Drug Ratings for LUVOXAverage Rating: 3.2 (270 Ratings)
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| 1 | OCD, depression, anxeity | I took Luvox Cr for a coarse of 7 months, september 2012-april 2013. While on luvox I felt every sedated and apathetic. While I was on 100mg I would sleep most of the day .I experienced emotional blunting side effects. And stopped caring I eventually dropped out of college due to fatigue and my inability too keep up because of the mental problems with luvox .I am now weaning off luvox and I am on 25 mg and still deal with sedation and mild emotional bluntness. Before taking ssrI I believed medication. Was going to help me greatly but now I believe Erp therapy to be the way to deal with ocd (pure o) sexual obessions. By the way withdrawal is horrible luvor has yhe shortest half life 15 hours. | F | 19 | 7 months 50-100mg | 4/28/2013 | 3 | OCD | Slept away entire morning | M | 71 | 1 months 50 MG | 4/10/2013 | 2 | OCD | Immediate side effect was stomach discomfort. Went away within about a week. After two weeks, had great difficulty reaching orgasm if at all. Dropped to 12.5mg on days expected to have sex. Still could not orgasm. Extremely frustrated. I want my OCD GONE but I want my extremely gratifying intimacy with my husband back. PLEASE....can't science do any better than this??! | F | 51 | 3 weeks 25 mg | 3/26/2013 | 5 | OCD, Anxiety | The primary drawback I have experienced is reduced libido and difficulty with orgasm. It is definitely something to take into account if you need more than 100 - 125 mg per day. However, maintaining a high level of physical activity (weightlifting and walking for me) seemed to offset the side effects significantly. | The side effects worsen with dosage increases. Fortunately it actually does what it says it does. For me at least, it eliminated all anxiety issues and reduced compulsive thought patterns by at least 75%. Even under significant stress I can still get through really bad days w/o anxiety attacks and minimal compulsive thought patterns. | M | 55 | 15 years 150 mg 1X D | 3/7/2013 | 4 | Obsessive thinking, GAD, depression | Initially some nausea and headaches, but tolerable. Went away after a week. | Where all other AD's failed, Luvox managed to stop the obsessive thinking dead in it's tracks within a few days and lifted the depression. For anxiety it lags a bit behind and I had hoped for more, but you can't have it all I guess... I can't tolerate a higher dose than 50mg because upping to 100 made me -still after a month- feel suicidal. Not a miracle drug but it definitely made me feel better. The good news is that it doesn't mess with sexual function at all. I tried to quit recently, but after two weeks I felt just as bad as when I started. So now I'm back on it again for a week and I already feel the benefits. | M | 58 | 6 months 50mg 1X D | 2/11/2013 | 5 | Depression | After trying four anti-depressants & experiencing terrible side effects, this was the only one that made me feel normal again. | F | 37 | 16 years 100 mg. 1X D | 11/28/2012 | 4 | depression and OCD | Nightmares nearly every night. Low sex drive, hard to climax. For a while it reactivated my Tourette's Syndrome. So tired for the first year. | A hard medication to become accustomed to. Should not be given to anyone under 21, in my opinion. One of the Columbine shooters (Eric Harris) reportedly was on it. Helpful, although I still have bouts of depression (have had ECT in the last two years) and OCD increases with stress. | M | 53 | 10 years 300mg 1X D | 11/27/2012 | 5 | OCD & Depression | A little nausea in the beginning but didn't last long. | F | 42 | 6 years 100 | 11/23/2012 | 5 | Depression | Every known drug was tried to treat my depression. The next step was shock treatment. This drug took a while to work but it did and has for 12 years. I have tried to go off of it just to see if I need it. It's a horrible withdrawal. | F | 59 | 12 years 100mg 1X D | 11/21/2012 | 4 | Depression | Insomnia only | Took it back in 07 after other initial ssris became gradually less effective (ie zoloft, lexapro). It made my mood at least a 9/10 and my libido skyrocketed. Not only no sexual side effects compared to the other ssri (this is documented in literature), but actually enhanced it. Had to go off due to getting severe insomnia on it. I just could not get to sleep and would have to take medication each night to initiate sleep. I rated 4 instead of 5 only due to the insomnia and