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How does prozac (fluoxetine) help with chronic fatigue syndrome?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Prozac (fluoxetine): Mechanism still unknown. One theory is elevation of serotonin in brain which modulated energy level.

Answered 1/2/2013

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