Posted by linkadge on January 6, 2012, at 20:13:59
In reply to Re: low dose prozac more effective AD than high dose?, posted by godess on January 6, 2012, at 4:28:24
>if he had said about 7mg every day, would have >still been weird but a better option than 1 >every 3 days.
Prozac has a half life much longer than other SSRI's. I think the half life is in the range of 2-4 weeks. Yes, that means after a single dose of prozac, its still in your system weeks later.
Anyhow, due to the long half life, you can actually build up a steady state by taking in in longer dosing intervals. Ever heard of fluoxetine weekly? Lilly released a version of prozac that could be taken once a week. You can't do that with the other SSRIs.
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