The physician orders fluoxetine (Prozac) for a depressed client. Which of the following should the nurse remember about fluoxetine?
The physician orders fluoxetine (Prozac) for a depressed client. Which of the following should the nurse remember about fluoxetine?
Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), not a tricyclic antidepressant, so it does not precipitate a hypertensive crisis, which is associated with tricyclic antidepressants. The correct information about fluoxetine is that it typically takes about 2–4 weeks for the therapeutic effects of the medication to be observed. Foods high in tyramine, like aged cheese and soy sauce, must be avoided with monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), not SSRIs like fluoxetine. Lastly, combining fluoxetine with MAO inhibitors can cause fatal reactions and is not safe. Therefore, the correct answer is the therapeutic effect occurring 2–4 weeks after starting the treatment.
Answer c
Answer - A
C- AWS
Answer B