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FLUOXETINE for Depression: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 7,035 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where FLUOXETINE was used for Depression.

Most Reported Side Effects for FLUOXETINE

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Toxicity to various agents 3,172 10.2% 1,830 1,573
Drug ineffective 2,471 7.9% 23 817
Completed suicide 2,345 7.5% 2,338 738
Drug interaction 2,054 6.6% 248 1,053
Intentional overdose 2,026 6.5% 173 1,570
Foetal exposure during pregnancy 1,670 5.4% 73 469
Off label use 1,472 4.7% 103 635
Serotonin syndrome 1,457 4.7% 81 817
Suicide attempt 1,441 4.6% 28 1,022
Anxiety 1,347 4.3% 19 353
Suicidal ideation 1,298 4.2% 58 489
Drug abuse 1,295 4.2% 569 549
Nausea 1,171 3.8% 133 313
Fatigue 1,150 3.7% 167 309
Insomnia 1,150 3.7% 187 160

Other Indications for FLUOXETINE

Product used for unknown indication (13,207) Anxiety (1,541) Major depression (838) Obsessive-compulsive disorder (637) Suicide attempt (392) Bipolar disorder (385) Schizophrenia (351) Antidepressant therapy (267) Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder (198) Affective disorder (193)

Other Drugs Used for Depression

SERTRALINE (14,497) VENLAFAXINE (11,868) DULOXETINE (11,681) ESKETAMINE (10,058) ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE (7,373) BUPROPION (6,165) MIRTAZAPINE (6,021) CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE (5,450) PAROXETINE (5,386) VORTIOXETINE HYDROBROMIDE (4,881)

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