LUVOX Reviews (FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE)

Average Rating: 3.2 (319 Ratings)

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LUVOX  (FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE):  Fluvoxamine is used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It helps decrease persistent/unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and urges to perform repeated tasks (compulsions such as hand-washing, counting, checking) that interfere with daily living. Fluvoxamine is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). This medication works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (serotonin) in the brain.   FDA Approval Date: 1994-12-05 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Ocd/depression Severe allergy,bruising,bone fractures,adenoids due to dry mouth,sinus,nerve pain,cognitive impairment,sleeplessness after stopping,withdrawl,stomach ailments,headaches Terrible medication,will make you life hell dont ever take it for mare than 1 month otherwise several life threatening diseases will occur which you can't ignore even if you want.the dry mouth it causes by acting on nerves will give you adenoids. I tried doing suicide myself by eating poison but it was vomittes,you will experience serious muscle weakness and it takes away real happiness from your life.when suffering from withdrawl i would remember that before taking this i was so happy which was real happiness.Never take this devil's liquid i would remember and cry what was joy in my life before taking it cant even imagine condition of those who take it for long its not leaving my mind even after8 months now i am 17 and a half and couldnt study for this time please i request never to take these shitty medications live a natural life and dont disrespect the natural biochemistry of your body otherwise u will suffer M 16 3 months
5/23/2016
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 4  Anxiety, depression and OCD. ALL SE Dizziness Lifesaver and i just started this drug. F 38 1 weeks
5/16/2016
 4  Anxiety disorder Drowsiness, it's recommended to have it at night just before you go to sleep. Sometimes headaches but just mild headaches and mild dizziness. So far, it works on me. No terrible side effects.According to my doctor I need to take it for 6 months. I have improved a lot. I can walk in public now and I can survive in crowded places. But then again, different people might have different reactions to this drug. If you are very sensitive to medicine, like me, my doctor advised me to take half of it (for my case insted of 30 mg, I took 15 mg) then after a week or two, you can take 30 mg. F 24 2 months
30 mg
4/11/2016
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 5   M 25 1 days
250
3/22/2016
 1  OCD and Anxiety Terrible stomach ache, felt like someone blew my stomach up with gas. constant full-feeling, threw up a couple of times, nausea, diarrhea, weird spinning feeling in head, increased heart rate temporarily, chills, lack of focus Was on Effexor 225 plus propranolol for severe anxiety and some mild depression, put on Luvox for more of OCD thoughts during test taking which coincided with my anxiety. Doctor thought this pill would be perfect for me but instead ruined me. I don't want to say this pill won't work for anyone because I'm sure there are success stories with it, my body just so happens not to like it! M 17 2 days
1X day
3/20/2016
 4  Ocd Libido decreased greatly. Weight increased.insomnia.deppresion M 21 2 years
100 mg
11/27/2015
 2  Anxiety Only side effect I had was having zero motivation to do anything, couldn't be bothered etc. Most certainly not for me due to this, probably more suited for people with some bad OCD. M 22 3 weeks
100 1X day
10/24/2015
 5  OCD, Anxiety, Depression, Panic Today, bruxism and, as a consequence of it, sensible teeth. I have to sleep with a "teeth case" to stop the bruxism. But I think it is not because of the medicine, I think it is because of my condition. Wonderfull medicine for OCD. If you are very out of your mind, wait, at least, 6 months. Don't worry about the initial symptoms. Most of them are because of our conditions. If you give this medicine to someone that does not have any condition, that person, probably, will not feel any colateral effect (my brother is an example of that). The best thing of it is that it affects almost nothing the libido. In my case, it increased. Because I was with a lot of obsessions thoughts about sex in general. I was hypochondriac about being affect by some disease in a relationship.. I'm still increasing the dosage until I find the best for me. I will wait more to see if 125mg is the perfect dosage for my case. M 28 8 months
75n/50d 2X day
7/5/2015
