Patient/caregiver was educated on how to take Fluoxetine as follows: Take the medication at the same time, every day, to avoid forgetting the medication. Taking the medication at regularly spaced intervals helps to maintain appropriate blood levels of fluoxetine needed to derive the desired beneficial effects and also prevent toxicity with the medication. Maintain strict compliance with intake of the medication as ordered, with regards to dosage and frequency, to derive the benefit of the [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon therapeutic uses of fluoxetine as follows: Anxiety Inhibition of serotonin reuptake with fluoxetine contributes to improved relaxation, promotion of feelings of contentment and happiness. So, fluoxetine can be used for mood enhancement and management of mild agitation and anxiety. Panic disorders and dysphoria By allaying the fears and calming down anxiety, fluoxetine can help with providing relief from premenstrual syndrome, panic disorders and dysphoric states. Substance abuse Fluoxetine can also help [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon therapeutic uses of fluoxetine as follows: Major depression Fluoxetine, by inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin, enhances the actions of free serotonin in the body. This helps with improved communication, appropriate desired nerve stimulation, thus contributing to controlling symptoms of depression. Bipolar disorder Fluoxetine can be used along with antipsychotics, such as, clozapine and olanzapine, for management of symptoms during the depressive phase of bipolar disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorders Fluoxetine can also help [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon fluoxetine and mechanism of action as follows: Fluoxetine is an antidepressant medication, belonging to the class of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), used to treat mood disorders, such as, major depression and anxiety. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that are manufactured in the brain and released by nerve endings, at the synapse, which is a junction between two nerves. This released neurotransmitter in the synapse communicates the impulse to the nerves around. This [...]