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[Fluoxetine | [[Fluoxetine]] was the first of the SSRIs, released in the US Dec 29 1987, and still a mainstay of treatment for many conditions ranging from anxiety disorders to OCD to PTSD to premature ejaculation. It was the first of a long line of SSRIs that have come to dominate prescribing practices of many clinicians around the world. | ||
Initially touted as being effective and well-tolerated, both of those assumptions have [https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00981-X/fulltext come under] [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18199864/ serious scrutiny] in more recent years. | |||
Latest revision as of 04:59, 11 May 2026
Fluoxetine was the first of the SSRIs, released in the US Dec 29 1987, and still a mainstay of treatment for many conditions ranging from anxiety disorders to OCD to PTSD to premature ejaculation. It was the first of a long line of SSRIs that have come to dominate prescribing practices of many clinicians around the world. Initially touted as being effective and well-tolerated, both of those assumptions have come under serious scrutiny in more recent years.