Fluoxetine and emotional experience in young adults
Treatments studied
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study looks at whether fluoxetine, a common medication for mood, affects how young adults (18-24) experience emotions. It aims to understand emotional processing in healthy individuals without psychiatric history.
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Who can take part
- You must be between 18 and 24 years old.
- You must live in the UK for the whole study.
- You cannot have any past or present psychiatric diagnosis (like depression, anxiety, or substance use problems).
- You cannot have a significant neurological condition (such as epilepsy or multiple sclerosis) or a neurodevelopmental condition (like autism or ADHD).
- You cannot be pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant in the next 3 months, and you must avoid heavy smoking, caffeine, alcohol, and recreational drugs.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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