Hello,
This is my first time posting.
I'm seeing a new psychiatrist who is treating me for depression and OCD and ADHD. I'm 50+
She has me on 140 mg of Fluooxetine. The highest recommended dosage on the info sheet is 80 mg for OCD.
I've had minor memory issues on a tricyclic anti-depressant over the years, but nothing compared to the memory issues since I went from 20 to 140 mg of Fluoxetine.
I'm still on a small dose of the tricyclic anti-depressant, but much less than I was on 2 years ago. She insists the memory issues are most likely caused by the tricyclic, even though the memory issues have greatly increased with the addition of Fluoxetine and decrease of the tricyclic. But I am feeling less depressed overall.
I'm on a total of 5 psychiatric/ADHD drugs total, that when taken together have potential for "major interactions" including Serotonin syndrome. The pharamcy wouldn't initially fill the prescriptions until she intervened.
What is the max dose of Fluoxetine you've known someome to be on?
Have you had memory issues or mild cognitive impairment with Fluoxetine?
Is Fluoxetine possibly damaging to memory?
If you're over 50, did your psychiatrist seek to avoid Fluoxetine / Prozac due to conerns about memory/cognitive impairment?
Thank you for any insight.
Susan