| Key to ratings for luvox: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 4 | Bi-Polar, Severe Anxiety, PTSD | I have only been on the med for about 2 weeks now. I feel very at ease, kind of in a medicated/slightly zombie way. I am overwhelmingly tired and lethargic. I sleep at least 16 hours a day. I have also felt extreme nausea mostly in the morning and a major loss of appetite. | The mood stabilizer I am on, Lamictal works wonders for my bi-polar. However,it has been very difficult to find a good antidepressant as well as anti-anxiety meds. Since on Luvox I no longer am as dependent on my Xanax which I was taking 2mg at least 3 times a day due to the severity of my anxiety/PTSD. Luvox helps my depression and my anxiety. I hope with time the side effects will fade, so I am sticking it through to give it a good chance to work out its "kinks" so to speak. | F | 23 | 2 weeks | 11/12/2009 | 5 | ocd | really dry mouth/thirst etc | has been really helpful to me after countless other medications were not | F | 25 | 5 months | 11/4/2009 | 4 | anxiety and depression | Weight gain, waking during the night, headaches when reducing | When i have tried a reduction regime i get the worst side effect, Its like a buzzing/headache that comes on every now and then??? Feels really weird and makes me take the higher dose again | F | 31 | 3 years | 11/1/2009 | 5 | OCD | 3 weeks to kick in ..noticable improvmemt...just be patient. I missed no work with this drug..It may seem like the end of the world but I am convinced God had a hand in my treatment | M | 58 | 340 days | 10/5/2009 | 3 | OCD | excessive sweating, heartburn, slight weight gain, constant need to poo, nightmares | it has definitely helped me deal with my obsessive thoughts but i am now weaning myself off to see if the heartburn/sweating/poo issues don't get any better as they are just as bothersome as OCD problems! prozac has always worked the best for me but i took it for so long i kind of maxed out the dosage and built up a slight resistance to it. | F | 29 | 1 years | 9/17/2009 | 3 | OCD/Depression | Nausea, headaches, sleepy most of the AM and early afternoon, | I took a week off work to start this drug, as I knew it would make me tired. Which it did, I yawned alot and took a nap everyday, but evening time was great. It really got my OCD thoughts under control. It made me so relaxed my friends thought I was drunk. The headaches were my main reason for stopping. I was only on my 3rd day of 150mg and still had to get to 300mg. I really couldnt deal with the headaches. But, it made such a more relaxed person and my OCD thoughts went away. I was even a better parents, calmer with my kids. It elevated my mood. I hated to stop it but the nausea and headaches are something I cannot deal with. I think I want to try it agian, but only if I do not go any higher than 150mg, which I see people do. My sex drive was down, and appetite was fine. I also do not like to hear anyone is gaining weight or having trouble losing it!! If you have any advice let me know! | F | 36 | 10 days | 9/13/2009 | 1 | depression post delivery | hands shaking, tired all day long, hedacke, panic attack, felling desperate, insomnio. | just one pill for make me have the worse experience in my life. | F | 31 | 1 days | 9/9/2009 | 1 | ocd | extremely tired, to the point i cant get out of bed, but have to. i have kids.... | i am dissapointed but not entirely surprised; i needed this for ocd, although fairly mild, and some anxiety; all i feel is very sedated every day, all day...somewhat light headed...i will probably be stopping this med soon... | F | 45 | 4 weeks | 8/28/2009 | 4 | ocd/anxiety w/bulima/mild depress. | felt like i was going so be sick without taking this med without some food/hot flashes.. | never felt like this med did a thing fora few weeks.Then one day i i felt as if i could give a shit about many things i use to obsess over...it was AWESOME...THIS MED IS FRIGIN FAB FOR ocd | F | 26 | 8/26/2009 | 2 | Postpartum OCD | severe constipation, weight gain | It did not helped a bit with the nightmare I experienced after giving birth.Every seconds of every day I had very bad violent thoughts toward my baby, I wanted to die.I took this for 3 months and then I wanted to swich, because I could not go to the bathroom for weeks.I recommend Prozac for everyone.Prozac is great, no side effects, no withrawal symptoms, and helped me finally. | F | 31 | 3 months | 8/25/2009 | 3 | depression/anxiety/slight ocd | The first two months were great and even life changing but after that I felt tired All the time- had no energy and Very strange and vivid dreams/nightmares. Tried to go off of it/reduce it a few months later and felt extremely strange; "brain zaps"/dizziness, tingling in my arms and mouth, sweaty and Could Not concentrate. | All medicine has some sort of horrible side effect I am now on herbal remedies for all of my previous disorders (my sister is an herbalist). If you're having side effects like me take Skullcap to help you get off of it. I drink it as a tea morning and night and it really helps with addiction as well as depression and it is natural so no hideous chemical side effects. | F | 5 months | 8/20/2009 | 5 | panic attacks/obsessive thoughts | at first I had nausea and dry mouth and headaches, but it went away. | Luvox has been a miracle in my life! It completely helped me overcome my panic attacks and get me back on track! | F | 27 | 9 years | 8/17/2009 | 1 | Depression suspected ocd | Increased anxiety, vomiting, diarhhea, jittery panicked. Severely worsened depression and anxiety. Severe zombie state, couldn't concentrate. | Throw this crap in the toilet. I felt 10 times worse on this drug and it just kept getting worse. I am now back on cipramil. | F | 36 | 6 days | 8/16/2009 | 1 | Chronic depression/OCD/anxiety | felt like a placebo mostly...a bit of an anxiety increase, worse mood | Luvox sucks. I was on it for 3 weeks and I decided to stop. For the most part it felt like I was taking nothing. Then one day I started getting a panic attack. Something I haven't had in YEARS. I knew the Luvos did it, because I haven't had a panic attack in so long. I also felt as if my moods were even WORSE on this pill. | F | 21 | 3 weeks | 8/14/2009 | 3 | OCD BDD | significant loss in libido | I have been taking 300mg of Luvox for the past 2 years. It seems to be helping my BDD along with the 2 1/2 mg of Risperdal I've been