Posted by SLS on September 1, 2015, at 14:56:43
In reply to Re: Any success stories with Prozac? » Lucy_B, posted by phidippus on September 1, 2015, at 13:21:03
Your thoughts on Prozac (fluoxetine) and anxiety is sort of right. At the beginning of treatment and perhaps at extremely low dosages, the ability of this drug to block 5-HT2c receptors is more prominent that its ability to inhibit the reuptake of serotonin. This property is unique among the SSRIs. The antagonism of 5-HT2c can produce anxiety, which is why Prozac is likely to be anxiogenic in the beginning. However, once reuptake inhibibion is established, the anxiety usually disappears. It is then often replaced with anxiolytic effects. The bottom line is that one should be prepared for a brief period of increased anxiety in the beginning.
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