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World Service,17 May 1999,4 mins

Taking Prozac

My Century

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The American author of 'Prozac Nation' Elizabeth Wurtzel had been taking Prozac for 11 years when she spoke to BBC World Service. When the drug was launched it was initially hailed as a wonder drug. Wurtzel talks about her depression and the effect that Prozac has had on her.

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