taking, but it also causes side effects -- the most notable of which is the loss of libido. | M | 25 | 2 years | 8/9/2009 | 3 | obsessions,anxiety,depression | nightmares, mild sleep disturbences | 1/27/2009 Update I was forced by my doctor to try this med again after quiting from 3 other SSRI due to significant sleep problems. It did also cause sleep problems although milder than the others (this issue has now been resolved with elavil). Furthermore, this time has helped somewhat by reducing my obsessions and anxiety although not to a satisfactory level. I am on high dose (250mg) and have no bothersome side effects. | M | 29 | 5 months | 8/5/2009 | 2 | OCD, depression | sluggish, bad nightmares, more depressed, more suicidal, more anxious | this may work miracles for people, but I wasn't one of them, I didn't have a good reaction AT ALL and I had really high hope for it, it started working fairly quickly also, like after 4 days or so | F | 31 | 2 weeks | 7/9/2009 | 1 | Very bad OCD | I felt like a Zombie, my OCD has seemed worse, I'm very figedty and nervous. I've been sleeping constantly, haven't had the energy to even get out of bed, and haven't had interest in doing anything. I haven't had much of an appetite. | I would never take this again, I have wasted a week in my life of just doing nothing because I've had absolutely no energy to do anything but stay in bed. I would not reccommend this to anyone, it was a bad mistake to start taking it and has made me feel absolutely awful. | F | 19 | 4 days | 6/26/2009 | 1 | depression, ruminations | Took Luvox for 2 weeks. Was told to discontinue because of severe side effects: constant crying and screaming. impossible to stop. contortions and screaming "ow" from terrible anguish and emotional pain. In agony with sadness. torture. Have been off for ten days now. I still can't stop the screaming. Can't live like this. Despair setting in. I have become cynical and mean. No hope. my vocal cords have been torn from screaming so much, at the top of my lungs, unable to stop, all day and into the night. | M | 26 | 17 days | 6/23/2009 | 3 | Depression, Obsessive thoughts. | Tiredness, loss of sexual desire, weight gain, increased suicidal thoughts, an overall emotional "numb" state where you do not feel full of energy and life. | I stopped taking Luvox one year and a half ago, and the obsessive thoughts and depression have become worse. My doctor has recommended that I begin taking the meds again. | M | 24 | 5 years | 6/8/2009 | 1 | anxiety/depression/panic | Increased anxiety causing panic attacks. Feeling like a zombie and a weird feeling of shaking on the inside of my body. Felt generally very "strange" and depressed. | Anti-depressant pills don't work for me. Effexor caused full on panic attacks and others caused me to feel like a zombie. They also inflame my stomach which then leads to Leaky Gut and other health problems. I believe they contributed to the onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis I now suffer. | F | 44 | 5 days | 6/6/2009 | 2 | OCD, depression | the worst so far is that ive been sweating ALOT more than normal, even get cold sweats, excessive itching, costantly tired and depressed w/ suicidal thoughts (which worsened since before i first started luvox). | as far as my condition goes, well, 2 weeks and nothing has changed. things are only getting worse with my depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. oh, and not not mention my anxiety is so very sky-high, and the xanax im also taking had to be raised. the only reason this rating isnt at a 1 is because its only been 2 weeks since i started on this luvox. | F | 23 | 2 weeks | 6/4/2009 | 4 | Anxiety | feeling much better, more relaxed however sexal problems with erctile and orgasm issues. | M | 55 | 3 days | 5/30/2009 | 2 | compulsive habits, depression | Gained 20 lbs. in a couple months, excessive sleepiness at higher doses | I am not sure if the weight gain is due to Luvox or to my not being employed since graduation, but I have been in Weight Watchers for 2 months with only 3 lbs. lost. Other than that, it has cut back on the severity of my mood swings, but not really by much. I recently experienced thoughts of suicide, which I believe is not due to the drug but to some marital problems and the underlying depression. My psychiatrist had me double my dose from 100mg to 200mg until he could see me (about a week), and during that time I was always tired, even if I slept 13 hours. However, my husband said that my moods seemed level during that time, but I think was just due to effort on my part to avoid further alienating him. I am going to ask my doctor about switching to a different drug because the lower doses aren't working well enough and the higher doses make me too tired. | F | 24 | 4 months | 5/29/2009 | 3 | Panic, Anxiety, Agoraphobia | Nausea, tremors (mostly in hands), constipation, insomnia. | I've only just started this. I don't know if the nausea is due to the medication or my anxiety. I suppose I'll find out the longer I take it. It seems to work great for some and horribly for others. I can only hope it works for me. | F | 24 | 5 days | 5/19/2009 | 1 | OCD, depression | no sexual drive or desire, weight gain, exhaustion, always feel tired, sleep 15 hrs a day and still tired, severe vivid nightmares daily, night sweats and twitching in my sleep | I have been taking Luvox for 7 years, 200 mg a day to treat my OCD/depression. I thought it was a good supplement to my mood disorder medication as I am bipolar. Just recently it occured to me that maybe all of these weird things going on have to do with the medication, so I read all of your comments and sure enough it's dead on. My Dr. is taking me off of it now. I started decreasing today, to 50 in the morning and 50 at night. My hands are shaking already. I just hope that if I can wean off of it and handle the withdrawal I will be a normal person again. | F | 24 | 7 years | 5/12/2009 | 1 | OCD DEPRESSION | TIREDNESS HEARTBURN UPSET STOMACH SLURRED SPEECH | VERY ADDICITVE DRUG | F | 46 | 15 years | 4/27/2009 | 5 | Ocd | Sleepy in the beggining..none other | I have been taking Luvox for 5 years now. I started on 50mg and now I take 300mg at night. I was also taking seroquel 25mg. I just stopped that today. If you have ocd...do not take seroquel. It makes you feel weird. Please let me know if it's okay to take 300 mg all at night or should I split