Lybrate Logo
Get the App
For Doctors
Login/Sign-up
Book Appointment
Treatment
Ask a Question
Plan my Surgery
Health Feed
tab_logos
About
tab_logos
Health Feed
AllQ&AsTipsQuizzes
Facebook Icon
Twitter Icon
Telegram Icon
Linkedin Icon

Flunil 40 MG Capsule Health Feed

Asked for male, 66 years old from Coimbatore
Share
Bookmark
Report
Profile Image

MBBS, MD - Psychiatry

Psychiatrist•Bangalore
banner-image
No, fluoxetine does not decrease your bp. Headache is a temporary side effect of fluoxetine and it will go away within the first week. If the headache lasts longer, you can contact psychiatrist to change the medication.
Asked for Male, 24 years old from Bangalore
Share
Bookmark
Report
Profile Image

MBBS, DPM

Psychiatrist•Bangalore
Dear lybrate-user,
You should address your question to an Ayurveda doctor. Otherwise because of the word 'OCD' it comes to me, a psychiatrist.
Our way of OCD management is to prescribe Fluoxetine kind of medication at higher dose for many months, may be years. These medicines do not cause weight gain. Check out other causes of weight gain in your case.
We may add a psychotherapy to it, if necessary. I may take you up for cognitive therapy at your thinking level, with ERP (exposure an...more
Asked for male, 49 years old from Unnao
Share
Bookmark
Report
Profile Image

MBBS, DPM

Psychiatrist•Bangalore
banner-image
Dear Sanjeev,
No medicine is safe for all the persons taking it. We have to weigh the benefit vs safety.
Having said that, the diazepam is not very safe in the long run. It is NOT an antidepressant tablet. It is prescribed to reduce your anxiety and make your muscles to relax. Whereas fluoxetine is better if it has beneficial effects on you. Please discuss with your doctor.
321 people found this helpful
Asked for Male, 26 years old from Jaipur
Share
Bookmark
Report
Profile Image

MD - Psychiatry

Psychiatrist•Chennai
You can have 90 to 100% symptom reduction for OCD. Prodep i.e. fluoxetine is a wonderful druh, it s dose needs to be upped or some drug combined to achieve this, If u have weight gain, the medication can be changed or a drug added to prevent weight gain property of prodep
Health Query
Share
Bookmark
Report
Profile Image

MD-Ayurveda, Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medic...read more

Sexologist•Haldwani
Hello-
Prodep is the brand name of a medicine called fluoxetine. Common side effects in men include decreased libido and difficulty getting an erection. Some men have trouble maintaining an erection. Men taking Prodep also report delayed or blocked orgasm. So more you use more chances of getting ED.
Asked for male, 31 years old from Dakshin Dinajpur
Share
Bookmark
Report
Profile Image

MD - Psychiatry, MBBS

Psychiatrist•Kolkata
banner-image
Dear Mr. lybrate-user, delayed ejaculation is often a side effect of ssri or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors like fluoxetine (flunil) and sertraline (zosert). Change of medications will solve his problem. Do not stop the medications suddenly, it requires tapering down gradually and gradual changeover to other group. Consult psychiatrist for this process.
Asked for male, 40 years old from Durgapur
Share
Bookmark
Report
Profile Image

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor o...read more

Psychiatrist•Chennai
Hello
you may be aware that ocd can be a chronic condition which can be more prominent during stressful periods. Ocd can be effectively managed by a combination of medication and psychological therapy like cbt. You have been on prodep (fluoxetine) for few years with certain degree of benefit. Have you ever had cbt? Cognitive behavioural therapy (cbt) will be beneficial to control ocd symptoms. Kindly check with your doctor about availability of cbt in your city.
32 people found this helpful
Asked for female, 34 years old from Faridabad
Share
Bookmark
Report
Profile Image

MBBS, MD - Psychiatry

Psychiatrist•Delhi
Flunil (fluoxetine) is a good medicine for treatment of OCD. Usual dosage for OCD is 40-80 mg/day. Some people have gastric irritation with it, and the upper abdominal pain may be because of it. Such pain usually is relieved by taking Antacids. There are some other medications available for OCD which may not cause gastric irritation. You should discuss this with your Psychiatrist who will guide you further.
chat_icon

Ask a free question

Get FREE multiple opinions from Doctors

posted anonymously
Pristyn Care Banner