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A member asked:

I've just been prescribed prozac (fluoxetine) for the first time for bpd. what can i expect?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Prozac (fluoxetine): Prozac (fluoxetine) helps vegetative symptoms of depression and anxiety. Initially it might cause some headache and stomach upset.

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Answered 4/26/2015

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