Prozac

[ proh-zak ]

Pharmacology, Trademark.

a brand of fluoxetine hydrochloride.

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Origin of Prozac

First recorded in 1988

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How to use Prozac in a sentence

Yet there have been no truly new psychiatric drug treatments since Prozac and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, the most common type of antidepressants, of the 1980s.
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Since the 1990s, a new generation of antidepressants called SSRIs, including Prozac, have helped many people manage their intrusive thoughts.
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In some ways, psychedelics can outperform approved psychiatric drugs such as Prozac and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs.
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It is what is known as an SSRI, short for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor — the same class of drugs as popular antidepressants like Zoloft, Prozac, and Lexapro.
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Throughout Prozac Nation Wurtzel goes out of her way to show that she is not happy being a prisoner of her emotional lows.
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Anyone going through Prozac Nation can certainly find plenty of callow moments when Wurtzel does whine.
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She was put on Prozac after the beatings, and contemplated suicide.
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And he performed “Perfect Day” in the film version of my book Prozac Nation, which was not necessarily the best use of his time.
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Now 30, she went on Prozac when she was still in high school to treat her clinical depression.
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British Dictionary definitions for Prozac

Prozac

/ (ˈprəʊzæk) /

noun

trademark fluoxetine; a drug that prolongs the action of serotonin in the brain; used as an antidepressant

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Cultural definitions for Prozac®

Prozac®

This widely used antidepressant drug works by modifying the behavior of neurotransmitters in the brain. It is the first of a series of psychoactive drugs that work in this way.

Notes for Prozac®

The high degree of effectiveness of Prozac in treating depression has spurred debate over whether such drugs should be used for milder problems, such as shyness, or even used simply to improve an otherwise normal mood.

Notes for Prozac®

References to Prozac are sometimes mildly derogatory, indicating a psychological state in which true feelings have been replaced by a drug-induced tranquility.

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