apparently this is not a common effect. Rather, its more common to get sleepiness and hence PM dosing is suggested. So its definitely worth a shot. | M | 28 | 30 days 150 1X D | 11/20/2012 | 1 | anxiety | Nausea, gas, bloating, so tired during the day,but needed ativan to sleep at night, agitation | F | 30 | 1 months 150mg | 11/16/2012 | 1 | OCD, anxiety | Manic episodes, insomnia, anxiety, hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, anorexia, weight loss, dry mouth, amnesia, fatigue, lower extremity muscle spasms, upper extremity tremors, nightmares, vertigo | F | 28 | 3 months 100 MG | 10/21/2012 | 4 | Depression,OCD | Fatigue,teeth grinding | Always feel exhausted especially late afternoon, grinding teeth has become so normal I don't even know I am doing it. However, the good of this med outweigh the side effects. | F | 48 | 6 months 200 1X D | 10/5/2012 | 3 | OCD and GAD | So far this drug has worked well for me, but I must say that the side effects have been nausea, shocks to the brain, and so forth. I must say though that I am coming off of Paxil 60 mg daily to Luvox 100 mg daily at night. I hope that the medicine is just taking effect and will get better. | M | 26 | 7 days 100 mg 1X D | 9/16/2012 | 2 | Depression / OCD | Nausea at the beginning, low sex drive, harder to orgasm | At the beginning, Luvox really helped me with my OCD, but then it just got worse and I got even more depressed too. I don't want to get out of my room. I really hope it will get better... | F | 20 | 5 months 150 mg 1X D | 9/3/2012 | 2 | depression ocd | i feel like i am speeded up palps up high anxiety feel like i cant slow my body down | i dont know about this is i have a heart problem and it bothers me also runs stomach problems also i feel a funny feeling in my arms and legs like they are about ready to take off and fly away. | M | 59 | 6 days 50mg 2X D | 8/11/2012 | 5 | OCD | Dry Mouth, restlessness at bedtime,muscle tension | I took 25-50mg for 13yrs with great results. Recently increased due to stress bringing back all old symptoms to 75mg and 2days ago to 100mg. I already feel a difference. I swear by this stuff!! | F | 34 | 13 years 100MG 1X D | 8/8/2012 | 4 | Social anxiety severe panic attacks | I Loved it it made me a different person! But the tiredness and not being able to climax sucked. But I wish it was still on the market | F | 27 | 6 months 100 mg | 8/4/2012 | 5 | OCD anxiety | Sweating | F | 11 | 4 years | 7/28/2012 | 5 | OCD, major depression | i have not had any major side effects, except low sex drive. I also take Prozac 20 mg. which also have side effects of low sex drive. I rather have low sex drive then continue feeling depressed and obsessive thoughts that i want to die. | I LOVE LUVOX! Luvox have saved my life for the past 11 years. I have been on Zoloft in the past which was good with the combination of Prozac, but after 4-5 years the combination stop working. Once, i got started on Luvox 11 years ago, my depression lifted and also the thoughts associated with OCD within 6 weeks. I had to be very patient. Thank God for a supportive family and co workers at that time. I completed therapy also with the addition of Prozac 20 mg. to be taken with the LuVox. I have also taken Luvox CR that work well also for a short time, but it is very expensive and i had to return to regular Luvox. I am currently taking a dosage of 150 mg of Luvox with 20 mg. of Prozac daily and continue feeling GREAT. I am careful with other drugs that may interact with Luvox, because once certain drugs interact with Luvox, it takes a some days (unknown amount) for the Luvox to start working again. I love Luvox and pray it never stop working. I am a person who will have to be on antidepressants for the remaining of my life, because i of the three episodes of depression i have experienced from the age of 21 to presently. I have some small depression or OCD episode, but nothing severe since 2006. I need for Luvox to keep on working. | F | 38 | 11 years 150 mg 2X D | 7/13/2012 | 3 | Anxiety, social anxiety | Memory loss, sweating | Found this drug helped in the beginning, but not so much anymore, | F | 32 | 9 years 100mg 1X D | 7/9/2012 | 2 | OCD, Anxiety, Depression. | Clenching my jaw, not myself, I'm really quiet now, I only feel really depressed and worthless or nothing at all. I'm putting on weight, losing my temper more, I'm really moody and I have worse episodes than usual. I'm just as anxious and I'm having really strange dreams. | I