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 5  OCD, Generalized Anxiety Severe anxiety and constant panic attacks initially while the drug was beginning to work, then non really except loss of libido and occasional tiredness Luvox has been a godsend for me. I have tried many other antidepressants but none have compared to Luvox. Luvox has been the only drug (and trust me, I've tried many - antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, etc.) that I can say has really been beneficial in treating my OCD. I would often get stuck in rituals that would take up hours of time and cause a great deal of distress, but since being on a high dose of Luvox I have been able to better manage how much time these rituals take, how much anxiety they cause, and the frequency. I've also found that I've had a more "appropriate" response to things that would normally set me off, probably due to my lower generalized anxiety level. My OCD was severe before Luvox, interfering with driving, leaving the house, typing, and even sleeping for a reasonable amount of time. Luvox has given me more control over my OCD symptoms and I'm able to calm myself down easier. The only thing I don't like , is that the depression seems more prominent, even though I'm on 300mg of an SSRI. This could be because the depression is "unmasked" - I've opened up so much of my time where I would normally be doing rituals and have in fact found that these rituals have prevented me from becoming active and developing friendships, etc. Other medicines I would dread taking because of side effects, but with Luvox its like taking a pill that only works for OCD. It's nice to have something that works, helps, even if it doesn't wo M 17 2 years
300MG 1X day
6/13/2015
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 5  Depression anxiety OCD No side effects This medicine has worked wonders for me. I feel more like myself than ever before. M 42 3 days
150
6/9/2015
 1  OCD, Anxiety Panic attacks, Extreme OCD, Fixation on specific thoughts or objects, Extreme blurry vision At first it worked wonders for me. Helped my OCD greatly. I was finally not afraid to shower, I don't have a water phobia or anything but the way water felt on my skin was always gross like a creepy crawly sensation. I hated getting wet and feared my overly annoying OCD shower routine anyway. So that went away with this med and so did the need to repeat actions 3 times or have labels facing a certain way but my 100% perfect vision went to being so blurry I could not read a street sign 10 feet away from me. I felt high, floaty, spacey, like I was in a daze. Then things returned to normal, vision returned, no more high feeling but I started getting 3-8 day long panic attacks every time I took this. I would literally sit in my bed for 3 days straight repeating a thought over and over like one line of a song would be stuck on repeat like a broken record to the point I was catatonic, could not answer people's questions, It would take me five minutes to say "uh...uh...are....are.....weeeeee.....uh.......going to........walmart?" I checked myself into the psych ward for 5 days over this crap. F 29 3 years
100mg 1X day
5/6/2015
 4  Anxiety and depression Weird smells, nausea, weight loss, heavy periods, tiredness, anxiety in morning when waking up. Side effects took months to disappear but then I felt so great I wanted to go off it. Bad idea. Looks like I need to stay on it a bit longer. F 40 4 years
100 mg
4/14/2015
 5  Social anxiety, OCD, bipolar depres As a result of taking Luvox, I have some pretty strange dreams. I also have night sweats. The most bothersome side effect is an almost complete loss of libido. like others have said, I can sleep for almost 20 hours straight. I don't know how much of that is medication-related or overwork-related though. I will add that the withdrawals are almost immediate if I don't take my dose within 24 hours, and they are almost intolerable. This drug is a lifesaver! It makes all the side effects worth it. I used to be unable to leave my house due to social anxiety, live with chronic suicidal thoughts, spend hours picking at my skin, and have paranoid delusions related to bipolar disorder. I can deal with night sweats and loss of libido, but I can't deal with the aforementioned symptoms. F 34 9 years
100mg
3/9/2015
