LUVOX Reviews (FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE)Average Rating: 3.2 (319 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LUVOX with similar:
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| 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 | 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 and anxiety | Only noticeable side effect so far is very slight headache on rare occasion. | I have been taking Luvox (up to 100mg now) for almost 3 weeks and I am very happy with the results so far. My anxiety has lessened to a manageable level, my libido is back to normal, and I am feeling hopeful and motivated again. I was taking Pristiq previously and my symptoms became so severe that I was suicidal and had to be hospitalized. Different meds work for different people... don't get discouraged, keep trying till you find the right one (or combination). | M | 37 | 3 weeks | 12/23/2009 | 4 | OCD, Generalised Anxiety | None | My 8 year old daughter has been prescribed Luvox by psychiatrist. She has 50mg at bed time but we about to increase dosage to 100mg. Sleeps throughout the night (first time ever)and has 'lovely dreams'. Definitely less anxious and less obsessive. Stopped pulling out her hair. Generally getting on better with everyone at home. BUT she has become quite destructive. Started doing things like cutting up my bed linen and her clothes, drawing on furniture with kokhis. This is not normal behaviour for an 8 year old. Could Luvox be having this effect ? She is not a naughty child just extremely anxious and obsessive. Anyone had a similar experience or any ideas ? | F | 8 | 3 weeks | 12/3/2009 | 3 | Severe OCD | Extreme weight loss, no appetite, itchy, insomnia, frustration, and at times confusion | I’m trying to stay positive because my doctor says Luvox is the best for OCD, but I’m starting to feel like it’s not going to help me | F | 41 | 3 weeks 50-200mg | 12/4/2017 | 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 day | 8/8/2011 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 | Complex PTSD, OCD, Depression, Anxiety | At first I thought I was going to like it, bc the first few days I felt sedated, thus making me feel as though it was helping with my anxiety. But, after 3 weeks all it has done has increased my appetite causing weight gain. I feel "empty inside" or a feeling of hopelessness. I'm not finding any laughter or happiness in things that I did prior to beginning this medicine. I've not been able to leave my house bc my social anxiety feels 1000xs more intense. I explained it this way to a friend: if I had an "off switch" it feels as though someone flipped it. I keep yawning and having long blank stares into space. Also, zero sex drive! And, I had a very healthy sex drive prior to this medicine. I will have to talk with my Psych to try something else. This is making me worse I do believe. | F | 50 | 3 weeks 50mg 1X day | 3/26/2022 | 1 | Panic Disorder | Was fine on starting dose of 25mgs for four days. Went up to 50mgs thereafter and had insane panic attacks way worse than before up to 8 a day. Absolutely terrifying. Ended up in the emergency room. Got told this was a normal reaction. After two weeks of pure hell I am now tapering off this drug from hell!!!!!! Thank god for valium as it was the only thing that saved me during this time. Couldnt work. Couldnt get out of bed. Destroys lives. Stay away from it!! | In the bin it goes! | F | 32 | 3 weeks 50mg | 11/1/2016 | 1 | OCD/ depression | Even though i took it at night, i experienced nauseua and upset stomach every morning, no appetite at all and worsening depression. | F | 28 | 3 weeks | 8/23/2017 | 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 | 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 day | 2/12/2012 | 1 | depression, anxiety | loss of reality and sense of self, anxiety, agitation, restlessness, lack of focus, weepy, metallic taste in mouth, dulled sense of taste, vivid dreams, insomnia, tingling in extremities | i've never felt like such a mess! my doctor prescribed this because my daughter was doing very well on it (OCD, mood stabilization) but my experience was has been completely different. i began to feel strange at about 150mg, but really started to struggle when dosage was upped to 250mg. lost my sense of reality and no longer feel like myself, literally. everything seems so unfamiliar and surreal. its scaring me. called my doctor immediately to work out a different plan but i was advised not to discontinue cold turkey due to possibility of withdrawal symptoms, so no choice but to tough it out - currently in the process of weaning myself off. hurry, hurry, hurry! can't wait to be rid of this stuff. | F | 41 | 3 weeks 250 mg 1X day | 9/3/2010 | 3 | Depression, anxiety, and OCD. | Luvox CR, 150 mg at bedtime. Zero libido. Zero ability to climax. Greatly reduced appetite, but in my case is a GOOD thing. My mind is cloudy, my memory is like that of an 80 year old, and I have a hard time with word retrieval. VERY sedating. If given the chance, I would sleep all day. Some diarrhea and stomach upset in the beginning, but not a problem anymore. | Depression symptoms are not as unbearable as before, but this is no "happy pill", it simply allows me to function without falling apart. I'm not angry all the time. Anxiety is greatly relieved. I haven't needed Xanax in weeks. The hair pulling aspect of my OCD is still present, but the obsessive and intrusive thoughts are controllable. Not a perfect med, but at least I don't want to die anymore. Stay away from caffeine while on this med. Google it if you don't believe me. | F | 35 | 4 weeks | 2/1/2010 | 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 | 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 | 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 day | 6/16/2011 | 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 |