it. My doctor says to take it all at once at night. I just started taking all of at night to cut serquel and I take 1 mg Ativan to sleep. Some doctors say that I should split it...I'm confused. | F | 37 | 5 years | 4/20/2009 | 5 | Obsessions and depression | For the first week, increased anxiety and insomnia. Obsessions also increased. However, it all went away in about 2 weeks. It is really worth sticking to it during the initial phase. | It is incredible how well it works. Obsessions completelly went away and I could no longer even believe I have had them before. Luvox got me completelly cured, at least for now. Side effects are minimal. It is really a wonderful drug. | M | 31 | 10 weeks | 4/15/2009 | 3 | depression,anxiety,panic attacks | NIGHTMARES | IS ANYONE HAVING NIGHTMARES FROM TAKING THIS DRUG? | F | 48 | 1 months | 4/15/2009 | 5 | OCD | nausea the first night, on & off dry mouth | i was just diagnosed w/ OCD about a month ago. i suffer from extremely intrusive thoughts about death, sex, and violence, as well as checking behaviors. since i have started taking luvox, my thoughts are able to be "shut off" & i don't worry about my apartment burning down or harm coming to myself or family. i recommend this medication to anyone! | F | 22 | 1 months | 4/14/2009 | 4 | Generalised anxiety & OCD | For the first 2 weeks, very tired and lacking energy also a little nausea. Then felt great but I wonder if it makes me act a little too uninhibited and inappropriate at times - I have lost my weariness to a point and that seems to attract trouble... | I love how it makes my scary thoughts go away. | F | 32 | 4 months | 4/3/2009 | 2 | OCD, GAD, TTC | Horrible headaches; tingling in face, arms, hands; nausea; reminded me of migraines I used to have. Definately doesn't mix well with caffeine. | I'd been on Effexor XR 225mg/day and klonopin 2-3 days/week for about 6 years and began seeing a different MD because of changing my insurance. This one wanted to wean me down on the Effexor and start me on Luvox to see if I could get better results. I got down to 75mg Effexor and tried the Luvox twice; 2 weeks the first time and 1 week the second. I had high hopes and I probably wasn't on it long enough. But my head hurt so bad it was difficult to not call in sick and I couldn't do that. Constant nausea too. I could take phenergan and sleep through it on the weekend but couldn't do it during the week. Went back to the Effexor. I never had a problem with side effects from it like I hear most people do. Maybe one day the docs will figure out how this stuff works and why it affects everyone so differently. | F | 34 | 3 weeks | 3/23/2009 | 5 | anxiety and mild OCD | 40 pound weight gain, bloating, retaining water | I take 200 mg/day. It works great except for the weight gain. I continue to gain weight even though I have always worked out 3-4 days a week and have always watched what I eat. I'm thinking about weaning off because I can't stand to buy bigger clothes again!! | F | 31 | 2 years | 3/21/2009 | 5 | OCD & Anorexia Nervosa | Dry mouth & delayed orgasm | The delayed orgasm is worrisome as I am normally multi-orgasmic and I wonder if it will continue to worsen to the point where I cannot reach climax. My biggest worry is that I do not want to go off of Luvox as it is the only drug that has truly worked for my OCD and anorexia nervosa. | F | 21 | 14 days | 3/20/2009 | 3 | Anxiety, PTSD, OCD | My stomach gets upset when I take luvox. I have only been on it for 3 days though. Also, I wake up earlier in the morning. | I forget about doors locked or things I did in the same day. Thoughts feel like forever ago. I am going to stick it out. | M | 31 | 3 days | 2/16/2009 | 4 | OCD, GAD | Emotional numbing, headaches, inability to focus (vision), tingling feet and hands | Took zoloft for 1 year, did nothing. took lexapro for several months, HORRIBLE. This actually worked for me. The only downside is the emotional numbing. I no longer do anything, and don't really care about my life. MUCH better OCD symptoms though | F | 16 | 5 weeks | 2/7/2009 | 3 | Depression. PTSD | Night and Morning sweats. Nausia, dry reaching, dull headaches, leg twitching, insomnia, incrased heart rate, itching, sore tight jaw, need to nap durring the day. | Changed from Avenza to Luvox althought I haven't actually taken Luvox as I have been using generics i.e. Movox and Faverin. I am going to get Luvox next time. Although generics are the "same" I feel the Faverin was the worst, since going back to Movox have felt much better. Everything strated out well on 25mg daily, Increased each week up to 200mg daily (Faverin) then went on holidays, party each afternoon (as you do) that's when the problems started, have not had a drink for several days and the problems are slowly leaving and I am feeling better each day but still have sweats, headaches and nausia. Having said all that I am much better in myself mentally and if I could keep that feeling and get rid of the side effects would give this stuff a 5 rating and 5 stars as well | M | 49 | 2 months | 2/5/2009 | 1 | panic agoraphobia anxiey | delerazation constant panic even with clonazepam the feelings went away for a few hours and than I was back at square one | Hated the feeling didn't work for severe panic ect that I have I just got off two days ago my doctor prescribed me effexor xr I'll see how that works. | F | 26 | 2 months | 2/4/2009 | 1 | GAD, Panic Disorder | Anxiety Intensified, got very mean, some nausea, dreams that woke me up crying. Contant state of panic that lasted all day that even the Alprazolam wouldn't relieve. | I was taking 100 mg for 4 day, felt way worse with my anxiety and panic symptoms. I acutally fell asleep one night and forgot to take it, and felt better. The next night I took it to see what would happen and it was the worst day ever. | F | 33 | 5 days | 1/28/2009 | 1 | anxiety, obsessions, mild depressio | none | Did not work at all. Almost as if I was taking a sugar pill. I was up to 200mg for several months and I still regret spending so much time on it. | M | 29 | 9 months | 1/27/2009 | 5 | OCD | tiredness | I was diagnosed with OCD in 4th grade and tried multiple drugs to control my obsessions and compulsions but nothing worked. I started taking Luvox when I was in 5th grade, and it worked wonders. I have been on 300mg a day to treat my OCD. I am know a freshman in college. It really helps me! When I have skipped multiple