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36 Year Old Suffering From Depression. Prescribed With Prodep. Will It Cause Weight Gain And Hair Loss?

am 36 old working as a professor. i excel in all my profession related works. but my family members always put me down and they had made me feel inferior. am suffering from depression . i have been prescribed prodep 10 mg every mornig. will it lead to weight gain and loss of hair. is all the side effects must in all patients
Mon, 25 Mar 2013
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Hi there, thanks for asking. This is a very good medication for depression (fluoxetine). It improves mood in many depressed people. The chance of side effects is low. The dose is started with 10 mg a day and increased to 20 mg after 1 or two weeks. 20 mg a day is the minimum of therapeutic dose. If it is discontinued after completion of therapy period (usually 9 to 12 months if this is the first episode of depression) the risk of hair loss or weight gain is very minimal. I wish you a good mood, all the time.
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36 Year Old Suffering From Depression. Prescribed With Prodep. Will It Cause Weight Gain And Hair Loss?

Hi there, thanks for asking. This is a very good medication for depression (fluoxetine). It improves mood in many depressed people. The chance of side effects is low. The dose is started with 10 mg a day and increased to 20 mg after 1 or two weeks. 20 mg a day is the minimum of therapeutic dose. If it is discontinued after completion of therapy period (usually 9 to 12 months if this is the first episode of depression) the risk of hair loss or weight gain is very minimal. I wish you a good mood, all the time.