How to Use fluoxetine in a Sentence

fluoxetine

noun

• Others, like fluoxetine, which is used to treat depression, have decreased.
  — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2024
• Researchers aim to kill bacteria and viruses while protecting tissues and organs, and fluoxetine can do that.
  — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
• The entire fluoxetine taper took 18 months.
  — Jonathan Slater, STAT, 13 May 2026
• The patients were removed from the drug, but then agreed to try another course of treatment with fluoxetine under close observation.
  — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2017
• After six months, those taking Zoloft gained half a pound, and people taking Prozac (fluoxetine) had a similar risk of weight gain.
  — Sherri Gordon, Health, 23 July 2024
• For instance, the doctor observed that at least one primate was being treated with fluoxetine—generic Prozac—for depression.
  — Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2023
• Further experiments showed that mice dosed with fluoxetine had lower gut levels of Turicibacter than other mice.
  — Elizabeth Svoboda, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2021
• Saffron also caused fewer side effects and was better tolerated than fluoxetine.
  — Patricia Weiser, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 18 Feb. 2025
• According to Lane's mother and son, who gave statements to Metro, Lane suffered from dry mouth — a common side effect of fluoxetine.
  — Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 6 Nov. 2015
• The drugs cited where diazepam, nordiazepam, fluoxetine, and norfluoxetine.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2019
• Trace levels of antidepressants, like fluoxetine (Prozac) and sertraline (Zoloft) affect fish behavior, too — sometimes in bizarre ways.
  — Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
• But Pavlicev and her colleagues wanted to confirm fluoxetine was reducing ovulation by way of the central nervous system rather than somehow affecting the ovaries directly.
  — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2019
• After five years of fluoxetine exposure, the team tested fish behavior, physical condition, and reproductive health.
  — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
• Examples of such medications are fluoxetine, sertraline and citalopram.
  — Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2019
• Some of these include fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft) and escitalopram (Lexapro).
  — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
• These include antidepressants that modulate hormonal activity such as sertraline (brand name Zoloft) and fluoxetine (brand name Prozac).
  — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
• That would be an attractive possibility because fluoxetine is better tolerated and more widely prescribed than fluvoxamine.
  — Esther Landhuis, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2021
• Using iontophoresis, the device delivers either a saline solution for electrical stimulation or a fluoxetine drug solution.
  — Diya Dwarakanath, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Nov. 2025
• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors fluoxetine and sertraline had the lowest occurrence.
  — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 June 2024
• The Cleveland Clinic lists trazodone, amitriptyline, clomipramine doxepin, fluoxetine, sertraline, phenelzine and rasagiline as possible culprits.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
• First-line medications such as fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine, or venlafaxine are recommended.
  — Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 19 Feb. 2025
• This disruption indicates that the fluoxetine pollution is interfering with the physiological trade-offs fish make between survival and reproduction.
  — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
• Benedict’s cause of death, revealed in an autopsy report, was ruled as toxicity from diphenhydramine, an antihistamine, and fluoxetine, an anti-depression medication.
  — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
• There were also traces of tobacco; hydromorphone, a narcotic often marketed as Dilaudid; and fluoxetine, an antidepressant sometimes sold under the name Prozac.
  — Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 17 July 2019
• The turning point came when Sophie's vet prescribed her fluoxetine, also known as Prozac, and Rory and Diane began enlisting the help of dog behaviorist Si Wooler.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
• Studies of brain tissue samples showed that whereas ketamine silenced burst-firing within minutes, the standard antidepressant fluoxetine HCL, commonly known as Prozac, had no such effect at these timescales.
  — Simon Makin, Scientific American, 2 Mar. 2018
• Psychedelics and trauma Why would one to two psychedelic therapy sessions be more effective than taking daily prescription medications like fluoxetine (Prozac) and paroxetine (Paxil)? Receiving a cancer diagnosis and experiencing adverse effects from treatments can be traumatic.
  — C. Michael White, Fortune Well, 17 Apr. 2023
• After fluoxetine was baptized Prozac and psychiatrist and author Peter Kramer counselled America to listen to it, antidepressants recast depression.
  — Jason Karlawish, STAT, 6 Dec. 2019
• Scientists hope their study could enhance preparedness for future pandemics and put them a step closer to bringing fluoxetine and other SSRIs closer to clinical testing to combat infections and immune disorders.
  — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
• If treatment without medication is unhelpful, or specific behavioral programs are not available, or the person prefers medication, then SSRI medicines, such as fluoxetine or citalopram, are often used.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023