Fluoxetine

PROZAC (FLUOXETINE) AND SUICIDE What are the risks?   Since the early 20th century millions of people have suffered with some form of depression, which is categorized as either Major Depression, Clinical Depression or Major Depressive Disorder. However it’s categorized, the symptoms include severe sadness, inability to cope with day to day issues, and a general lack of interest in family, friends and/or life in general. Over the years that astounding number has been both a boon to the economy

Drug-Drug interaction occurs when two or more drugs react with each other. This drug-drug interaction causes people to experience an unwanted and an unexpected side effect. In your case, it was your drug fluoxetine and metoprolol which caused an increase in latter. Another words, your fluoxetine produced serious adverse effects, which was

Psychotropic Drugs: Is Prozac Being Overprescribed? As the world becomes more knowledgeable about mental health, psychotropic drugs have become popular in the treatment of major depression. For example, primary care physicians prescribe psychotropic drugs to patients who seek help for and complain about their mental issues. According to Smith (2012), “Writing a prescription to treat a mental health disorder is easy, but it may not always be the safest or most effective route for patients” (p.36)

Synthesizing the clinical problems relating to the prescription of antidepressant medications, M. C. Shearer and S. L. Bermingham outline and highlight the ethical concerns regarding the use of antidepressant medications in children and adolescents. Professors of Biology Shearer and Bermingham in their article The Ethics of Paediatric Anti-Depressant Use: Erring on the Side of Caution argue that prescribing antidepressants to youth is a simplistic approach to a complex issue and should be severely

The Physiology and Psychology of Bulimia Bulimia is a disorder centered around an individual’s obsession with food and weight. This obsession involves eating large quantities of food, feeling guilty about the food consumption, and taking drastic measures to prevent caloric/fat absorption. Measures vary with each individual and include one or all of the following: forced vomiting, abuse of laxatives or diuretics, or excessive exercise. This disease affects one to three percent of adolescent and

Book Summary Peter Kramer’s book, “Listening to Prozac” investigates the use of the medication fluoxetine, or better known as Prozac. Prozac is a selective serotonin inhibitor (SSRI) which means that it affects chemicals in the brain believed to responsible for depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Prozac is prescribed to treat these mental illnesses and is currently one of the most widely-used antidepressants used in the United States. According to Kramer’s book, not only does

The nutritionist’s role in treatment of BN is to help develop a reasonableplan of controlled eating while assessing the patient’stolerance for structure.Immediate goals must beinterruption of the binge-and-purge cycle, restoration of normaleating behavior, and stabilization of body weight, even if already overweight. Attemptsat dietary exacerbatebinge-purge behavior.Metabolic state must be considered when prescribing thebaseline diet.Assessment ofclinical signs of ahypometabolic state, like a low

First, one possible solution is taking certain medications that can be given from your doctor. Antidepressant medicines like serotonin medications including fluoxetine, paroxetine and sertraline which help you feel less stressed and sad. Second, many soldiers go to counseling to ease their stress and depression. Counseling helps the soldier to understand thoughts and cope with feelings from the war so they can

Bulimia Nervosa was first characterized as a mental disorder in 1979 by Gerald F.M. Russell. Bulimia nervosa was initially a variant of anorexia nervosa, but now the disease has its own symptoms, and is distinguished as a psychiatric condition (Palmer, 2005). Bulimia Nervosa seems to occur in adolescents and women between the ages of 14-40. The percentage of men suffering from the disease are about 10% (Farrar, 2014). Patients suffering from the disease place an excessive importance in body image

important for her to seek help. It is more dangerous for her and her baby if she does not seek help. There are multiple antidepressants available for women to take during their pregnancy. Some examples of antidepressants available are tricyclic, fluoxetine, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).7 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are the most popular antidepressants taken during pregnancy. Side effects that could take place from these antidepressants are persistent pulmonary hypertension