Prozac In 1987, Eli Lilly unleashed his new super drug for depression, a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI), fluoxetine, commonly known as Prozac on the world. Since its release, Prozac has been used by more than twenty million people worldwide. At first it was received as the great cure, a drug that achieved huge success in a short time with few side-effects; however, in the last few years many questions and doubts have surfaced. The benefits of Prozac put forth a very good argument for the drug, now used as a solution for weight problems, premature ejaculation, and insomnia as well as for depression. Many people though, do experience side effects such as nausea, diarrhea, and sexual difficulties. With new applications and problems being discovered all the time, patients are left wondering, is Prozac solving problems, or causing them? Prozac, originally produced solely to cure depression has in its few years on the market found numerous other benefits. Many occurrences associated with the use of Prozac, originally deemed side effects have since become uses for the drug. Delayed orgasms were first seen as a harmful side effect of Prozac, recently however doctors have began prescribing Prozac for men suffering from premature ejaculation. Weight loss, also originally seen as a harmful side effect, has since become one of the many reasons to be prescribed the drug. Many people when put on the drug reported a fair amount of weight loss. Although for some patients this may be an undesirable effect it has been found to be very effective for some people with eating disorders. Still another use that began as a side effect is for migraine headaches, even though it is one of th... ... middle of paper ... ...most readily apply to being on Prozac; a vague sense that there is a padded wall between me and all those ambitions (unfulfilled, passively unsought, yet persistently gnawing) which have plagued and smitten me for all my self-conscious life." (Banishing the Cream-n-Green Bullets) Prozac like all other drugs reacts differently with different people. It could be because of body chemistry, or mind set when beginning to take the drug. Whatever the case, while some people will argue that Prozac is too readily available, and too quickly prescribed, others will tell you how great their lives became as a result of this "miracle drug." Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. No one study can tell you whether Prozac will benefit you, all you can do is try. Even with all the bad media though one is left wondering, can twenty million people worldwide be wrong?
I will concede that not everyone has this reaction to antidepressants; many people swear by them and say they are
Credibility material: Its intake results in adverse medical conditions that are further exalted by its addiction properties that ensure a continued intake of the substance. The drug can be abused through multiple means and is medically recorded to produce short-term joy, energy , and other effects such as increased heart rate and blood pressure. This ultimately results in numerous psychiatric and social problems; factors that played a major role in its illegalization after multiple and widespread cases of its effects were reported in the country during the 1900s. In addition to this, the drug results in immediate euphoric effect, a property which the National Institute of Drug Abuse (2010) attributes to be the root cause for its increased po...
In the early 20th century, depression therapeutic strategies ranged from invasive therapeutics like insulin coma therapy, chemical and electrical shock therapy to administration of some addictive chemicals like chloral hydrate, barbiturates, amphetamines and opiates (Lopez-Munoz & Alamo C, 2009). In 1950s, Ipronizide, which was previously used as anti-tuberculosis, was introduced as the first Mono-amino-oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) and the first antidepressant ever marketed. Then Imipramine was int...
taken for a short time and as prescribed by a doctor, they can be misused (taken in a different
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...reatly increased, and the results in treating disorders such as depression have become more dramatically positive (Gross 1). Unlike technology, chemicals such as those found in antidepressants cannot be easily altered. Complex biological processes often have to take place, and testing must be done on animals with each new chemical manipulation. This takes time and money, where adjusting rTMS methods is fairly simple and inexpensive to the medical industry.
At first it was the cure all people were looking for. Then it became the drug they were afraid to take. Somewhere between these two extremes lies the truth about the drug Flouxetine, better known as Prozac, the most widely prescribed drug on the globe. It is mainly prescribed to patients suffering from clinical depression. It was first brought to the market in 1988 by the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly co. Even though it was originally prescribed for depression, it has been prescribed for everything from eating disorders to insomnia. It was first considered the wonder drug of the new decade because of the way it helped depression patients when no other anti-depressant could and then also found to help many other personality disorders as well. But now it is frowned upon by many. Some of the side effects contributed to the growing opposition of Prozac include nausea, constipation, memory impairment, and excess sweating, just to name a few.
Zoloft was first introduced to the United States in 1980’s. Another name for Zoloft is sertraline and is in a group of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. At first Zoloft was made to treat major depressive disorder, but as the drug progressed over time it can now treat panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Zoloft is the most commonly used antidepressant because it works extremely well, it is safe, and its side effects are not as serious as other antidepressants.
Pertinent (+) - fatigue upon awakening, not relieved by rest, personal and family h/o depression, worsening depressive symptoms, Prozac 20mg
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For example in the middle of the film Eddie 's girlfriend Lindy is being chased by another user of NZT-48 who is trying to acquire the stash of pills she had on her. She called Eddie wanting to know what to do and he advises her to take one of the pills implying that it will be clear once she is on the drug (Limitless). This shows that in the movie that taking that little clear pill instantly fixes a situation. This is a view that is shared in the American society today. If you 're looking for proof, just think about how when a child is diagnosed with a hyperactivity disorder (ADD, ADHD) the doctor often immediately prescribes adderall. It is also easy to see the American people 's infatuation with drugs by simply looking at our current number of prescriptions filled at pharmacies annually. An active data table hosted by The Henry J. Kaiser Family foundation states that about four billion prescriptions are filled annually (Kaiser) .This is enough prescriptions for every person in the country, children and adults, to have twelve each. Once a person is on a drug it is often hailed as an immediate fix to the problem, but many don’t think or just don’t care about the long-term side effects it could
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