A 46-year-old member asked:
How long does prozac (fluoxetine) stay in your system?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Marc Zimmermannanswered
Psychiatry 23 years experience
More than 2 weeks: The half life of this medication is as long as three days. It will be out of your system in 15 days depending on individual factors related to the patient. Ask your prescriber.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
How long before 3 doses of Prozac (fluoxetine) outvof system?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. AUSTINA CHOanswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
2 wks: I am not sure if you mean the 3 doses of Prozac were taking at the same time or different days. It usually takes 2 wks to wash Prozac out of the system b/c of the long half life of the active metabolite of prozac, norfluoxetine.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
How long will it take for Prozac (fluoxetine) to leave my system?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Donald Hazlettanswered
Psychiatry 55 years experience
Quite a while: Prozac (fluoxetine) taken over a period of three or more months, then stopped, can show the presence of fluoxetine for five or more weeks. Prozac has both a right and left isomer (like looking at yourself in the mirror and raising your hand and watching your raised r hand appear to be your l hand). Breakdown of fluoxetine yields nor-fluoxetine which lasts 2 x as long in the body as fluoxetine.
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A 57-year-old male asked:
How long Prozac (fluoxetine) could be taken?
6 doctor answers • 11 doctors weighed in
Dr. Eric Farbmananswered
Neurology 27 years experience
Possibly forever: People have been on Prozac (fluoxetine) for 20+ years. There does not appear to be any maximum time or any reason to discontinue it if is working.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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