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== In the Brave New World, people are able to easily gratify themselves by taking drugs which produce instant happiness. In the novel Brave New World, this drug is called soma, however, in our world today, this drug might be most related to prozac. On this page, you will find information regarding both the physical effects of Prozac as well as moral arguments both for and against its use. This page will also relate the use of Prozac to the use of soma in the Brave New World. ==

"Sometimes it feels like we're all living in a Prozac nation. The United States of Depression. " Elizabeth Wurtzel
=__The //W // 's of Prozac __= = = =//Who////?// People with lingering depression which becomes more and more severe take Prozac. People with Obsessive Compulsive problems also take Prozac = ==

= //What?// Prozac is the worlds most widely prescribed antidepressant = =to date. =

= //Where?// The drug was created by Ray Fuller, Bryan Molloy, and David = =Wong, all members of the Eli Lilly Company, at their Indianapolis = =headquarters .=

= //When?// Prozac was introduced to the US Market in January of 1988. =

= //Why?// The drug was accidentally created in 1988 by the Eli Lilly Company. In =

an attempt to create the serotonin reuptake inhibitor, Prozac was accidentally created to help with depression.
__Follow-Up on Prozac__ [|More on Prozac] - This website offers a vast amount of information about the basic knowledge of the antidepressant drug, Prozac.

Quotations from the novel Brave New World related to the use of soma (the "prozac" of the //Brave New World//):
Page 54 "All the advantages of Christianity and alcohol; none of their defects" (Huxley 54)

Page 54 "Take a holiday from reality whenever you like, and come back without so much as a headache or a mythology" (Huxley 54).

Page 237 "And if ever, by some unlucky chance, anything unpleasant should somehow happen, why, there's always //soma// to give you a holiday from the facts. And there's always //soma// to calm your anger, to reconcile you to your enemies, to make you patient and long-suffering...Now you swallow two or three half-gramme tablets, and there you are. Anybody can be virtuous now. You can carry at least half your mortality about in a bottle. Christianity without tears-that's what //soma// is." (Huxley 237-238)

 __Pros and Cons to Prozac__ [| Risks and Benefits of Prozac]: In many cases the pros outweigh the cons in taking prozac. Benefits include becoming more productive, less depressed, and better nights sleep. Risks include the side effects of fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite, dizziness etc. Prozac is used to treat conditions including depression and other mental/mood disorders. Prozac will help prevent suicidal thoughts and even attempts. But, some [|warnings] include that one must keep in mind that if the patient is under the age of 25 it could worsen depression.

[|When You Should Not Take Prozac:] Cannot be used if allergic, Do not use if using other mood altering drugs, Avoid taking when pregnant, Patients with severe liver or renal disease are generally not prescribed, Also avoided in diabetics

[|Withdrawing from proza] c has less symptoms than other drugs due to the fact that it stays in your system for a long period of time

[|Children] must be aware that due to there smaller size, the starting dose is usually at 10 or 20 mg a day and then increases gradually. Children under seven are not recommended to take prozac.

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[|Info on Addictions] -- With pills like Prozac, addictions often ensue, so information on addictions and their problems are explained in this article.

[|Anxiety Pills] -- This website gives helpful information on anxiety pills and their effects. Also, it offers pills other than Prozac.

[|Disorders Involving Anxiety] -- Prozac treats various type of disorders involving anxiety and this website offers some of those disorders.

=// Prozac In The News //= = = =// [] An article about the problems of coming off of Prozac //=

[] An article about Prozac being prescribed to children as young as 8 years old

[] An article that talks about the over-prescription of Prozac to patients

[] An article that talks about how Prozac has been linked to suicide

[] An article that discusses a study in which Prozac was compared to a placebo


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= //Discussion Questions// = = = //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; line-height: 22px;">1. Do the benefits of Prozac overshadow the risks? 2. How do you feel about Prozac being prescribed to children? 3. What are some of the similarities between Prozac and Soma? 4. Do you think society is heading in a direction where people will be taking drugs, like prozac, in the same way that the people in // <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Brave New World take soma? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal;">5. Do people feel the need to take prozac to become less of a "burden" on society?