doses by mistake, my family and I can tell, because my obsessions and compulsions worsen. | F | 18 | 9 years | 1/5/2009 | 3 | Anxiety | Extremely sleepy. I can sleep up to 10 - 14 hours easily and take up to 2 hr naps throughout the day. Loss of sex drive. Zombie like state. | It has not helped me focus. In fact it has "fogged" my memory. | F | 20 | 4 weeks | 1/5/2009 | 4 | Anxiety | Drowsy, zombie feelings, dialated eyes, the first night my mind was sharper, overall my heart has slowed down. | I have had severe problems with all SSRI's putting me into panic attacks except for luvox. I am at 50 mg a day. I use to be shakey...gone now! I still have headaches but I haven't been on the drug long enough for it to subside. Email me for encouragement please! | M | 22 | 10 days | 1/2/2009 | 5 | OCD | Originally none. Then, as I got older and increased the dose, I got dry mouth. | It does miracles on my social life, helping me do things as simple as use a public restroom on a road trip. Dry mouth is a horrible bother, though, and I need to talk to my psychiatrist about it... | F | 15 | 3 years | 1/1/2009 | 1 | OCD | -couldnt calm down no matter how relaxed i was -insomnia -couldnt concentrate on anything -felt an extreme loss of control -horrible panic attacks -worries kept popping into my head and wouldnt go away | I really dont know what to say. If you start taking it, though, beware of the horrible side affects that made me feel abolutely horrible. Worst feeling in my life. | M | 16 | 3 days | 1/1/2009 | 1 | severe OCD | extreme tiredness, sex problems | M | 19 | 10 weeks | 12/26/2008 | 1 | OCD | Tired and sleepy during the day, weight gain, craving for sweets, loss of interest in everything, especially sex. horrible side effects if you try to stop luvox, very dangerous drug | was put on luvox by psychiatrist for OCD who I no longer see, maybe helped my OCD a little, pcp hates this drug due to the drug interactions with other meds I need to take from time to time, would like to get off luvox but every time I try, I have horrible reactions, crying and deep, deep depression, or aggressive screaming episodes where I want to kill others and myself. usually get back on drug to save myself and others. Now trying to slowly, very slowly reduce dosage so I can maybe get off someday all together. reduced doseage now down to 50 mg a day. will do that for several weeks and then try to stop. I think others meds would be better for OCD without the horrible side effects when trying to get off the drug. Be careful when taking this drug and do your research. | F | 48 | 6 years | 12/15/2008 | 3 | OCD and Social Anxiety | Sweat when sleeping, hard to reach orgasm, very vivid and strange dreams. | I started out at 100mg CR, coming off of 30mg Lexapro, and symptoms of OCD seemed to stay the same or even get a little worse. Still have agressive thoughts towards myself and others, and often feel as if I'm "losing it". About to start going up to 150mg CR to see if this takes care of the OCD, hopefully the sleep sweats won't worsen. I believe the dreams will be the same no matter what SSRI I'm on, and as for the sexual side effects, I've just got to work a little harder to finish. | M | 20 | 9 weeks | 12/10/2008 | 5 | OCD and at one point depression | None :) amazing! While trying to get off of it gives you terrible headaches, when your on it, it is seriously life changing! | Works amazing :) | F | 19 | 11 years | 12/9/2008 | 2 | SAD, GAD & Depression | Extreme insomnia (music/jingles in my head keeping me awake at night), jittery when I should be sleeping, slight headache first couple of days (could be from the exhaustive insomnia, or flu-bug). HAVE NOT TESTED for SAD (Social Anxiety Disorder) at this time. Extreme Grief experienced on day #2, and sadness on day #3 for no reason (luckily wife helped me through these, and have been the only such cases so far). | 1st week 100mg, 2nd week 200mg, next week 300mg!!! Scares me from what I've seen here so far. Have not tested this drug in the field yet, been off work resting from surgeries (and currently have the flu-bug), but will soon test for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). YES, I desperately need repairing... 1st night at 200mg did sleep well, but that has been the only time so far. I Do So Much Want This To Work, hope to report positive results soon. (Thanks for this site, just found it) | M | 52 | 2 weeks | 12/5/2008 | 5 | Depression | No noticeable side effects | I can tell the two times of day when I need to take it. I become irritable and very sensitive. After about 30 minutes of taking it, I am happier, less stressed, and more relaxed. | F | 19 | 3 years | 11/30/2008 | 3 | anxiety, depresion | dry mouth, excessive weight gain, ADDICTION!!! | I slowly began to taper off of luvox as I felt like I really didn't need it anymore. I was at 200 MG a day for a few years. Really added weight (I normally weigh 175-185. I was at 210 when i decided to quit). I dropped from 200 to 100 with no problem, but once I tried to dip down to below 50 MG a day, I experienced extreme withdrawal symptoms. Just search for fluvoxamine withdrawal online. They say it's worse than coming off serious drugs (heroin, coke, meth, etc). Once I stopped taking it for good, the withdrawal symptoms were still there for a few weeks. I feel great now. Back down to my normal weight and have had very minor anxiety problems. To anyone who is thinking about taking luvox, be weary of addiction. Come of the drug EXTREMELY carefully. If you are willing to put up with a bit of excess weight and dry mouth, it's a great drug. | M | 22 | 2 years | 11/24/2008 | 1 | OCD | I was on 300 MG/Day since the Fluvoxamine became avaliabe in the U.S. I am now taking 20 - 30 Mg/Day after S-L-O-W-L-Y tapering off (VERY DIFFICULT TAPERING OFF). I've had pure grief from this poison:Confusion, mood swings, anxietydifficulty concentrating;Focusing, severe sexual dysfunction, weight gain, depression, muscle weakness, low energy | There ARE psychopharmacologist who really do the best they can with what they have to work with, however most psychotropics & neuroleptics are just a way to quiet down "the crazy people." Have felt FANTASTIC since getting to 30 Mg/Day of Luvox:Much clearer mind, OCD symptoms have LESSENED as has depression (except for my SAD)and many more postive changes (or a return to a more "normal" biochemstry. Sexual dysfunction may be permanent. Thanks, big