That hadn't happened in ages. And then I remembered talking to a relative who'd been on Prozac for years, and her saying that she couldn't cry ...
The Mighty
November 10, 2017
Displaying Quaaludes, an illegal drug, alongside legal prescriptions Xanax and Prozac implies these drugs are taken recreationally, and not for ...
Reading Eagle
November 9, 2017
◦Jeff Weise, age 16, had been prescribed 60 mg/day of Prozac (three times the average starting dose for adults!) when he shot his grandfather, ...
The SandPaper
November 1, 2017
However, upon reading details of the Prozac-versus-crabs study, published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, it became apparent that this ...
HowStuffWorks
November 1, 2017
Forty years have gone by since the debut of the popular antidepressant fluoxetine — popularly known by the trade name Prozac. After all this ...
Philly.com
October 26, 2017
That meant drugs such as Prozac, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor ... That enabled him to start taking Prozac again, and he says the ...
Summit Daily News
October 26, 2017
The woman had told Brown that her decision-making might have been affected by the interaction of alcohol with the Prozac she was taking at ...
Live Science
October 26, 2017
Researchers found that shore crabs (Hemigrapsus oregonensis) exposed to the drug marketed as Prozac were taking more risks and fighting ...
Newsweek
October 25, 2017
A study from researchers at Portland State University finds shore crabs exhibit more risky behaviors when exposed to Prozac, the most ...
MedShadow (blog)
October 24, 2017
The antidepressants included selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Prozac (fluoxetine) and Zoloft (sertraline), and serotonin ...
HuffPost
October 24, 2017
If someone suffers from Depression, then they might be taking Prozac or Sertraline. Here the medications again are designed to help people ...
Health.com
October 17, 2017
Drugs are a sneaky bad-sex culprit: Pain meds can put a dent in your libido, and certain antidepressants, such as Prozac and Zoloft, also sink ...
thebolditalic
October 17, 2017
“I don't want to give my dogs Prozac or Benadryl,” Chong said. “I'd rather try something that's plant based first and see if it works. Why should IÂ ...
Roker Report (blog)
October 16, 2017
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Tuscaloosa News
October 14, 2017
Q. I'm 50 and male. I was on fluoxetine for a year and have had lingering side effects in terms of low to no sexual interest and difficulty reaching ...
The Chicago Monitor
October 9, 2017
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Los Angeles Times
October 9, 2017
(THE CONVERSATION) Carrie Fisher's ashes are in an urn designed to look like a Prozac pill. It's fitting that in death she continues to be both ...
The Aggie
October 9, 2017
I was put on Prozac last October after being diagnosed with major depressive disorder — a common misdiagnosis for people with bipolar ...
Enter Stage Right
October 9, 2017
Jeff Weise, age 16, had been prescribed 60 mg/day of Prozac (three times the average starting dose for adults!) when he shot his grandfather, ...
The Chicago Monitor
October 8, 2017
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Houston Chronicle
September 29, 2017
Fluoxetine (Prozac) has an extraordinarily long half-life. Prozac "covers" the receptors that are unsettled in the discontinuation syndrome.
InSerbia News
September 29, 2017
Tests have confirmed that a brand of weight loss pills imported and sold in Serbia contained the antidepressant drug fluoxetine (trade name ...
Berthoud Recorder
September 27, 2017
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Dayton Daily News
September 15, 2017
Low levels of 17 emerging organic wastewater contaminants — mostly pharmaceuticals and personal care products — were detected at a ...
Bridge Michigan
September 12, 2017
By far, the substances detected in the highest concentrations and the most fish by Aga's team were the SSRI-type antidepressants, like Prozac ...
Los Angeles Times
June 22, 2017
After drinking mother's milk spiked with the antidepressant Prozac for 19 days, infant mice bred to mimic the distinctive behaviors and brain ...
Varsity Online
December 31, 1999
Mental health treatments have remained largely the same for nearly 30 years. A new push to understand the cognitive science of mental illness ...
Phys.Org
December 31, 1999
Oregon shore crabs exhibit risky behavior when they're exposed to the antidepressant Prozac, making it easier for predators to catch them, ...
Science Daily
December 31, 1999
Oregon shore crabs exhibit risky behavior when they're exposed to the antidepressant Prozac, making it easier for predators to catch them, ...
UPROXX
December 31, 1999
It should; that's how many common antidepressants like Prozac also work. Unlike Prozac, though, psilocybin has a number of notable effects ...
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