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Watch Kirstie discuss fluoxetine’s side effects, and how Maria may actually feel worse initially due to side effects before the benefits are seen.

Watch Kirstie discuss fluoxetine’s side effects, and how Maria may actually feel worse initially due to side effects before the benefits are seen.

In the video, Kirstie also discusses how fluoxetine and other medicines in the same class have lots of drug interactions.

Find out more about living with depression

Go to See also for a link to the healthtalk.org website featuring interviews with people living with depression. Exploring the link is optional.

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