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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
How does this medication work? What will it do for me? Fluoxetine belongs to a class of medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It is used for the treatment of depression and helps to elevate mood. Fluoxetine is also used to reduce or eliminate the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as well as to treat the eating disorder bulimia nervosa.Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors work by increasing the amount of a neurotransmitter, called serotonin, available in certain parts of the brain. Although you may start feeling better within a few weeks of treatment, the full effects of the medication may not be seen until several weeks of treatment have passed.This medication may be available under multiple brand names and/or in several different forms. Any specific brand name of this medication may not be available in all of the forms or approved for all of the conditions discussed here. As well, some forms of this medication may not be used for all of the conditions discussed here.Your doctor may have suggested this medication for conditions other than those listed in these drug information articles. If you have not discussed this with your doctor or are not sure why you are taking this medication, speak to your doctor. Do not stop taking this medication without consulting your doctor.Do not give this medication to anyone else, even if they have the same symptoms as you do. It can be harmful for people to take this medication if their doctor has not prescribed it. What form(s) does this medication come in? 10 mg Each hard gelatin capsule, with opaque green cap and opaque grey body, imprinted with black ink "novo" on cap and "10" on body of the capsule, contains fluoxetine hydrochloride equivalent to 10 mg of fluoxetine. Nonmedicinal ingredients: pregelatinized starch, sodium starch glycolate, colloidal silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, gelatin, titanium dioxide, iron oxide black, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 1, and D&C Yellow No. 10.20 mg Each hard gelatin capsule, with opaque light green cap and opaque ivory body, imprinted with black ink "novo" on cap and "20" on body of the capsule, contains fluoxetine hydrochloride equivalent to 20 mg of fluoxetine. Nonmedicinal ingredients: pregelatinized starch, sodium starch glycolate, colloidal silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, gelatin, titanium dioxide, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 1, and D&C Yellow No. 10. How should I use this medication? To treat depression, the recommended starting dose of fluoxetine for adults is 20 mg. After several weeks, your doctor may advise you to increase the dose if your symptoms have not improved. The maximum recommended dose of fluoxetine is 60 mg daily. Once your symptoms have been brought under control, the lowest effective dose of fluoxetine as prescribed by your doctor should be used to keep the symptoms from coming back. Your doctor may advise you to keep taking fluoxetine for several months.For the eating disorder bulimia nervosa, the recommended adult dosage is 60 mg taken daily, although lower doses may be effective.The recommended
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