 4  OCD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Apathy, Depressed Mood, Lost of Interest, Fatigue (Severe at times - have to take a nap everyday around 2-3pm) I've tried just about every SSRI, antipsychotic (atypical and typical), mood stabilizer (anticonvulsants), SNRI and other type of drug to treat my OCD. My level of generalized anxiety is so high and I spend most days locked in compulsions. I was pessimistic about Luvox (knowing that it's an SSRI - which have never TOUCHED my anxiety even at above recommended max doses) but I must say I'm impressed. Going up on it until you get to the dose you want to get at is living hell (almost a constant panic attack around the clock, nausea, etc.) but once you're there your anxiety level drops like a rock. I still have a ridiculous amount of anxiety and OCD but at least I can somewhat sort-of painfully function of Luvox. The combination of this and Vyvanse is what is getting me through high school. I have noticed since taking Luvox I've been depressed, just "sad" about where I am in life and my future and its kind of depressing. I cry sometimes. At least I can function. Im worried though because it being just an SSRI means it can "poop out" at any time. I think thats already happening - my compulsions are becoming more intense. Maybe this is just the "new normal". P.S. My first psychiatrist had me on Xanax 3 times a day, just to give you an idea of how bad my anxiety was. It helped, but come on 3 times a day and I'll buildup a tolerance in no time. M 17 1 years
125 2X day
2/20/2015
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 4  OCD Increased sweating, very hard to reach orgasm, heavy period, easily bruised, tiredness- could sleep 13 hrs and not wake up. I am on 40mg of adderall and could still take it and fall asleep. It does help my obsessive thoughts, Anxiety and skin picking. So far the most normal I have felt. The sexual side effects suck though F 29 9 months
150mg
1/27/2015
 5  OCD (Multiple Subsets) Honestly, none that I notice. Sexual side effects in beginning, but they cleared within 3 weeks. Was sleepy during day so switched to night dosing and this helped greatly. I take whole dose at once. This has been amazing in helping with the OCD symptoms. I never knew what it felt like to be 'normal' until this was introduced to me. M 31 2 months
200MG
1/12/2015
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 4  OCD I was put on this to deal with obsessive worrying and obsessing that was ruining my life. My niece had just started taking it and I asked for it . At first I was taking it at night and it gave me wild dreams. I switched to morning and the nightmares stopped. Started working on my obsessing within 2 weeks. It's been amazing. I'm bipolar and it didn't make me manic which is good. Only complaint is I think I'm a little "eh" about everything. I am not worrying all the time but I almost seem to not care about anything that much. I'm not depressed.... Just sort of "there". F 38 1 months
50
12/15/2014
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 1  OCD and Depression Frequent suicidal thoughts, worsening of depression, anger, irritability, uncontrollable fits of rage, anxiety. But my OCD totally went away. This drug is dangerous. I went from having OCD and some depression to having crippling anxiety, uncontrollable fits of rage, frequent (3-4 times a week) serious thoughts of suicide. My doctor added CLONAZEPAM 0.5MG TABLETS to help control the anger and rage but it only took the edge off. My OCD went from a 9 to a 0 on a scale of 1-10 but it wasn't worth it. Finally, after 9 months of being completely out of control, my doctor suggested I have a mood disorder, like bi-polar disorder. Now I know that's not true so I suggested he take me off these evil pills immediately. I have been tapering off these pills for 1 month so far and have been sick the entire time. Moods are better, but tapering off as my doctor instructed has led to vomiting, nausea, brain zaps, dizziness, depression, uncontrollable crying, fatigue, hallucinations, and more (but less frequent) rages. I'm finally completely off of both prescriptions now and am back to having only slight OCD (about a 1.5 on a scale of 1-10). My stomach is still iffy and I still cry easily. I wish I'd never heard of this medication. I have also lost all faith in my doctor and won't be seeing him again. This has been the worst experience of my life and I no longer trust SSRI's. Shame on the manufacturers who've given this to us. F 40 9 months
200mg 1X day
11/15/2014
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 3  depression ocd Fatigue, but as I stopped lamictal, i dont konw whether it comes from luvox or from lamictal withrawal M 37 1 days
100
11/8/2014
 3  Depression Panic Anxiety This is one SSRi that did upset my digestive system. Watch out for loose stools and be careful when you expel any gas. I had a bad experience at a friends house and had to clean up in the bathroom. Seemed to be very, very strong for serotonin. Made me feel manic at times like I just couldn't stop shopping and spending money. Eventually I went back to Prozac which I find to be gentler on my system. M 50 3 months
50 MG 1X day
9/30/2014

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