Posttraumatic stress disorder fluoxetine

Martenyi. F., Brown, E.B.. Zhang, H., Prakash. A.. Koke. S.C. Fluoxetine versus placebo in posttraumatic stress disorder. J. Clin. Psvchiatrv 63(3), 199-206, 2002. 

Severe stimulation reactions were reported in four of six fluoxetine-treated patients with posttraumatic stress disorder, requiring three of them to withdraw from the study Two experienced agitation and worsening of hyperarousal symptoms one patient s panic symptoms markedly... 

PTSD compares with depression in the level of disability it imposes on patients with the disorder. Individuals fail to realize their potentials for career development, marriage, and education. Decreased productivity leads to a financial loss of more than 3 billion per year. This figure does not include economic loss associated with the failure of patients with PTSD to achieve their educational or career goals. Women in a health care maintenance organization with high scores on the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist had more than twice the adjusted total annual median cost ( 1,283) of care (i.e., outpatient, specialty care, primary care, pharmacy and mental health care costs) than those with a low score ( 609). Treatment with effective pharmacotherapy can improve the QOL of these patients. Sertraline and fluoxetine improved measures of social and occupational functioning as well as the perception of improved QOL in patients with PTSD. - ... 

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) A relatively new group of medicines that have been used successfully to treat emotional and behavioral problems such as depression, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder ((XID), bulimia, and posttraumatic stress disorder in adults. These medications are now being used to treat the same types of behavior in children. Some examples of SSRIs include Prozac (fluoxetine), Zoloft (sertraline), Luvox (fluvoxamine), and Paxil (paroxetine). 

HT transporter Inhibitor Fluoxetine, sertraline Depression panic, obsessive-compulsive, and posttraumatic stress disorders social phobia... 

Schmidt, U., Herrmann, L., Hagl, K., et al., 2013. Therapeutic action of fluoxetine is associated with a reduction in prefrontal cortical miR-1971 expression levels in a mouse model of posttraumatic stress disorder. Front. Psychiatry 4,66. 

Fluoxetine (9) Fluvoxamine (10) Paroxetine (18) Sertraline (22) Bulimia nervosa, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder OCD OCD,panic disorder, social anxiety disorder OCD,panic disorder, posttraumatic stress syndrome... 

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