Transcript Prozac By: Michelle Krieger

Prozac
By: Michelle Krieger
A Little History About the Drug
they Call Prozac
• Dec 29, 1987 - Prozac was allowed on the US market .
• Sep 1989 - In September 1989, a worker at a printing plant opened fire
with an assault rifle, shooting 20 coworkers before killing himself.
When it was revealed that the worker had been taking Prozac, the
surviving victims and the families of the dead filed suit against the
manufacturer of the drug.
• March 26, 1990, Newsweek sports the picture of a huge Prozac
capsule on the cover - a kind of "pill of the year" award.
• More than 400,000 new prescriptions for Prozac are being written each
month in the United States. Meanwhile, a flood of lawsuits is pending
against the manufacturer, Eli Lilly.
Prozac:
• GENERIC NAME: fluoxetine
• BRAND NAME: Prozac, Sarafem
• TAKEN: Orally
What is Prozac?
• Prozac or Fluoxetine is an antidepressant in a group
of drugs called selective serotonin inhibitors.
• Prozac affects chemicals in the brain that may
become unbalanced and cause depression, panic,
anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
How Prozac Works..
• By increasing brain levels of serotonion, a
neurotransmitter that is thought to influence
sleep, appetite, aggression and mood.
• Neurotransmitters are chemicals that carry
messages between nerve cells. They are secreted
by one cell and picked up by receptor proteins.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElJaPZtSHoU
Prozac is used to treat…
• Major depressive disorder, bulimia
nervosa (an eating disorder)
obsessive-compulsive disorder,
panic disorder, and premenstrual
dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
Street Names for the
Drug..
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Limes
Green & Whites
Green
Pros
Zacs
Possible Side Effects of the
“Green”
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Nausea
Weakness
Loss of appetite
Drowsiness
Dry mouth
Decreased sex drive
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Dizziness
Sweating
Ejaculation problems
Vomiting
Fever or chills
Physiological Effects…
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Nervousness
Restlessness
Insomnia
Manic behavior
Possible suicidal
thoughts
The Psychological Effects..
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Discontentment
Self-pity
Aggression
Feeling useless
Loss of willpower
Lack of recognition by
the person that he or
she has a progressive
illness
Symptoms of Withdrawal From
Prozac.
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Irritability
Agitation
Dizziness
Burning or tingling sensation
Anxiety
Confusion
Headache
Insomnia
Tiredness.
A major drug company made $1.2 billion from
Prozac in one year. But what does it cost to you?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V
dkFasjSJ_g
Bibliography :
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http://depression.emedtv.com/prozac/prozac-side-effects.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000885/
http://www.drugs.com/prozac.html
http://www.rxlist.com/prozac-drug.htm
http://www.medicinenet.com/fluoxetine/article.htm
• Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VoaB8Hx1hI