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Do i have to take prozac (fluoxetine) for the rest of my life?
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Depends...: The answer is "maybe", if you suffer from chronic major depression and you have not responded well to any other antidepressant, psychotherapy or electroconvulsive therapy and you are significantly improved only by prozac (fluoxetine). This is very unlikely as new treatments and medications are always being developed and depression is sometimes self-limiting.
Answered 12/9/2013
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