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I I ARE THERE ANY OTHER Please refer to the manufacturer’s patient information leaflet that comes with your EFFECTS? medicine for more information and the full list of side effects and precautions. Most people experience minor or no side effects and it varies from person to If you have any questions or concerns, talk to person. Usually any side effects go away your doctor, pharmacist, or other healthcare after a few weeks as the body adjusts to professional. the medication. Common side effects can include:

- Feeling sick Patient advice and liaison service (PALS) - Vomiting If you have a compliment, complaint or concern - Headaches please contact our PALS team on 020 7288 - Being unable to sit still 5551 or [email protected] - Feeling worried Some people also report sexual If you need a large print, audio or translated copy of this leaflet please contact us on 020 Fluoxetine difficulties, such as erection problems in 7288 3182. We will try our best to meet your boys and loss of libido in girls. If this needs. happens to you, you should discuss it with A guide for adolescents your doctor, who may recommend a different antidepressant. Less common side effects include headaches, loose Twitter.com/WhitHealth stool, loss of appetite, or feeling drowsy. Facebook.com/WhittingtonHealth Always tell your doctor if you notice a rash Whittington Health NHS Trust after starting taking Fluoxetine. Some Magdala Avenue young people may start feeling more London agitated once they start taking Fluoxetine, N19 5NF Phone: 020 7272 3070 and some may even feel suicidal or even www.whittington.nhs.uk try to harm or kill themselves. These are rare but serious side effects and you should always let your parents and doctor Date published: 19/02/2019 Review date: 19/02/2021 know. Ref: CYP/CAMHS/FA/01

WHAT IS IT FOR? HOW AND WHEN SHOULD I WHAT IF I TAKE MORE Fluoxetine belongs to a group of TAKE FLUOXETINE? TABLETS THAN I SHOULD? antidepressant medication called SSRIs. It may take 3-4 weeks for Fluoxetine to SSRI stands for Selective Serotonin Re- start working, and sometimes you may You should immediately tell your parents uptake Inhibitor. They are a group of need to continue taking your medication or someone who can help you and go to medicines that are used to treat for up to six weeks to see its full effect. your local A&E to be checked. depression and some other conditions Your doctor will usually prescribe a small such as bulimia, anxiety, panic disorder, dose to start with, which will then usually and obsessive-compulsive disorder. go up. When you are prescribed Fluoxetine is the most effective SSRI for Fluoxetine, you need to be reviewed by a treating depression in young people. doctor regularly. You need to take your medication every day at the same time, usually in the morning.

WHEN CAN I STOP? CAN I DRINK ALCOHOL OR You usually need to take Fluoxetine for 6 TAKE DRUGS WHEN TAKING months after your symptoms improve. If you stop too early, your symptoms are FLUOXETINE? more likely to return. It is really important You should avoid alcohol or illicit drugs when you are taking Fluoxetine because that you do not stop Fluoxetine suddenly and without talking to your doctor. this will stop you getting better. Also, WHAT WILL FLUOXETINE Fluoxetine is not addictive; however, if you having alcohol with Fluoxetine may make DO? come off it suddenly you may experience you feel very drowsy, and this may cause some unpleasant physical symptoms, like falls or accidents. Antidepressants alter the balance of some of the chemicals in the brain feeling sick, having difficulty sleeping, WHAT ABOUT OTHER (neurotransmitters). Fluoxetine mainly feeling dizzy, electric sensations in your affects a neurotransmitter called body or having vivid dreams. MEDICATION? serotonin. An altered balance of serotonin It is OK to take Paracetamol with and other neurotransmitters is thought to WHAT IF I MISS A DOSE? Fluoxetine, but if you are taking other play a part in causing depression and If you miss a dose then take the next dose kinds of medication every day, you need other conditions. Fluoxetine will help you as soon as you remember it, but do not to let your doctor know, as they may feel a lot better in your mood or less take two doses in the same day. Let your interact with Fluoxetine and change its anxious. doctor know if you miss more than one full effect on your body. day.