Prozac weekly vs. Symbyax: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Prozac weekly and Symbyax. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 179,719 people who take Prozac weekly and Symbyax, and is updated regularly.
What is Prozac weekly?
Prozac weekly has active ingredients of fluoxetine hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 209 Prozac weekly users. Check the latest studies of Prozac weekly.
What is Symbyax?
Symbyax has active ingredients of fluoxetine hydrochloride; olanzapine. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 1,449 Symbyax users. Check the latest studies of Symbyax.
179,719 people who take Prozac weekly and Symbyax are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Symbyax (fluoxetine hydrochloride; olanzapine)
- Prozac Weekly (fluoxetine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Prozac Weekly:
- not at all: 4.01 %
- somewhat: 21.26 %
- moderate: 35.73 %
- high: 30.18 %
- very high: 8.82 %
Symbyax:
- not at all: 3.39 %
- somewhat: 27.12 %
- moderate: 30.51 %
- high: 35.59 %
- very high: 3.39 %
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Prozac weekly (165 reports)
- Symbyax (1,347 reports)
Browse all side effects of Prozac weekly:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Symbyax:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on fluoxetine hydrochloride and fluoxetine hydrochloride; olanzapine (the active ingredients of Prozac weekly and Symbyax, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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