Tag archives for Prozac
SSRIs in anxious depression: Fluoxetine
Posted By Kelly On Sunday, October 3rd 2010 under: SSRIs Tags: Prozac
The efficacy of fluoxetine (Prozac) in anxious depression was reported by Montgomery (1989) in an analysis of the pooled data of those patients who entered studies with moderate or severe degrees of agitation. In a small study, Jouvent and colleagues (1989) reported that fluoxetine (Prozac) was more effective in anxious-impulsive patients than in those with a blunted affect. Several large-scale meta-analyses of fluoxetine (Prozac) data have reported findings supporting the ... Read More
SSRIs in anxious depression
Posted By Kelly On Friday, October 1st 2010 under: SSRIs Tags: Luvox, Paxil, Prozac, salipax, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), Zoloft
Most patients suffering from major depression have anxiety symptoms as well as depressive symptoms and these commonly occurring anxiety symptoms are normally regarded as part of the depressive disorder. The presence of anxiety symptoms does not lead necessarily to a separate diagnosis of an anxiety disorder and indeed widely used depression rating scales include a large number of items devoted to anxiety symptoms, which contribute to the assessment of overall ... Read More
Fluoxetine Hydrochlonde. Uses. Preparations
Posted By Kelly On Friday, August 27th 2010 under: Prozac (Fluoxetine) Tags: magrilan, Prozac, salipax
Uses and Administration
Prevention of the reuptake of monoamine transmitters such as serotonin, which potentiates their action in the brain, appears to be associated with antidepressant activity. SSRIs such as fluoxetine preferentially inhibit the reuptake of serotonin compared with noradrenaline, and have limited direct action at other neurotrans-mitter sites, including muscarinic receptors. They therefore cause fewer antimuscarinic or sedative adverse effects than the tricyclic antidepressants and are less cardiotoxic. Citalopram is ... Read More
Fluoxetine Hydrochlonde. Precautions. Interactions
Posted By Kelly On Thursday, August 26th 2010 under: Prozac (Fluoxetine) Tags: lilly-fluoxetine, magrilan, Prozac
Precautions
Because of their epileptogenic effect SSRIs should be used with caution in patients with epilepsy or a history of such disorders (and should be avoided if the epilepsy is poorly controlled). Treatment should be stopped if seizures develop or when there is an increase in seizure frequency. Care is advised in patients receiving ECT as prolonged seizures have occurred rarely. SSRIs should also be used with caution in patients with ... Read More
Fluoxetine Hydrochlonde. Adverse Effects
Posted By Kelly On Wednesday, August 25th 2010 under: Prozac (Fluoxetine) Tags: Prozac
Drug Approvals
(BANM, US Adopted Name, rINNM)
International Nonproprietary Names (INNs) in main languages (French, Latin, Spanish):
Synonyms: Fluoksetiinihydrokloridi; Fluoksetino hidrochloridas; Fluoxetin-hidroklorid; Fluoxetin-hydrochlorid; Fluoxetina, hidrocloruro de; Fluoxetinhydroklorid; Fluoxetini Hydrochloridum; LY-110140; Lilly-103472
BAN: Fluoxetine Hydrochloride
USAN: Fluoxetine Hydrochloride
INN: Fluoxetine Hydrochloride
INN: Hidrocloruro de fluoxetina
INN: Fluoxétine, Chlorhydrate de
INN: Fluoxetini Hydrochloridum
INN: Флуоксетина Гидрохлорид
Chemical name: (±)-N-Methyl-3-phenyl-3-(α,α,α-trifluoro-p-tolyloxy)propylamine hydrochloride
Molecular formula: C17H18F3NO,HCl =345.8
CAS: 54910-89-3 (fluoxetine); 59333-67-4 (fluoxetine hydrochloride)
ATC code: N06AB03
Read code: y026e
Note. ... Read More
Depression and Anxiety
Posted By Kelly On Saturday, July 17th 2010 under: Question - Answer Tags: Prozac, Serzone, Wellbutrin, Zoloft
Question. I have been taking 0.1 mg of Synthroid and 200 mg Serzone daily for a little over six months. This seems to have improved my depression and anxiety significantly, however I feel heavily sedated all the time. My physician believes my current dosage of Synthroid is appropriate. If I reduce the Serzone, I feel my depression and anxiety returning. If I were your patient, would you change my antidepressant ... Read More
Case: Antidepressant agents. Questions – Answers
Posted By Kelly On Thursday, June 3rd 2010 under: Pharmacotherapy Tags: antidepressant-that-does-not-raise-blood-pressure, case-questions-on-pharmacotheraphy-of-depression, Effexor, Prozac, Remeron, Wellbutrin
Questions
Which of the following agents is contraindicated in a patient with epilepsy?
A. Bupropion
B. Fluoxetine
C. Mirtazapine
D. Venlafaxine
The antidepressant action of imipramine is thought to be caused by which of the following?
A. Blockade of prejunctional α2-adrenoceptors
B. Blockade of prejunctional neuronal norepinephrine and serotonin uptake transporters in the CNS
C. Increased numbers of β-adrenoceptors
D. Inhibition of monoamine oxidase
Which of the following antidepressant agents inhibits hepatic microsomal enzymes to cause clinically significant ... Read More
Case: Antidepressant agents
Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, June 1st 2010 under: Pharmacotherapy Tags: case-questions-on-pharmacotheraphy-of-depression, Prozac
A 30-year-old woman presents to your office for the evaluation of fatigue. For the past 2 months she has felt run down. She says that she doesn't feel like participating in activities that she previously enjoyed, such as her weekly softball games. She has not been sleeping well and has not had much of an appetite. On questioning, she admits to feeling "down in the dumps" most of the time ... Read More
Antidepressant Gets High Marks
Posted By Kelly On Sunday, May 2nd 2010 under: Research Digest Tags: Edronax, Prozac
Results from several clinical studies designed to assess the effectiveness and tolerability of Reboxetine (Edronax), a new antidepressant agent, were announced recently at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association.
Reboxetine, produced by Pharmacia & Upjohn, is the first of a new class of antidepressant medications known as selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. It works through a novel mechanism of action, affecting the norepinephrine system of the body. Researchers have long ... Read More
Depression Takes Heavy Toll on Diabetics
Posted By Kelly On Wednesday, April 21st 2010 under: Research Digest Tags: Paxil, Prozac, prozac-pe-case-studies, Zoloft
Recent studies indicate that depression precedes Type II diabetes in 90 percent of people with both illnesses. What does that really mean to you?
Researchers from the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center conducted a study of 10,000 people, 5,000 with Type II diabetes and 5,000 without it. The two groups were similar in other ways such as age and gender. The team hoped to answer three questions:
· Are diabetics more ... Read More