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Ive heard some stories about prozac fluoxetine been antiviral. that it might be a treatment for clvid 19. is this true ?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

COVID 19: See: Antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) suppresses replication of SARS-CoV-2 REF: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200616/Antidepressant-fluoxetine-(Prozac)-suppresses-replication-of-SARS-CoV-2.aspx. A German study does suggest that the fluoxetine can suppress replication of virus but it is not involved with re-uptake of serotonin. I will look forward to more studies on this.

Answered 7/1/2020

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