Prozac (fluoxetine) and agression: The key to this answer is having the correct diagnosis. Nielssen et al 2012 found that first episode of psychosis resulted in violent suicide attempts (49%), major self-mutilation (54%), homicide (39%), and assault resulting in serious injury (38%). Five cases of paranoid exacerbation with the serotonin reuptake inhibitors fluoxetine have been reported in literature. Aggression needs accurate dx.
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Prozac (fluoxetine): Several, mostly ones placed on Prozac (fluoxetine) when they presented as depressed & turned out to be bipolar in depressed phase.
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