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Can Prozac damage your brain?
“We now have unequivocal evidence from a wide range of side effects that Prozac-type drugs impair the normal functioning of the brain,” Glenmullen says. SSRIs include Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Celexa–trade names that invariably include an x or z for drugs that are best known as antidepressants.
What can you not do on Prozac?
Avoid drinking alcohol or taking illegal or recreational drugs while taking Prozac….7. Interactions
- anticoagulants (blood thinners), such as warfarin, or other drugs that have blood-thinning effects such as aspirin or NSAIDs.
- anticonvulsants, such as phenytoin, phenobarbital, or primidone.
What affects Prozac?
Prozac (fluoxetine) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. Fluoxetine affects certain chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) that communicate between brain cells and helps people with depression, panic, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
Does Prozac cause long term damage?
The long term use of Prozac has been associated with damaging changes to the brain and/or improper brain development. Some research has shown that the use of SSRIs, such as Prozac, has been associated with movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease [4].
Is Prozac bad for your heart?
Overall, those taking SSRIs actually saw their heart attack risk go down, when compared with those who took no antidepressants of any kind, the study found. Prozac (fluoxetine) seemed particularly protective, in terms of reducing risk for heart attack and irregular heartbeat, the researchers said.
Does Prozac affect memory?
Fluoxetine has a favorable adverse effect profile when compared with older classes of antidepressants. Postmarketing studies and isolated case reports, however, suggest that fluoxetine may harm memory in some patients.
Can Prozac cause dementia?
According to the study, popular Prozac-like pills known as SSRIs — selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors — and other antidepressants are associated with a twofold increase in the odds of developing some form of dementia, including Alzheimer’s.
Is it safe to smoke out of aluminum?
The current consensus is that smoking out of aluminum is not clear to have caused any more health threats than smoking in general. Basically, whatever you are smoking out of the aluminum is way more damaging to your body than the aluminum itself.
Can you use marijuana with Prozac (Prozac)?
At the very least with marijuana and Prozac you shouldn’t use marijuana until the effects of the medicine have started to show, but if you want the Prozac to have the maximum level of effectiveness, it may be best to stop the use of cannabis altogether.
What should I avoid while taking Prozac?
People taking Prozac are warned about potential interactions with other substances including a potentially deadly interaction that can occur in people taking MAOIs or who have taken them two weeks prior to starting Prozac. People on Prozac are also warned against mixing it with the antibiotic thioridazine and the drug pimozide.
What are the side effects of Prozac?
What is not washed out are the side effects, which include the potential for brain damage. A few years ago one of Glenmullen’s patients who was taking Prozac developed a tic–the tongue darting in and out of the mouth–that persisted for months after the drug was discontinued. That sent Glenmullen to Countway Library.