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It is well known by all of us that babies do spit up. For that, in the last years pediatricians have prescribed acid-suppressing drugs such as Prilosec and Zantac for babies with acid reflux. The most disappointing news is that no one can prove that these drugs are efficient. Many studies were done in order to prove the efficiency of the mentioned drugs. A doctor called Ajay Kaul, which is a pediatric gastroenterologist in Cincinnati, tested 30 babies that were under 1 year old. 10 out of the 30 infants tested were dosed with a proton-pump inhibitor such as Prilosec, other 10 were treated with a H2 blocker like Zantac and the rest of the babies were untreated. Using a small wireless sensor that was introduced into the esophagus through the nose our specialist found out that the drugs did not reduce significantly the number of the spit-up incidents. long term use of fluoxetine maximum fluoxetine dosages fluoxetine can you drink alcohol effects fluoxetine baclofen fluoxetine gemfibrozil glipizide prescription

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Fluoxetine

Fluoxetine is a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) used to treat;
• clinical depression;
• obsessive-compulsive disorder in both adults and children where ritualised behaviour is endlessly repeated or thoughts recycle;
• bulimia nervosa — an eating disorder;
• panic disorder;
• premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) — a more severe form of PMS characterised by extreme mood swings, physical bloating and a tenderness of the breasts;
• hypochondria; and
• body dysmorphic disorder where people imagine themselves as disfigured.
Fluoxetine was launched in 1986 but remains in the top five most prescribed antidepressants in the USA. It increases the level of serotonin in the brain and helps to restore mood