hate this chicken shit man. | F | 15 | 7 days Not sure, 1X D | 6/29/2012 | 5 | obsessive thoughts | Lethargic, small weight gain | F | 42 | 2 years 100 | 6/13/2012 | 4 | OCD depression | tiredness, lethargy, jaw clenching, mental fogginess | This drug is the only medication that has ever worked for me. Have tried other medications with no real benefit. Would definitely recommend this medication, but need to give it time to get the full benefit of the drug. It has given me my life back. Definitely much better than living with the OCD | F | 36 | 14 days 100mg 2X D | 6/10/2012 | 5 | Obsessive thoughts, depression | First 3 weeks, total insomnia but energetic nonetheless. Week 4, insomnia gone but near total loss of appetite. Noticed marked improvement in thought patterns and depression within 2 days. | If the mental changes that this drug has produced continue, I will say that this is the best drug I have ever tried for obsessions and depression. I have taken celexa, lithium, seroquel, abilify and trazodone all at wildly varying dosages. Luvox is a miracle for me. | F | 27 | 30 days 100 1X D | 5/13/2012 | 5 | OCD/Anxiety | Old luvox... Weight gain, problems with reaching orgasm at times, occasional heartburn, always had to be drinking something. On old luvox for about 9 years. Stopped taking it after being on only 25 Mg a day for 2 years. Totally off for a year. Owning a business and working odd jobs to stay afloat in this economy made the OCD/Anxiety return. Started 50 Mg of CR 3 days ago. Side effects, some muscle twitching and the wierd, vivid dreams. Although, these dreams seem to only happen when I'm in that half awake state in the mornings and drift back to sleep before the alarm clock goes off. For people that say it's doing nothing, give it a month. Some people feel better from the start. Others, it can take about 30 days. It doesn't work for everyone nor do other ssri's. That's why there are different ones. But give it a complete chance. Attitude does play a major roll. Keep it positive. I've spent many years coaching people with anxiety disorders and teaching relaxation techniques. When I was first diagnosed, my Dr thought I'd be a semi active recluse at best. By not giving up, learning that I could contol this brought the fighter out in me I once had. All anxiety disorders can suck the life out of you and bring on unpleasant physical problems, also. Fight it! It gets worse before it gets better, but fight! | M | 43 | 10 years 50 Mg | 5/7/2012 | 1 | Depression | Nausea, headaches, mood swings, bloaty, palpitations, achy teeth, weight gain of 8lbs, bouts of anger & hostility Had been on effexor for 8 years, recently off effecor & started luvox... Would not reccimend for depression | F | 40 | 7 weeks 100 | 4/18/2012 | 1 | OCD | From running , working , happy, out going,cooking for my love ones To Cannot do any of those things anymore !!!Simple MY FUNERAL WOULD OF BEEN CHEAPER !!!! | F | 35 | 9 days 100mg | 4/15/2012 | 3 | generalized anxiety disorder | sleepiness: I'm not sure how much to blame on Luvox because I take Topomax and Xanax too but I think Luvox contributes to the fact that I'm always fighting exhaustion. sexual side effects: Luvox is much better than some other SSRI's but still lowers my libido and and makes it harder to get an erection and harder to come. | The side effects are the problem. Luvox does an excellent job of managing my anxiety and depression. It's no help for obsessive thinking but nothing I've tried is. One other problem is I can't go up in dosage from 50 mg if I'm having a rough period because it's murder on my stomach. I'm looking for an alternative but everything else seems worse. | M | 51 | 5 years 50 1X D | 4/10/2012 | 4 | OCD | Difficult to reach climax during intercourse. | Appears to work for my OCD. | M | 59 | 3 years 50 1X D | 4/2/2012 | 1 | Social Anxiety | Memory loss, loss of focus, could only think of the thing I was seeing at the moment or doing at the moment. Nausea became a side effect as long as increased pulse for no reason. | I was given this during a visit to a hospital, which later, decided that they would just drop it off cold turkey though it is advised to slow dosages down slowly. I suffered withdrawal side effects for up to two weeks. Not good medicine for younger patients. | F | 12 | 9 days 2.5 1X D | 2/28/2012 | 3 | Clinical depression, OCD, anxiety | Nausea, jaw clenching, hightened anxiety, odd taste left in mouth, 'the runs' and then constipation, hightened