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  • n  a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade names Prozac or Sarafem); it is thought to work by increasing the activity of serotonin in the brain

  • A pharmaceutical phenomenon that began with fluoxetine (Prozac) in the late 1980s, the SSRIs rode a wave of gushing publicity to usurp the older antidepressants, the tricyclics .
  • In the '90s, Americans grew fond of the idea that you can fix depression simply by taking a pill -- most famously fluoxetine (better known as Prozac), though fluoxetine is just one .
  • In the '90s, Americans grew fond of the idea that you can fix depression simply by taking a pill most famously fluoxetine (better known as Prozac), though fluoxetine is just .
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  • John Edwards in Boston Globe
    The Wellbutrin is having the effect that we were seeking . . . but unfortunately I feel like it has canceled out the anxiety-reducing effects of the fluoxetine [Prozac], as recently I've been pretty nervous,Edwards wrote in a Nov. 27, 2007,...

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