Maintenance dose: 20 to 60 mg orally per day
Feb 1, 2001 Does medicine used to treat depression affect seizures? A recent review describes what is known about when the two conditions (epilepsy and depression)
Seizures worsened in two patients
The prevalence of depression in people with epilepsy is estimated to be 23%, which is at least 14% higher than in the general population (Craig Reference Craig and Osbourne
While there is some evidence to suggest an association between antidepressant use
demonstrated that fluoxetine prevented seizures when preadministered in the bicuculline (a GABA antagonist) model of focal epilepsy in rats
PMID: 8253696 Abstract Background: Seizures are uncommon, but serious, adverse effects of antidepressant drugs
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If you and your doctor decide you should stop taking fluoxetine, your doctor may recommend reducing your dose gradually
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Taking too much can cause symptoms such as: being sick (vomiting) shaking; feeling sleepy; feeling agitated; feeling dizzy; racing heart; fits or seizures; Urgent advice: Contact 111 for advice now if: you take more than your prescribed dose of fluoxetine; Go to nausea
• Cardiovascular toxicity, which may be delayed, including QRS and QTc interval prolongation, wide complex tachyarrhythmias, torsade de pointes, and cardiac arrest
While there is some evidence to suggest an association between antidepressant use and epilepsy and seizures it is conflicting and not conclusive
The brand name of this medication is Prozac®
Antidepressants like fluoxetine help to improve your mood so you feel better
If you experience any of these symptoms while taking fluoxetine, you should contact your doctor immediately
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In unselected patients and at higher doses, these rates may be higher
5% in patients treated with therapeutic doses of the most commonly used antidepressants and antipsychotics
This is the best way I can describe how Prozac makes me feel and act: my anxiety isn't present anymore, in situations where I know I definitely get Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): May cause prolonged seizures
Prices Medicare Drug Info Side Effects Images Fluoxetine ( Prozac ) is an inexpensive drug used to treat mood problems such as depression , obsessive compulsive disorder , and panic attacks