appetite... | Nausea from day one, then jaw clenching started about 3 days after. I have been constipated, then all of a sudden I'm living on the toilet. I am hungry ALL the time, no change as of yet with mood and depression. However, I am starting to feel good about the OCD (Mostly triple checking doors, even at 4am: has slowed) | F | 18 | 1 weeks 50mg 1X D | 2/27/2012 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | Worst couple of weeks of my life, cant focus, cant think clearly, constantly groggy, itching constantly, depression got worse at times, crying, anger (never had it before) violent dreams... etc, etc.... feel completly awful. Am coming off this medication myself as i literally cant function. | F | 41 | 3 weeks 100 2X D | 2/12/2012 | 1 | Depression | I feel the urge to walk,canīt complete tasks, no focus, need to move all the time.Also high anxiety all the time, feeling on the edge. itīs awful! | F | 41 | 7 days 50mg 1X D | 1/25/2012 | 1 | Horrid sudden headache, throwing up 12 times a day . horrid dreams seeing things wanted to sleep all day long. Muscle pain meatle taste in my mouth zero sex drive . No intrest in things I loved or family and friends. | AWFUL HORRID NO ONE SHOULD TAKE THIS. | F | 35 | 28 days 150 1X D | 1/18/2012 | 3 | ANXIETY,OBSESSIVE THOUGHTS, | funny taste in my mouth, some nausia,just started clenching my teeth today and its only day 4, | im also taking lunesta to sleep 3mg but i noticed my pupils dialated yesterday so my psychiatrist said to only take half.Ive been on so many different medications since 2005, that about 1 1/2 yrs ago i just stopped! the side effects always get the best of me (hives, lower back pains, clenching my teeth together, stiff neck, lower back pain, exessively sleepy,blurry vision) and i drive for a living!!!! im trying it again because i cant deal with my anxiety racey thoughts jumping out of my sleep. Gotta keep trying till something works for me. | F | 37 | 4 days 100MG 1X D | 1/13/2012 | 5 | OCD, Depression | Restless nights and sweating while adjusting to meds. Bouts of paranoia and anxiety while adjusting to meds. | Started at 100 mg/day and went to 300 mg/day within two to three weeks. Side effects were intense with the higher doses. I backed off the higher dose and worked my way down to the 50 mg/day and my emotions stabilized within a week or two. The obsessions had left within a couple weeks of starting the medication, but I had to deal with the side effects. So far, so good at 50 mg/day. If the obsessions start again, I'll ratchet the meds up to 75 mg/day. The longest period of time dealing with the paranoia and anxiety was about 2.5 weeks. Those bouts would come and go. (Note: I'm also taking 20 mg of prozac / day {morning} and 7.5 mg of Deplin per day.) I take the Luvox at dinnertime. | M | 53 | 2 months 50 1X D | 12/4/2011 | 4 | OCD, PTSD | Excessive sweating | The sweating is sometimes bothersome; however, Fluvoxamine does work for me! I take this in conjunction with Ritalin LA | M | 57 | 16 years 150 mg 1X D | 10/29/2011 | 4 | OCD | I recently noticed that I occasionally have trouble reaching climax. (I don't know if it was always like that or not, being that when I first started, I just hit puberty and might have thought it was normal). If I forget to take a dosage, I become severely depressed. I also saw somewhere that some side effects could cause sexual interests in young children.. Unfortunately, I have those interests, but thinking back, I only started having them about 4 years ago, when I started. So yes, pedophilia. | M | 18 | 4 years 200 MG 1X D | 9/30/2011 | 1 | Depression | dizziness, sore eyes, headaches, sweating, disturbed sleep. | This drug is a nightmare. Have tried to taper it down and come off it 6 times. Withdrawal is horrendous. I would never recommend this to my worst enemy. | F | 34 | 1 years 50mg 1X D | 9/23/2011 | 5 | ocd/anxiety/depression/aggitation | Other meds that I'm on give me some of the same side effects.. so the only new side effect that I haven't been dealing with for years anyway is excessive sweating. | Its has changed my life for the better..after being treated for mild depression(with paxil,lexapro,cymbalta,ect..) for years and still not feeling any better..then being treated for bipolar disorder(with geodon,abilify,lithium,ect..) for the last few years and still having a lot of anger and aggitation issues..they started treating my ocd with luvox mixed with the lamictal I have been on for the