Fluoxetine tablets 20mg
Fluoxetine 20mg capsules (fluoxetine hydrochloride) Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
In children and adolescents aged 8 years and above: Fluoxetine should be offered to a child or young person with moderate to severe major depressive disorder only in combination with psychological therapy. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you tablet additional information. An allergy may include 20mg, itching, swollen face or lips or shortness of breath. Treatment with fluoxetine should only be started 2 weeks after discontinuation of an irreversible MAOI for instance tranylcypromine.
Examples 0of MAOIs include nialamide, fluoxetine tablets 20mg, iproniazide, selegiline, moclobemide, phenelzine, tranylcypromine, isocarboxazid and toloxatone. Take special 20mg with Fluoxetine and tell your doctor or pharmacist if you: Although this syndrome occurs rarely it may result in potentially life-threatening conditions, contact your doctor immediately, the use of fluoxetine might need to be discontinued have suicidal thoughts or want to harm yourself. Depression is associated with an increased fluoxetine of suicidal thoughts, self harm and suicide suicide-related events.
This risk persists until improvements of your illness occur. Since it can take 3 to 4 weeks before your illness improves following treatment with fluoxetine, your doctor will monitor you closely at the start of the 20mg. Other psychiatric conditions for which Fluoxetine is prescribed can also be associated with an increased risk of suicide-related events.
The same precautions should therefore be observed when treating patients with other psychiatric disorders. Use in children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years: Patients tablet 18 have an increased risk of side effects such as 20mg attempt, suicidal fluoxetine and hostility predominantly aggression, oppositional behaviour and anger when they take this class of medicines.
Fluoxetine maxalt 10mg instructions only be used in children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years for the treatment of moderate to severe major depressive episodes in combination with psychological therapy and it should not be used in other indications.
Additionally, only limited information concerning the long-term safety of fluoxetine on growth, puberty, mental, emotional and behavioural development in this age group is available. If your doctor has prescribed Fluoxetine for a patient under 18 and you want to discuss this, fluoxetine tablets 20mg, please go back to your doctor.
You should inform your doctor if any of the symptoms listed above develop or worsen when patients under 18 are taking Fluoxetine. Fluoxetine should not be used in the treatment of children under the age of 8 years. Taking other medicines Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines up to five weeks agoincluding medicines obtained without prescription.
This medicine may affect the way some other medicines work interaction. An interaction could occur with: MAO inhibitors used to treat depression. Non-selective MAO inhibitors and MAO inhibitors type A moclobemide should not be used with Fluoxetine fluoxetine serious or even fatal reactions serotonin syndrome can occur see section 'Do not take Fluoxetine'. MAO inhibitors type B selegiline can be used with Fluoxetine provided that your doctor monitors you closely lithium, tryptophan; fluoxetine is an increased risk of serotonin syndrome when these drugs are co-administered with Fluoxetine.
When fluoxetine is used in combination with lithium your doctor will carry out more frequent check-ups phenytoin for epilepsy ; because Fluoxetine may influence blood levels of this drug, your doctor may need to introduce phenytoin more carefully and carry out check-ups when given with Fluoxetine clozapine used to treat tablet mental disorderstramadol a painkiller or triptans for migraine ; there is an increased risk of hypertension flecainide or encainide for heart problemscarbamazepine for epilepsytricyclic antidepressants for example imipramine, desipramine and amitriptyline ; because Fluoxetine may possibly change the tablet levels of these medicines, your doctor may need to lower their dose when administered with Fluoxetine warfarin or other medicines used to thin the blood; Fluoxetine may alter the effect of these medicines on the blood.
If Fluoxetine treatment is started or stopped when you are taking warfarin, your doctor will need to perform certain tests. If you are already taking St John's wort when you start on Fluoxetine, stop taking the St John's wort and tell your doctor at your next visit.
Taking Fluoxetine with food and drink You should avoid alcohol whilst taking fluoxetine. Pregnancy and breast-feeding Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine. Pregnancy Information collected to date does not indicate an increased risk when used during pregnancy.
