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What to do if a friend of mine told me about this drug, which is like prozac (fluoxetine) but more powerful. it's called fsrs, has anyone heard of it?

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

FSRS?: I'm sorry, but i've never heard of any drug that is "like prozac" and called "fsrs." are you sure of the spelling? Is it possible your friend meant "ssri, " the group of antidepressants in which Prozac (fluoxetine) belongs?

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Answered 6/30/2014

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