major depressive disorder and my life did a complete turn around..I feel tons better and my relationships got 100 times better...and currently they are wheening me off the lamictal and putting me on zoloft..so I can deal with the sweating because the perks of this med are more then worth it! | F | 32 | 6 months 100mg 2X D | 9/19/2011 | 5 | Anxiety,OCD,depression | Tiredness, headache, insomnia, night sweats...these were all very mild and mostly occured right after an increase or decrease in dosage. | Luvox has helped me so much! I can still feel human and have emotions on this medicine! | F | 31 | 2 years 100 mg 1X D | 9/8/2011 | 4 | Anxiety | Dizziness and mild drowsiness | I was very apprehensive to take this drug because of all the side effects listed. I had been on other medications but Luvox seems to be helping the best. The side effects are minimal and do go away with time. I am personally very thankful for this medication and if you experience some side effects, just be patience it does go away and you will feel better again! | F | 42 | 30 days 100 1X D | 9/4/2011 | 1 | Obsessive thoughts; anxiety | I have not slept since first taking this medication. I was on Lexapro for years, which made me groggy, then on Buspar, which made me insane, now on Luvox, which has turned my nights into hell. I am stopping all medications because their side effects are worse than my original problems. | F | 25 | 3 days 100mg 1X D | 8/25/2011 | 1 | Severe Depression | Aggression, Nausea | I went from a shy polite girl who loved animals to kicking my dogs and swearing when I saw them. I also kicked a hole through our kitchen wall for god knows why? I felt nauseous for the entire 5 weeks and was just so angry at the whole world. I felt withdrawn and sad becasue of the depression before starting Luvox so it wasn't the disease that was making me aggressive, it was this horrible drug. I have now been on effexor for 7 years and haven't looked back. You have to find the drug that is compatable with the patient. | F | 14 | 5 weeks ? 1X D | 8/19/2011 | 3 | OCD, PTSD, GAD | EXTREME tiredness, jaw clenching, loss of appetite, watery diarrhea, constipation, nausea | I have gone from never napping and trouble sleeping at night to having to lie down for a nap 3 times a day and going to bed as early as 7:30pm. I am a 5'3" woman and went from 132 lbs (weighed at dr two days after starting Luvox) and am now 125 lbs less than three weeks later. I don't know that it's helped my OCD and axiety - I'm just too tired to care about anything anymore. I'm exhausted all the time. It's hard to say what's better - always being on edge, constant racing thoughts, & insomnia or being completely apathetic and exhausted all the time. Going back to psych for follow-up in two days. | F | 30 | 3 weeks 100mg 1X D | 8/8/2011 | 3 | Anxiety & Depression | Nil - perhaps a lttile more tired. Havent had the full effect of Luvox as yet hence only a rating of 3. | Only on a low dose to start. Had to go off Tofranil because of severe constipation and wight gain. I also take Zyprexa 5mg at night and Xanax 0.25mg 3 x per day. From reading some others comments perhaps Luvox will help with my not wanting to socialise - find social situations boring. Think I will reduce Zyprexa to 2.5mg at night also because of weight gain. Please feel free to email if you want to discuss medications further. | F | 53 | 6 days 50 mg 1X D | 7/15/2011 | 1 | OCD | Hallucinations, Insomnia, Agitation | I'm allergic to this. I had to go to some program that didn't even help, but it was all because of this damn Luvox! I still have bad memories of this, 5 years later. | M | 14 | 7 months 1X D | 7/5/2011 | 4 | Anxiety and mild OCD. | Vivid dreams, occasional night sweats, loss of appetite. | I am a 19 year old female who has had anxiety and mild OCD for about 5 years. I suffered badly from obsessive thoughts which caused insomnia and was very tiring and stressful. I found luvox has worked for me. I am on a higher dose-100 mg 2xper day but I really love it. I don't get social anxiety anymore or obsessive thoughts. Also, I don't pick at my skin or clean for hours like I used to. A week ago I missed a few doses accidently and I found myself craving sugar and fatty foods like I used to when I was stressed. I know it shouldn't be used to control your diet. But Luvox has given me the ability to control my sugar cravings (probably related to my old stress habbits). Be careful as it is a strong drug but for me it