pharma. Eugenics for the mentally ill;Toxic, useless addictive medications for those who do not question their physicians. I "woke up" only a couple of years ago. ALL SSRIs including Luvox mask the symptoms of OCD by sedating the patient so much it seems as though the drug is doing its job. | M | 46 | 14 years | 11/4/2008 | 1 | Depression | I took it when I was I think in 5th grade. At first it seemed to help, then it started having the opposite affect. I started crying more frequently and at one point almost committed suicide, then my sister walked into the room and I didn't do anything, which is why I am still alive today. Now I am on a different medicine that I think is helping me more. But like most medications, they have different affects on different people. | F | 14 | 10/29/2008 | 1 | OCD | Nausea, jittery, agitation, twitching esp. during sleep, drowsiness during day, extreme insomnia by night (even at 50mg daily), wind, tremor of hands, weakness all over body esp legs, tiredness, apathy, night sweats, dry mouth, abdominal discomfort | I had this same problem with Zoloft. Some people seem to be extra sensitive to the 'activating effects of this class of antidepressant. Will never again trial this medication. The side-effects are worse than the obsessive thoughts I was having to begin with. | F | 32 | 6 days | 10/24/2008 | 3 | OCD/BiPolar/GAD | I take 100mg at night. I am a complete zombie the next day, especially in the morning. Seems to clear up a little by afternoon. In the morning, I am virtually unable to function. I cannot stay awake at work, can't remember anything, and have lost my sense of awareness and time. I'll do something in the morning and that night I'll think about it and it feels like it happened last week. The heavy sedation and loss of awareness persists even though I've been on it for about a month now. My boss had to send me home several times to take a nap because I couldn't stay awake. My psychiatrist prescribed Provigil (which is used to treat narcolepsy) to combat the sedating effects. The Provigil helps, but by the time I get home from work, I'm completely exhausted. | While the obsessive thoughts have greatly diminished, I'm not sure it's worth the side effects to take this medication. | F | 36 | 1 months | 10/1/2008 | 1 | Neck spasms/cramps | I felt extremely tired all of the time. I could sleep up to 15 hours a day and still not feel rested. I was on Luvox CR 150 for a month. | Going back on Paxil (instead of Luvox) seemed to solve the problem. | M | 46 | 1 months | 9/29/2008 | 4 | Mild OCD coupled with Anxiety | A little sleepy at times, can prolong orgasm (I like that though), possible mild twitches/ticks | Luvox has been a lifesaver for me. I take it regularly for OCD/Anxiety disorder but have Adavan for panic attacks (very few). I would recommend it for sure for anybody that has the same conditions I do. | M | 33 | 11 years | 9/4/2008 | 3 | Anxiety | Upset Stomach for a few days, still feeling drowsy as ever. I can pretty much sleep 10-12 hours a night without a problem. Sex drive is still there, although I can lose an erection just as quick as I get one. But it's nothing that's a show stopper. I do notice that I sweat more and also that it does not take well to caffeine or alcohol. Two beers is 100% intoxicated. A cup of coffee will trigger a mild anxiety attack. | While on this med (6 months so far), I've become more aware of things going around me. It's allowed me to focus more on bettering myself as a person and really look at what I want out of life. Something I've been looking for awhile now. While it's got its negatives, I think the positives slightly outweigh the negatives. I would, however, strongly suggest it as a last alternative. | M | 28 | 6 months | 8/23/2008 | 3 | OCD, depression | Sedation, slight initial nausea, mild apathy, prone to erotic fantasizing (have it with any SSRI). | At first, I wasn't very enthusiastic about fluvoxamine (Luvox) - it was antidepressant but not anti-obsessive/anxiolytic. Now, on a higher dose (200mg instead of 150) I feel that fluvoxamine is a worthwhile antidepressant, even when it doesn't beat obsessions for me. It isn't one of the activating SSRI's, but rather has a somewhat calming/stabilizing effect for me. In comparison to Paxil (paroxetine), which I have used before, I prefer fluvoxamine - the side-effects are milder; on Paxil I used to have horrible dreams, while on fluvoxamine my dreams are more often pleasant. Also, Paxil made my sweat smell like hell - this doesn't happen on fluvoxamine. The weight gain is still mild as well. Sexual side-effects are practically none - just takes a little longer to achieve orgasm, which I consider a pro. I think about upping the dose some more to see if the drug might help with my obsessions after all. | M | 32 | 7 months | 8/16/2008 | 4 | depressed and worried excessively | Like everyone else I had diarrhea for the first few days, nausea, and more depressed. After a week, I felt better- all the symtomps were gone. I lost few pounds which I enjoyed. I am now taking it for a month. I don't loose weight anymore but I have decreased appetize. I eat normal but not as much as I used to. I careless about things that I had obssessed over it before. Over all it works for me. | F | 42 | 30 days | 8/14/2008 | 1 | anxiety | Personality disappeared, things I once enjoyed became annoying, like music and even the sound of the television. Went from normal feeling to being a Zombie! Frightening loss of sense of reality, self, hightended anxiety, and lack of coordination. I knew someone else starting at the same time I was...we both quit!! Scary, too strong stuff. Luvox cr takes about 3 to 4 days to clear out of the system once discontinued. I truley was afraid I would never be "me" again. Thank God, it passed, though slowly. | I went for help for anxiety disorder with mild, occasional depression and was sent by a psychiatrist, via Luvox cr, on a nightmare "trip" of personality disintigration, fear, loss of interest in all the things that once gave me comfort and shelter...like being able to THINK. It's a mind-bomb, and a nightmare. Watch out!! | F | 56 | 5 days | 8/12/2008 | 3 | depression | weight gain, loss of sex drive, erectile dysfuntion | worked very well for my longstanding depression, but unfortunately, like most SSRIs I have tried, it totally killed my sex drive and ability to get an erection, almost from the first