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Loss of appetite is often seen in patients who take fluoxetine, and can be especially troublesome in the elderly. Fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, has no effect on the norepinephrine system; therefore, it does not produce the side effects common to the tricyclic antidepressants. These include anticholinergic side effects (dry mouth, constipation), orthostatic hypotension, cardiac conduction disturbances, and drowsiness. Skin rash is uncommon.
Ref: Tasman A, Kay J, LiebennanJA (eds): Psychiatry. WB Saunders Co, 1997, pp 1616-1619. 2) Physicians' Desk Reference, ed 54. Medical Economics Co, 2000, pp 962-967.
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