Prozac Nation is an
autobiography by
Elizabeth Wurtzel published in 1994. The book describes the author's experiences with
major depression, her own character failings and how she managed to live through particularly difficult periods while completing college and working as a writer. Prozac is a
trade name for the
antidepressant fluoxetine. Wurtzel originally titled the book
I Hate Myself and I Want To Die but her editor convinced her otherwise. It ultimately carried the subtitle
Young and Depressed in America: A Memoir.