day I started taking it. stopped taking it for those reasons. it was a shame, because it worked well for my depression. were it not for the sexual side effects, I would have kept taking it. | M | 38 | 3 months | 8/5/2008 | 2 | OCD | This medicine upset my stomach at first. Then I had diarrhea. At night things became racy and I felt very uneasy with myself and at times felt out of control. This is a powerful drug. It is not candy. I am sure the drug has worked well for others, however, just be cautious when taking. I only took one 100 mg time release capsule. Honestly, I have never taken LCD, but it seemed to be like dropping acid. I had a bad trip. I am hoping these side effects will deminish. All of these drugs for deppression/ocd should be approached with caution. These drugs really have the capability to mess with your mind. I am not trying to scare anyone. Just wanted to let you know how this drug affected me. | M | 44 | 1 days | 7/16/2008 | 5 | OCD | none | The best medication for OCD that worked for me. Would have trouble living without it! Other trycyclic antidepresants had many side effects such as nausea, stomach ache, headache, dizziness. | F | 40 | 10 years | 7/4/2008 | 5 | OCD | Delayed orgasm (fixed with small dose of Wellbutrin), Increased Appetite (2 weeks) | This medicine greatly relieved the anxiety and rituals of OCD. Took me from my breakdown to as close to normal life as I could get in a very short time. This med has saved me! | M | 33 | 9 months | 6/27/2008 | 2 | Pure-O ocd | Hardly any side-effects, besides minor insomnia. Mild jaw-chattering went away after a couple of weeks. Absolutely no effect on libido. Nothing else either. | This drug is magic! It didn't have any effect initially but once I augmented it with olanzapine all my obsessions went away miraculously! I never thought it would be possible. It's as if I have woken up from a horrendous nightmare. I am now on my way to rebuilding my life and, psst..., becoming super rich and successful. Thank you fluvoxamine :) | M | 26 | 8 months | 6/25/2008 | 5 | Anxiety, Obsessive Thoughts | occasional diarrhea and intestinal upset, slight decrease in libido/delay in orgasm, bruise more easily, some drowsiness and urge to take nap (which is good for me!) | Luvox (Fluvoxamine) has essentially cured me. I no longer have obsessive thoughts or hypochondriosis. I am calmer, more laid back and better able to deal with stressful situations without having an anxiety or panic attack or simply "freaking out". The negative side effects pale in comparison to the improvement I and my family (husband and 4 children) have seen in my attitude and overall outlook on life. | F | 38 | 3 months | 6/21/2008 | 5 | OCD/ ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION | Constant Leg shaking throughout the day. Insomnia, hard to achieve an orgasm. Extreme bursts of energy throughout the day, cotton mouth. waking up earlier than usual. | i am very pleased with Luvox. I take 200mg a day at night, but i think i want to go back to 100mg because i have way too much energy =). the side effects do not bother me too much, i cope with them very well actually. i have been off the drug for 2 months at one point.... and i felt like all my symtoms came back and i felt even more depressed. i am going to continue to stay on the medication until i feel i do not need it any longer. | F | 23 | 5 months | 6/14/2008 | 3 | GAD - Anxiety | Weight gain (10kgs) - A bit slower at 'getting' things - Lost libido - vivid dreams - If I miss my medication on one night I will get vertigo, bad headaches and depression. | Has helped me alot with my anxiety, Im alot calmer and get through day to day with alot less worry. Makes me quite 'blase`' about things. All in all - Im a very different person to what I was like a year or so ago - big improvement (not 100% though) has helped alot. Thinking of now changing as the side effects are a bit much for me these days. Killed the sex life. | F | 25 | 1 years | 6/14/2008 | 2 | anxiety and obessional thoughts | worsening of anxiety; tired; more negative thoughts | started taking Luvox for anxiety and negative thoughts. Made my anxiety worse and more severe; I felt as though I was going to constantly lose control. These thoughts scared me even more. I had NOT felt this way until I started taking the Luvox. I took myself off of it and feel back to normal. I will just use other alternative natural ways to get rid of anxiety. All the Pdoc's do is talk with you for 15 minutes and prescribe these drugs like nothing. Then they try to prescribe you more and more drugs for the side effects !!! | F | 43 | 1 years | 6/12/2008 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | Couldn't concentrate, lack of awareness, anxiety, groggy, headaches, weak feeling, no energy, depressed. | I took this med because i had reached a place where i could really not function properly, after 3 years of depresion and consistantly putting off taking meds i gave luvox a try. I kept a diary for the 5 days i took this med and each day the side effects increased, and realised why i had put it off for so long... made it really difficult to concentrate at uni which only compounded the problem! I know what it is to suffer and hope that people here can find some peace! | M | 23 | 6 days | 5/30/2008 | 2 | OCD | increased anxiety, hostility, constipation, headaches | Luvox worked for a while but then seemed to just stop helping my daughter. Now we have all these new symptoms and the OCD running wild with NO relief. They say she needs to increase. I am VERY hesitant. Been taking for over one yr. Are there any other young children having these same issues? Please help! | F | 8 | 5/1/2008 | 5 | Obsessive Thoughts, General Anxiety | Nausea and drowsiness the first 3-4 days. Since then, none. | I couldn't be happier with Luvox. My obsessive thinking and anxiety has been nearly non-exsistant and is getting better each week. Started the first week on 50mg at night, so drowsiness wasn't a big deal. Am now taking 50mg in the morning and 50mg at night. I was told by 2 separate Drs to split the daily dose of 100mg and take 50mg twice a day as the "lifespan" of Luvox is quite short. So glad I've tried this! It's working wonders! | F | 25 | 1 months | 4/29/2008 | 4 | Obsessive Thoughts/Depression | Jittery feeling on waking up, reduced appetite, kind of jumpy, nausea | It seemed to help with obsessive thinking almost right