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Does Medication Of Prozac For Memory Loss Cause Amnesia?

So a friend of mine has been suffering a bizarre phenomenon of memory loss. You have to understand that he is 16 and subscribed to the medication, Prozac. Now, at night, he can do a variety of things with full consciousness of what he's doing, but upon waking up, he remembers none of it. I promise you there is no alcohol involved and the only drugs I'm aware of are a nightly dose of Prozac and occasionally a cigarette. Are there any possibilities of diagnosis you could professionally suggest? Is it possible the Prozac is creating this amnesia?
Wed, 16 Jul 2014
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Hello
At the night your friend do a variety of things with full consciousness but upon waking forget everything.
This is a main problem even at the age of 16 years .
He is taking "prozac" i.e. FLUOXETINE .
The side effects of prozac are nervousness , insomnia , anxiety , headache , tremor drowsiness , seizures , MANIA , vomiting, sweating , dry mouth, hyponateremia etc .
In your friend case at least one thing I can say that this temporary loss of memory ( amnesia ) is not a side effect of prozac ( so I mentioned in detail side effects of prozac) .
In my so many patients I have noted that after taking of this drug so many complaints that they are feeling lightheadedness , fullness in epigastrium and increase in appetite but fullness in stomach .
Due to anxiety of nervousness your friend may have behaving like this .
In my opinion decrease the dose of prozac 1/2 than at present he is taking . If no relief then consult your treating doctor and get his opinion.
Hope this will help you.
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Does Medication Of Prozac For Memory Loss Cause Amnesia?

Hello At the night your friend do a variety of things with full consciousness but upon waking forget everything. This is a main problem even at the age of 16 years . He is taking prozac i.e. FLUOXETINE . The side effects of prozac are nervousness , insomnia , anxiety , headache , tremor drowsiness , seizures , MANIA , vomiting, sweating , dry mouth, hyponateremia etc . In your friend case at least one thing I can say that this temporary loss of memory ( amnesia ) is not a side effect of prozac ( so I mentioned in detail side effects of prozac) . In my so many patients I have noted that after taking of this drug so many complaints that they are feeling lightheadedness , fullness in epigastrium and increase in appetite but fullness in stomach . Due to anxiety of nervousness your friend may have behaving like this . In my opinion decrease the dose of prozac 1/2 than at present he is taking . If no relief then consult your treating doctor and get his opinion. Hope this will help you.