Fluoxetine for Persistent Depressive Disorder User Reviews
Brand names: Prozac
Fluoxetine has an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from a total of 3 reviews for the off-label treatment of Persistent Depressive Disorder. 33% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 33% reported a negative experience.
- Atl
- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 22, 2021
"Its my 3rd day and I feel calmer.. my mind is at ease..not over thinking and it makes me sleepy most of the time.. so now I'm trying to drink strong coffee with it and it wakes me up . With calmer thinking. But I would wished it doesn't make me sleepy, due to driving a lot for a living and so kinda hard but it works . I have 10mg I been having anxiety and depression"
- juzy
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- June 29, 2013
"This medication is a God send. If I didn't get put on this my life would still be upside down. It makes you sleepy a lot of the time."
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- Hiya
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- November 10, 2021
"Not good for me. Still felt like rubbish, had an attempt then they switched me off, panic attacks, anxiety, all of that. Try it though it might work for you. It just didn’t for me"
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"I went through a litany of cocktails like just about everyone to try and help my persistent depressive disorder. Fluoxetine has worked the best so far in almost 20 years. But I am medication resistant so going on 5 years off and on. Weight loss was a good side effect."