Fluoxetine contraindications

List of contraindications
General Monoamine oxidase inhibitors Thioridazine

General
Fluoxetine is contraindicated in patients known to be hypersensitive to it. Return to top

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
There have been reports of serious, sometimes fatal, reactions (including hyperthermia, rigidity, myoclonus, autonomic instability with possible rapid fluctuations of vital signs, and mental status changes that include extreme agitation progressing to delirium and coma) in patients receiving fluoxetine in combination with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), and in patients who have recently discontinued fluoxetine and are then started on an MAOI. Some cases presented with features resembling neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Therefore, Fluoxetine should not be used in combination with an MAOI, or within a minimum of 14 days of discontinuing therapy with an MAOI. Since fluoxetine and its major metabolite have very long elimination half-lives, at least 5 weeks should be allowed after stopping Fluoxetine before starting an MAOI. Return to top

Thioridazine
Thioridazine should not be administered with Fluoxetine or within a minimum of 5 weeks after Fluoxetine has been discontinued. Return to top