LUVOX Reviews (FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE)Average Rating: 3.2 (319 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LUVOX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LUVOX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 4/10/2012 | 4 | OCD | Difficult to reach climax during intercourse. | Appears to work for my OCD. | M | 59 | 3 years 50 1X day | 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 day | 2/28/2012 |