Prozac Capsules 20mg are an antidepressant in the SSRI class used to treat major depressive disorder and other conditions such as bulimia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic attacks, severe premenstrual syndrome, and premature ejaculation.
Bulimia nervosa is a severe eating disorder, where a person will binge eat and then vomit afterwards in a process known as purging. Prozac has been used alongside psychological counselling to help Bulimia sufferers recover.
Prozac contains the medicine, fluoxetine which is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Medicines in the SSRI class, such as fluoxetine, help raise the levels of the neurotransmitter, serotonin in the brain. Higher levels of serotonin are associated with improved mood and better mental states.