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I'm taking prozac (fluoxetine) and have ocd. is this ok if i slept for almost 15 hours?
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Prozac (fluoxetine): It generally takes higher doses of ssri's to treat ocd, such as 60 to 80mg of prozac (fluoxetine). Are you asking whether prozac (fluoxetine) can cause you to sleep 15 hours or whether this is a symptom of your ocd? Please clarify
Answered 5/15/2016
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