However, caution should be exercised when used during pregnancy, especially during late pregnancy or just before giving birth, since the following effects have been reported in newborn children: Breast-feeding Fluoxetine is excreted in breast milk and can cause side effects in babies. You should only breast-feed if it is clearly necessary. If breast-feeding is continued, your doctor may prescribe a lower dose of Fluoxetine.
Driving and using machines Fluoxetine may affect your judgement or co-ordination. Do not drive or use machinery until you are sure you are not affected.
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You should 20mg tablet your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. The usual doses are: Your doctor will review and adjust your dosage if necessary within 3 to 4 weeks of the start of treatment. When appropriate the dosage can be gradually increased up to a maximum of 60 mg. The dose should be increased carefully to ensure that you fluoxetine the lowest effective dose, fluoxetine tablets 20mg. You may not feel better immediately when you first start taking your medicine for depression.
This is usual because an improvement in depressive symptoms may not occur until after the tablet few weeks. Patients with depression should be treated for a period of at least 6 months.
Your doctor will review and adjust your dosage if necessary after fluoxetine weeks 20mg treatment. If no improvement is noted within 10 weeks, treatment with Fluoxetine should be reconsidered. Children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years with depression: Lower weight children may need lower doses.
Your doctor should review the need for continuing treatment beyond 6 months, fluoxetine tablets 20mg. If you have not improved, your treatment should be reassessed.
If you are elderly, your doctor will increase the dose with more caution and the daily dose should generally not exceed 40 mg.
The maximum dose is 60 mg per day. If you have a liver problem or are using other medication that might have an influence on fluoxetine, your doctor may decide to prescribe a lower dose or instruct you to Fluoxetine 20mg other day. Method of tablet Swallow the capsules with a drink of water. Do not chew the capsules You can take Fluoxetine with or without food, whatever you fluoxetine Always follow your doctor's instructions as to how many capsules to take and how often to take them Do not take fluoxetine capsules than your precio del prozac en argentina tells you.
Fluoxetine you take more Fluoxetine than you should If you take too many capsules, go to your nearest hospital emergency department or casualty or tell your fluoxetine straight away Take the tablet of Fluoxetine with you if you can Symptoms of overdose include nausea, fluoxetine tablets 20mg, vomiting, seizures, heart problems 20mg irregular heart beat and cardiac 20mglung problems and 20mg in mental condition ranging from fluoxetine to coma.
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Taking your medicine at the same time each day may help you to remember to take it regularly. If you stop fluoxetine Fluoxetine Do not stop taking Fluoxetine until your doctor tells you to. It is important that fluoxetine keep taking your medicine, fluoxetine tablets 20mg. Do not stop taking your medicine without asking your doctor first, fluoxetine when you start to feel better Make sure you do not run out of capsules.
You may tablet the following effects when you stop taking Fluoxetine: Most people find that any symptoms on stopping Fluoxetine are mild and go away on their own within a few weeks, fluoxetine tablets 20mg. If you experience symptoms when you stop treatment, contact your doctor. When stopping Fluoxetine, your doctor will help you to reduce your dose slowly over one or two weeks — this should help reduce the chance of withdrawal effects.
If you have any further questions on the use of Fluoxetine, ask your tablet or pharmacist. Increasing your dose of Fluoxetine may make you feel worse. If you feel like this, contact your doctor. Tell your doctor immediately if your skin starts to turn red or you develop a varied skin reaction or your skin starts to blister or peel. This is very rare.
Some patients have had: A combination of symptoms known as serotonin syndrome including unexplained fever with faster breathing or heart rate, fluoxetine tablets 20mg, sweating, muscle stiffness or tremor, confusion, extreme agitation or sleepiness only rarely ; 20mg of weakness, fluoxetine or confusion mostly in elderly people and in elderly people on diuretics water tablets Prolonged and painful erection Irritability priligy welcher arzt extreme agitation.
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Store in the original container. Do not transfer the capsules to another container. Keep them in a secure place where children cannot get at them. This medicine 20mg for you ONLY, do not give it to anyone else.
Unless your doctor tells you to, do not keep these capsules for longer than you need. Return all unused medicines to your tablet for safe disposal. If you want to know more about these capsules or their effects, please ask fluoxetine doctor or pharmacist, fluoxetine tablets 20mg.
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