The drug "Fluoxetine", the instructions indicate released in the form of capsules, each of which contains 20 mg of the active substance - fluoxetine. The therapeutic agent belongs to the clinical and pharmacological group of antidepressants.
This medication improves mood, eliminates feelings of fear, tension and anxiety, relieves dysphoria, and helps to reduce appetite. The drug stops the development of neurosis of obsessive states. After taking this medication, orthostatic hypotension does not occur, sedation, intoxication of the cardiovascular system are not observed. The result of treatment appears after one to two weeks.
There are analogues of the Fluoxetine preparation on the pharmaceutical market - Prozac, Deprex, Deprenon, Apo-Fluoxetine, Fluoxetine Nycomed, Fluoxetine Lannacher and others.
The active substance of the drug is well absorbed by the body, then it decomposes in the liver into metabolites. It is excreted mainly by the kidneys and through the liver.
The drug is prescribed in medical institutions for depressions of various origins, with bulimic neurosis, with obsessive-compulsive disorders, with premenstrual dysphoria.
For patients with depression, the doctor prescribes the drug in an initial daily dose of 20 mg. It is recommended to take Fluoxetine capsules long before bedtime, for example, in the morning or afternoon. The daily dose is allowed to be increased at the discretion of the attending physician from 40 mg to 60 mg, divided into several doses per day. Do not use the drug in a dose exceeding 80 mg per day. Eating does not affect the absorption of the fluoxetine medication.
For patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorders, the doctor prescribes a drug for oral administration in a daily dose of 20 mg to 60 mg.
For patients suffering from bulimic neurosis, the doctor chooses a daily dose of 60 mg, divided into several doses per day.
For patients with premenstrual dysphoria, the doctor prescribes a daily dose of 20 mg.
For those patients who have reached advanced age, for whom a violation of liver function has been detected, the initial dose of the drug is halved.
For those patients who have established impaired renal function, the dose is reduced, and the interval between two doses of the drug is increased.
The treatment is designed for a period of 3 to 4 weeks.
Side effects are rarely observed after taking Fluoxetine capsules. The instruction contains data on disorders in the nervous system, which are manifested by dizziness, headache, insomnia, fatigue, asthenia, tremors, agitation, motor agitation, increased suicidal thoughts, anxiety, mania or hypomania.
Digestive disorders are manifested by a decrease in appetite, impaired taste, nausea, vomiting, dry mouth or hypersalivation, diarrhea.
Very rarely, allergic reactions occur during treatment with Fluoxetine. The instruction mentions a possible skin rash, itching, hives, myalgia, arthralgia, and fever.
Urogenital disorders are said to be manifested in the form of incontinence or urinary retention, dysmenorrhea, vaginitis, decreased libido, and slowed ejaculation.
Other possible disorders in the body's work were observed during clinical trials in the form of increased sweating, tachycardia, visual acuity, weight loss, lung, kidney or liver pathology, vasculitis.
There are a number of contraindications to the appointment of the drug "Fluoxetine." The instruction contains information that this medicinal product cannot be used:
- while taking MAO inhibitors;
- after stopping thioridazine, pimozide, MAO inhibitors ;
- with violations in the liver;
- with atony of the bladder;
- with violations of the kidneys;
- children under the age of 18;
- women breastfeeding infants;
- during pregnancy;
- with increased sensitivity to the substances that make up the drug.
This medication is not intended for self-medication, it should be used only under medical supervision! Sold by prescription.