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Suggest Treatment For Side Effects Of Prozac
Question: recently started taking prozac and now have itchy peeling skin. Is this a side effect that will pass?
Brief Answer:
Yes it is
Detailed Answer:
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Itching is well known side effect of prozac that mostly remits in few weeks. To be precise most patients show improvement in less than one month and more than two third show decrease in itching in just one week.
In case your symptoms are persisting more than one week and not decreasing over time the itching and peeling skin may be unrelated to prozac and needs proper evaluation from dermatologist.
I hope this helps you.
If you have more questions feel free to write back to me.
Thanks and regards.
Yes it is
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.
Itching is well known side effect of prozac that mostly remits in few weeks. To be precise most patients show improvement in less than one month and more than two third show decrease in itching in just one week.
In case your symptoms are persisting more than one week and not decreasing over time the itching and peeling skin may be unrelated to prozac and needs proper evaluation from dermatologist.
I hope this helps you.
If you have more questions feel free to write back to me.
Thanks and regards.
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