PROZAC Definition & Meaning

Prozac

[ proh-zak ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Pharmacology, Trademark.

a brand of fluoxetine hydrochloride.

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noun

fluoxetine; a drug that prolongs the action of serotonin in the brain; used as an antidepressant

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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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Notes

The high degree of effectiveness of Prozac in treating depression has spurred debate over whether such drugs should be used for milder problems, such as shyness, or even used simply to improve an otherwise normal mood.

References to Prozac are sometimes mildly derogatory, indicating a psychological state in which true feelings have been replaced by a drug-induced tranquility.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of Prozac¹

First recorded in 1988

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In Mexico, Mark could buy Prozac over-the-counter, and this antidepressant medication had helped him in the past to stabilize his depression.

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“If I’m testing Prozac for depression, or Prozac for any other disease, I can do my research without waiting” for the committee, he said, but “If I’m testing Prozac for addiction, I have to wait.”

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Future studies will examine how the voles rebound from depression-like experiences and how they respond to antidepressant medications like Prozac or ketamine.

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Most of all, she loves her own despair — if the film had come out today, it would be easy to imagine her posting about Prozac, stomach aches and Ottessa Moshfegh novels.

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But anyone who thought “The Sopranos” was “The Godfather” on Prozac, or a paean to therapy as a solution to violent crime, realized, in “College,” that this was much more than a mob opera.

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