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A member asked:
Taken 80mg prozac (fluoxetine) for two months, safe to quit cold turkey? not helping depression and too many side effects. would rather be off meds quite frankly.
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Please don't quit: Cold turkey. Taper off under medical supervision. Take care.
Answered 4/28/2014
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Proceed with caution: Abrupt disco mutation of antidepressants can produce a disco mutation syndrome that is not life threatening, it can be quite uncomfortable. Best to discuss other options with md or recommendations on how to discontinue Prozac (fluoxetine) to avoid the withdrawal symptoms.
Answered 6/30/2014
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