The most commonly reported side effects of fluoxetine include fatigue, nausea, and headache, based on 132,763 FDA adverse event reports from 2004 to 2025. 5.1% of reports found the drug to be ineffective.
Percentages show how often each reaction appears relative to total reports for fluoxetine.
These are voluntary reports and do not establish that fluoxetine caused these reactions.
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Other drugs that appear in adverse event reports alongside fluoxetine. Drugs flagged as a suspected cause appear in the first column. Drugs taken at the same time but not suspected appear in the second.
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Co-occurrence in adverse event reports does not establish a drug interaction. Patients often take multiple medications, and these lists reflect prescribing patterns rather than causal relationships. Consult a healthcare provider about potential drug interactions.
65.6% of fluoxetine adverse event reports involve female patients and 26.3% involve male patients. The largest age group is adult at 70%. These figures reflect who reports side effects, not underlying risk.
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Conditions and purposes for which patients were taking fluoxetine when the adverse event was reported.
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Fluoxetine is sold under the brand name Prozac.
An upward trend reflects increased FAERS reporting overall, not necessarily increased risk.
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