away. Since, I just started taking it, the jury is still out on this one. I smoke less! I also take ativan, so that helps with the anxiety, but I think that will go away with time. Most SSRI's cause this right out of the box. | F | 34 | 4 days | 4/11/2008 | 5 | OCD, Depression | Very vivid and disturbing dreams, extreme fatigue, decreased sex drive, weight loss, decreased appetite, slight insomnia. | The only complaints I have are about the vivid dreams and fatigue. Other than that the other side effects don't really bother me. I have been on and off medications for 11 years, was put on Luvox when I was 12 but they took me off of it shortly after. In 11 years this is the only medication that I can truly say has helped me. Less panic, recurring thoughts have disappeared, depression has been eased - Daily life is easier to deal with. I love this medication. | F | 21 | 3 months | 4/4/2008 | 2 | OCD/Gad | some drowsiness, mostly early in the day, but other than that this drug was well tolerated | drug was ok for obsessions but didnt do much or anything for general anxiety or worries. was on 200 mg and coming off the drug was not fun, severe flu like symptoms, headaches, lethargy, dizziness, short term memory and impaired concentration. Would not reccomend this drug for generalized anxiety but i heard it is better ocd | M | 27 | 8 years | 3/22/2008 | 1 | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Apathy, anger, impotence, suicidal depression;suicidal thoughts | Loss of interest in things I used to enjoy, near impossible to read books anymore, confusion, NO theraputic effect on OCD symptoms. Will ask Psychopharmacologist to be taken off of Luvox. | M | 45 | 10 years | 3/16/2008 | 4 | Anxiety - Panic attacks | Nightmares, Sweating during sleep, weight gain, feeling tired. | My anxiety is now manageable. I started on 25mg and now taking 50mg. I still am anxious but i can manage now. I am also having cognative therepy which also helps alot. | F | 34 | 6 months | 3/13/2008 | 3 | Obsessions and depression. | (Doesn't mix well with caffeine!), delayed orgasm, strange odour in pee, bubbling bowels, feeling miserable, anxiety, little body pains, faster heartbeat, feeling my heart in my bowels, sedation, hearing music in my head all the time, toilet dreams, toothache getting worse at first | I take fluvoxamine generic - we don't even have Luvox here in Holland. Titrated slowly (in steps of 25mg/5 days) up to 150mg. Up till 100mg the drug didn't do much good for me: I felt miserable a lot of the time. When I arrived at 125, the anti-depressive effect kicked in. I now take 75mg 9AM and 9PM. I feel chemically well, but I'm not happy. Fluvoxamine doesn't seem to be very activating. Stimulates dull pleasure-seeking in my case. Any anti-obsessive effect isn't very impressive. I'm considering switching to clomipramine. | M | 32 | 2 months | 3/9/2008 | 1 | Depression & anxiety | Loose, paste-like stool caused a big mess every time I went to the toilet to do a number two. Severe flatulence caused embarrassment and sadness during class, on the bus, at the gym, etc, etc. Profuse sweating caused further embarrassment. Heavy mental fog and feeling of sedation affected study. Furthermore, bizarre and violent thoughts and dreams worried me a great deal. | Horrendous side effects greatly outweighed any benefits gained from Luvox, a drug which had the least side-effects for me after trying several others. Now I am totally disenchanted with modern, scientifically unproven brain tampering drugs. Since ceasing any type of drug I have found CBT, exercise and addressing the root-cause of my problems more effective treatments, without the long-term risks and short-term side-effects of a flippantly prescribed, potentially dangerous pill. | M | 30 | 3 years | 1/30/2008 | 5 | OCD | Night sweats(legs), calf pain, IBS problems | I take 300 mgs daily, have for at 4 years. Any side effect is worth not having very few OCD symptoms. If I do have any obsessions I am able to move on without using my old rituals. I always had a few tics before Luvox, but now they are a little more frequent. | M | 34 | 4 years | 1/21/2008 | 3 | Depression, Anxiety | Inability to sleep. I was getting really restless and I kept falling in and out of sleep all the way through the night. Very intense and undesirable dreams. A little anxious when I wake up because of the dreams. Reduced sex drive, difficulty in climaxing | I quit for two days to see if the meds where what made me feel better, and it was. I felt depressed again without fluvoxamine. Helps a bit with dissociative disorders (de-realization, depersonalization), paranoia and obsessive thoughts. | M | 19 | 7 days | 1/19/2008 | 5 | Depression (later Anxiety) | The lower the dose, the clearer are my thoughts and memory better. Lower sex drive, possibly dry mouth. Slight dizziness if I put my head way back or moving it quickly. Last 2 years, nights of finding it hard to go to bed or falling asleep some nights. | When I started on Luvox on 100mg, I was quite depressed. It took a bit for it to help numb and make things roll of my back at first. After a while, it did a great job in helping me cope without the strong reactions of anxiety or depression. Counselling also helps with depression. In the last 4-5 years, it enabled more to roll off my back so I don't get as upset with frustrations, or the oc side of me get so anxious and nervous over things. I've tried to get off the medication 3 times but found after about 3 weeks that the anxiety starts to come back and this year, felt overwhelmed with some things without it. So I'm glad to have a medication that takes the edge off, so that I can lead a much more positive, enthusiastic, happier life. | F | 51 | 7 years | 1/6/2008 | 1 | ocd | Naseau, headache, dizzy, insomnia | This drug evidently works well for some people but was a terrible experience for me. | F | 55 | 5 days | 12/29/2007 | 3 | anxiety, obsessive thoughts,worry | At first it worked GREAT then i feel nothing, i still worry and have obsessive thoughts, I tried 100mg once a day and i was a zombie, I have twin boys that are 4 and i can't be a zombie. I was lowered to 50mg once a day but my liver has been elevated, which scares me. | F | 35 | 4 months | 11/16/2007 | 4 | Anxiety and Depression | Loss of sexual drive ,inability to reach climax,jaw clenching,teeth grinding,knee and muscle tension,loss of appetite,extream insomnia,constipation,dry