has worked! And I love it! | F | 19 | 2 months 100 2X D | 6/29/2011 | 1 | OCD | THIS IS A VERY WICKED DRUG!!!! AS ALL ANTI-DEPRESSANTS ARE I HAD EVERY SIDE EFFECT POSSIBLE I HAVE STARTED AN NATURAL SUPPLEMENT REGIMEN AND I FELL LIKE THERE IS A WHOLE LIFE TO LIVE NOW I CAN SPEAK LOUD ENOUGH ON HOW THESE DRUGS ARE KILLING PEOPLE.DR'S SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR EVEN PUTTING PATIENTS ON THESE HORRIBLE DRUGS. | F | 44 | 4 weeks 150MG 1X D | 6/16/2011 | 4 | OCD & PTSD | I currently take this medication in conjunction with Adderall. Once my body and mind became acclimated to the medicine (for me, 2-3 doses), I noticed immediate improvement in both my levels of anxiety and repeditive behaviors. Adversely, however, though I have experienced NO erectile disfunction or lack of sex drive at all, I have turned 180 degrees from frequent premature ejaculation candidate to "rowboating across the Pacific," and just about losing interest in the expedition before reaching a normal climax. Still, this medicine seems to work where others either worsened my symptoms or had no affect whatsoever. | Hopefully, my trouble ejaculating will work itself out as my regimen of medication and therapy sessions progress. I would imagine that there exist some mental exercises that will aid in that respect. However, if it never works itself out completely, I can at least be thankful (as well as my significant other) that I do not reside at the other end of the spectrum. | M | 39 | 30 days 100mg 1X D | 5/24/2011 | 1 | depression-mild OCD | nausea, sweating, panic attacks, restlessness in legs, poor appetite, EXTREME LETHARGY, headache, quiet, depressed, | I have only been on this medication for 3 weeks and my depression and anxiety has tripled in those 3 weeks. I have not wanted to do anything, go anywhere or see anyone. Suicidal thoughts began to occur after taking this medication. I cannot stop crying and I felt like I had no reason to live. I am slowly coming off the luvox....currently at only 100mg 1x a day.....I am hoping my doctor will shorten the time for me to come off of this drug. I would not recommend this drug to anyone, I have never experienced as much depression and anxiety in my life until going on this medication. I stayed in bed for 3 days straight and only got out of bed to go to work. I lost all motivation to do anything and I had no reason to live. Please be careful with this drug.....luckily I have a great family that noticed my change in behavior quicker than myself. | F | 28 | 5 days 200 1X D | 4/13/2011 | 1 | OCD | The constant abdominal pain is unbearable. Gas, diarrhea, rectal bleeding. No motivation to do anything. I feel confused all the time. No energy. | This medication has helped a little with the OCD. But has made me feel more depressed than before. I don't want to be around people. I haven't left my house for 10 days now. I will leave today to see the psychiatrist, so I can get off this medication. My stomach hurts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 34 | 30 days 100MG 1X D | 3/31/2011 | 5 | Chronic OCD | Young age aggression. Mild insomnia. | I started taking Luvox when I was 7 because I used to obsessively count my steps between stopping, pull my hair out and I also used to brush my hair 50 strokes with one brush in the morning and 50 strokes with my comb before bed. Once I started on this, I used to get a little aggressive with my older sister but when I reached about 9, I started to calm down. Luvox continued to help me throughout puberty, although we expected things to get worse because of the hormones, but all was well. When I was 11, I started to come off Luvox, gradually, so as not to face withdrawal symptoms. There weren't any withdrawal symptoms. By the time I was 13, I was off Luvox entirely, but my I started to feel stressed out and became a little depressed. I also became socially awkward and spent all of my free time online, because it felt better to be roleplaying as a mystical creature, rather than stressed out me. I preferred my online pets to my real friends and I stopped wanting to go out. My OCD returned. I got back on Luvox and now I'm better again. :) | F | 15 | 8 years 150 MG 1X D | 3/14/2011 | 3 | OCD~Bi-polar~Anxiety~Depression | I noticed just from my 1st dose last night, i've woken with nausea, upset tummy, jaw clinching! Not sure if it could be due to just the Fluvoxamine generic "Luvox" or the mix of Lamictal I take in the mornings? wich has some of