Prozac
a brand of fluoxetine hydrochloride.
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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.
Scientists Use AI to Trace the Origins of Psychedelic Experiences in the Brain | Galen Ballentine | March 20, 2022 | Singularity HubSince the 1990s, a new generation of antidepressants called SSRIs, including Prozac, have helped many people manage their intrusive thoughts.
In some ways, psychedelics can outperform approved psychiatric drugs such as Prozac and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs.
Can psychedelics meet their potential for treating mental health disorders? | Laura Sanders | December 3, 2021 | Science NewsIt 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.
How a cheap antidepressant emerged as a promising Covid-19 treatment | Kelsey Piper | August 26, 2021 | VoxThroughout Prozac Nation Wurtzel goes out of her way to show that she is not happy being a prisoner of her emotional lows.
Thank You, Elizabeth Wurtzel: ‘Prozac Nation’ Turns 20 | Nicolaus Mills | July 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Anyone going through Prozac Nation can certainly find plenty of callow moments when Wurtzel does whine.
Thank You, Elizabeth Wurtzel: ‘Prozac Nation’ Turns 20 | Nicolaus Mills | July 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe was put on Prozac after the beatings, and contemplated suicide.
Did Sexpot Schoolteacher Pamela Smart Hire Teens to Kill Her Husband? | Marlow Stern | January 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd he performed “Perfect Day” in the film version of my book Prozac Nation, which was not necessarily the best use of his time.
Lou Reed Lives! Why the Man With the Rock ‘n’ Roll Heart Isn’t Dead | Elizabeth Wurtzel | October 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNow 30, she went on Prozac when she was still in high school to treat her clinical depression.
Generation Rx? Review of ‘Dosed: The Medication Generation Grows Up’ | Casey Schwartz | April 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for Prozac
/ (ˈprəʊzæk) /
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®
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.
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