2015+PERIOD+6+PROZAC

= Prozac =

Prozac known as fluoxetine, is an antidepressant that treats depression, and panic attacks. This medication may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living. There are many side effects to Prozac such as nausea, dizziness, sweating, and trouble breathing. By: Izzy Bussanich

Pros:
 * Mild withdrawal symptoms
 * Low potential for weight gain
 * Associated with the lowest risk of suicide
 * Safety in overdose, relatively mild toxic effects even in children
 * Can be used on other animals like dogs
 * Inexpensive

Cons: By: Izzy Bussanich
 * Decreases sleep quality
 * May alter blood glucose control in patients with diabetes
 * Long wash out period is required when switching to another antidepressant

= Videos about Prozac: =

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgCFQ5no2jg media type="youtube" key="qgCFQ5no2jg" width="560" height="315" This video talks about how this drug came to be why it is so popular. By: Jake Klag media type="youtube" key="kKDXqlSWovA" width="560" height="315" By: Jake Klag __ [] __

This video talks about the scientific aspects of how prozac works and what it blocks.
= News Articles: =

[|__http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/magazine/the-science-and-history-of-treating-depression.html?ref=topics&_r=0__] In 1988 2.5 million prescriptions for prozac where dispensed and by 2002 there were over 33 million prescriptions.

By: Jared Sariol __ [] __ This article is talking about how teens often start to feel depressed again. Around after 5 years of stopping prozac they begin to feel depression again.

By: Jared Sariol

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= JSTOR Article: =

[|http://www.jstor.org/stable/20465190?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=prozac&searchText=and&searchText=mood&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dprozac%2Band%2Bmood%26amp%3Bprq%3Dprozac%2Band%2Bteens%26amp%3Bgroup%3Dnone%26amp%3Bhp%3D25%26amp%3Bfc%3Doff%26amp%3Bwc%3Don%26amp%3Bso%3Drel%26amp%3Bacc%3Don&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents] By: Jared Sariol This is a news article about a certain side effect of prozac. This side effect makes neurons in the brain mature faster, although scientists have tested this many times on mice and so far it does not cause any problems;

= Web Pages: = [|__http://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-6997/prozac-oral/details__] This website gives you the side effects, uses, precautions, and interactions that could be with this drug.

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This web page tells the information of the effects that antidepressants like Prozac has on children and adolescents.

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This web page talks about the serious side effects and the less serious side effects for prozac.

By: Izzy Bussanich

= Blog Posts: = __ [] __

This blog talks about how prozac should be used and not harmed

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This blog mainly talks about the positive and negatives of the drug prozac.

By: Jake Klag

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