the same side effects! My routine is to start off with my DE~Caff coffee tried 2 but didn't go very well, not very hungry? | I took my 1st dose last~night. I have read through the 3 pages of patients side~effects & comments! Very open as to the results. As many others I've tried MANY different meds.? I'm gonna stay positive & stick with it for a few months 2 give it a fair chance, as any improvement in my dis~orders is worth it? I am also taking Lamictal, Xanax, Hydroxyzine. I am going to do some more intense research on the interaction that may happen with the mix of all these meds! Some of the feed back has kinda scared me & some of it has given me hope! I'm praying & staying positive, until I get the full effect? I had 2 rate it to be able 2 post my comments so I rated it a 3? Of~course i can't rate it,I've only taken it once..."L.O.L..... If any1 has any good positive or major negative advise for me, please, do send me an E~mail.I have included it on my survey! Thanx :) | F | 33 | 1 days 50mg 1X D | 3/11/2011 | 4 | Anxiety and panic attacks | insomnia, loss of appetite | I have only begun taking luvox cr at 100 mg a day (at night) for three days. Suffered from chronic anxiety and constant fear for years without any medication. Doctor is doing a test trial for me for two weeks to see how I react to it and will then up the dosage. I do believe I have less anxiety, if any at all. I feel completely normal again. Truely satisfied and will continue taking it and get a higher dosage because I do believe it has helped me the past few days tremendously. I don't feel worried constantly anymore, just normal. I have had terrible trouble sleeping however I have only gotten a few hours of sleep in days. I feel tired but can't get myself to fall asleep. Also used to have a big appetite and now I have no desire to eat as much, basically forced myself to eat yesterday. I feel good though and this drug has helped me I believe. | F | 22 | 3 days 100 mg 1X D | 2/15/2011 | 4 | Depression | First few days I felt like dead weight, all my muscles were that relaxed and took everything to get out of bed in the mornings. My only side effect I'm having now is I have all this extra energy and can't keep my feet or hands still I have to be doing something all the time. I have lost 10 lbs so far. I have noticed after I take it in the evenings I get really hungry. So I make sure I take it either right after or right before I eat dinner. I had problems sleeping before I started taking this drug and have not noticed any difference in the sleeping pattern. | I love this drug, I have taken, Lexapro, savella, cymbalta, prozac and I don't have OCD I have severe depression along with severe body pain and this stuff has been a life saver for me. It has saved my marriage. | F | 43 | 3 months 150mg 1X D | 2/10/2011 | 3 | OCD | I had vivid and disturbing dreams, low sexual function, constipation, ear pain, dizziness, tingling in fingers, and apathy | I found luvox helped alot with the OCD, almost immediatly, but as I continued to take it the side effects increased and worsened. I finally called it quits when the ear pain wasn't occasional but constant. I'm hoping another ocd ssri drug will be as beneficial without all the side effects. | F | 53 | 2 months 100mg 1X D | 2/2/2011 | 5 | OCD | Insomnia; constipation; reduced libido; extra jittery after drinking coffee; jaw clenching at first when dose was increased from 50 to 100 mg. | Luvox has worked wonders for me by drastically reducing the obsessive worrying and despair. Really, it has been a remarkable change. | M | 34 | 3 months 100 mg 1X D | 1/14/2011 | 1 | OCD | Wow. This drug made me feel absolutely horrible. I took a pill last night. I tossed and turned all night and still have horrible dry mouth 24 hours later. My teeth hurt. Felt like I was having an anxiety attack all day long. I was nauseous, my face was flushing, and I felt like I was getting the flu...my muscles are tense and sore. And I can't stop gritting my teeth. Also was incredibly fatigued all day. | It is hard to believe one little pill could cause all these symptoms, but sure enough when I researched side effects of Luvox all my symptoms were listed...right down to the tooth aches. I'm not usually so sensitive to side effects but this particular medication did not agree with me. This definitely seems like one of those medications you would not want to stop suddenly for fear of extreme withdrawal. | F | 33 | 1 days 100 mg 1X D | 1/12/2011 |