now prescribe Prozac (fluoxetine) just once a WEEK
May 1999
Some physicians now prescribe Prozac (fluoxetine) just once a WEEK...to prevent recurrent depression or panic attacks.
They start patients on Prozac every day for initial therapy...then switch some to once a week dosing for maintenance.
Patients who switch to 60 mg once a week seem to do as well as those who continue to take 20 mg once a day.
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