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Prozac By: Alex DeRosa, Austin Mattessich, Jack Jankowsky, and Frankie Cascio What is Prozac?
 * Prozac is an antidepressant used mainly for the treatment of major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and panic disorder. The medicine was first introduced to the American market in 1988. Within the first couple years of being approved by the Food and Drug Association, it became the most widely prescribed antidepressant in the country. It works by blocking the absorption of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain, which helps brain cells transmit messages to each other. This causes the person to get into a better mood.

Side Effects

 * Sexual dysfunction
 * Anxiety
 * Abnormal Dreams
 * Sweating
 * Insomnia (Severe difficulty sleeping)
 * Asthenia (lack of bodily strength)
 * Somnolence (a state of drowsiness)
 * Flu syndrome

Patients who suddenly stop taking prozac experience brain zips, dizziness, confusion, nightmares, insomnia, and nausea. Abrupt discontinuation of Prozac can lead to severe withdrawal syndrome.

Web Pages: Uses of Prozac: http://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-6997/prozac-oral/details

How Prozac Works: http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/depression/medicines/prozac.html

News Articles: All about Prozac: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/prozac_drug/index.html

Prozac Side Effects: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/263773.php

Post Prozac Nation: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E00E0DA1330F931A15757C0A9649D8B63

Blog Posts: Experimental and personal encounters with prozac: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/prozac/

Patients posts: http://www.patient.co.uk/forums/discuss/browse/fluoxetine-2787

Pictures: Prozac Structure: This is a Prozac Atom: Prozac Prescribed Label:

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Podscasts and Radio Programs: Radio Program on over prescription of antidepressants: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/prozac/5134848

Poscast on Prozac: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/prozac-and-ice-cream/id268454211?mt=2

Corresponding Criticism: Pros:
 * Helps with depression
 * Appetite reduction and weight loss
 * 65% of users lost at least a pound during a six-week testing period
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Average of 10 pounds lost over 8 weeks in obese people
 * Underweight people tend to gain weight

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Cons:
 * Severe withdrawal. It can take patients months to get themselves off an antidepressant without suffering symptoms such as dizziness, anxiety, and difficulty balancing
 * Significant weight gain, often after initial weight loss
 * A loss of effectiveness of the drug. Prozac,, for example, wears off in about a third of patients within a year
 * Sexual dysfunction, reported in as many as 30% to 60% of patients
 * Many different side effects

Works Cited:

"Prozac Oral : Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Pictures, Warnings & Dosing - WebMD." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2014.

Feature, Joseph Glenmullen MDWebMD. "Prozac: Pro and Con." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2014.

Medical News Today. MediLexicon International, n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2014.

"Google Images." Google Images. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2014.