mouth,jittery mood,dull headache,bruising easier,delayed word retrievel,and night sweats. | seemed to greatly improve my overall mood and anger issues,anxiety has not improved greatly but can get up in the morning after not sleeping all night and get my kids to school(although a little scattered for first hour or two) | F | 25 | 8 days | 11/15/2007 | 4 | Depression | Since taking it, only 4 days now, I have had a constant feeling of being unwell in my stomach. Almost as if I am going to be ill, but have not thrown up as yet. Sex drive has always been so so, but there is no issues with ejaculation. Takes me a while to perhaps get an erection and they are not as hard as they once where. I am not sure if it is working as in helping me feel less depressed. I have always been up and down in that way. I will report back later to see if it has affected me in any other ways or if it is working to help with the depression. | As I mentioned, it has not started to work on the depressive thoughts I was having, are having. I am only on 50mg at the moment. | M | 34 | 5 days | 11/13/2007 | 5 | Anxiety/Depression | HEAVY sweating, weight gain, decrease in sex drive and like most of the men here delay in orgasm, slight increase in BP but manageable with exercise, overall side effects were minimal and didnt impact my daily life. | I found it worked really quickly for me, started on 50mg and progressed to 100mg within 1 month. I had very minimal side effects, the main issue was sweating...alot! Pretty much straight away I noticed I could focus on things for longer periods of time without my thoughts running away, I didnt worry about things as much. I was able to 'feel' things again and wasnt emotionally numb as in the past. I began to enjoy life again. This medication has enabled me to live again, to not have to worry about things that I have no control over, to have enjoyment and to be empowered to take control of my life again. Its been an interesting journey,this medication as well as a lot of help from professionals has helped heaps! I am in my 'weening' process at the moment...the transition has been problem free so far. thanks for reading. | M | 28 | 19 months | 11/7/2007 | 5 | Depression, Anxiety/Obses. thoughts | Little delay in orgasms, Dry skin (not know if this is linked to luvox), Sun sensitivity, some stomach problems maybe. | I am using Fluvoxamine generic for many years now in different dosages. After my last big crash i upped it again from only 25 mg to 150 mg. It still works. Tried other medications over the year but this feels the least "drugish". Also no major sexual dysfunction on it! Btw. too bad not many people include there dosage! Maybe the webmaster can make a field for that too! | M | 31 | 4 years | 10/11/2007 | 5 | OCD, depression | slight delayed ejaculation, mnor headahce occasionallyu\ | a savior | M | 31 | 2 months | 9/17/2007 | 4 | depression, anxiety | dry mouth, delayed orgasm, insomnia with alcohol, urge to nap | when i started taking this medication I continued to drink alcohol despite the warning not to; this resulted in insomnia. Once i stopped drinking alcohol, i no longer had insomnia. this is the first anti-depressant I've taken. It takes away some of the angry feelings that I have had. | M | 34 | 4 months | 9/13/2007 | 4 | OCD, Depression | Tired, detached, stomach cramps. | I'm switching from Effexor to Luvox. My doctor informed me that it would help me to sleep. And he's right. I sleep through-out the night now, and my dreams are normal, not nightmarish. I switched to hopefully find something to help with my minor OCD rituals. After 10 days, and not performing as many rituals. I'm hoping the side effects go away with time. So far so good. If anyone wants to talk about Luvox and OCD, feel free to send me an email. | M | 46 | 10 days | 9/6/2007 | 4 | OCD, Depression | Significant loss in sex drive, vivid dreams (mostly of my worst fear, losing my husband), night sweats, constipation, bruxism, jaw clenching, somewhat lethargic at times, mild muscle pain | Very effective drug in reducing my obsession with cleaning the house!!! Sometimes wonder if I will EVER get off this SUPER expensive drug. Husband ownes a company so we have crappy insurance. For those of you who are not aware, in East Texas, a month supply of Fluvoxamine(Luvox) is $180.00...(300mg daily). | F | 21 | 2 days | 8/30/2007 | 4 | OCD-Depression | Extremely tired and drowsy first few weeks, then subsided somewhat. More vivid dreams, would not call them nightmares though. Slight decrease in libido. I am a avid runner and I felt extrememly weak and unable to complete my runs the first few weeks on this med. Slight constipation as well, but this is subsiding | My obsesive thoughts have diminished a great deal. I feel more grounded and focused and CALMER | M | 43 | 21 days | 8/30/2007 | 1 | anxiety+panic attacks | insomnia, twiches and muscle spasms, hallucinations | I took 150 mg a day, it didn't work for me. The spasms where terrible especially at night. I'm now back at 25 mg a day: i still have twitches, have sleeping problems and have hallucinations (also at night seconds after i wake up) once in a while. Next week i will quit the medicin all together; i hope all side effects will disappear! | F | 40 | 3 months | 8/23/2007 | 4 | OCD | extreme decrease in libido. Also find it hard to concentrate. insomnia for the first 4 days and found myself awakening earlier than usual. | I find life so much easier since taking luvox, Im not cured but its much more manageable. | F | 22 | 4 days | 8/20/2007 | 5 | OCD & Anxiety | First week: no appetite, lethargy, dry mouth, increased anxiety and insomnia. Within 10 days they all subsided. | Working well for anxiety at 50 mg/day. Anxiety is the worst of my OCD, so I'm fine at my dose. During the first week I had no sexual desire. That was more due to anxiety than the Luvox. Three months later, my desire isn't quite as high as pre-Luvox, but it's still strong. No problems with errections or delayed ejaculation. | M | 38 | 3 months | 8/17/2007 | 3 | anxiety, obsessive thoughts | sleepiness at the higher doses, vivid dreams | Not a bad drug, I can't seem to handle the higher doses needed to treat my obsessive thoughts. I am only taking 50 mgs a day, anything over 100 I tend to sleep all day! No side effects other than sleepiness/feeling like a zombie. | M | 27 | 1 months | 8/8/2007 |
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