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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LUVOX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | OCD & Generalized Anxiety | Heightened anxiety | Wondering how long I'll feel like sh!t before it starts working. | M | 55 | 7 days 50 1X day | 12/9/2022 | 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 | 4 | Anxitey, OCD, Depression | None that I can tell. | Seems to rock for Anxiety. Depression starting to come along. | M | 52 | 20 days 50 2X day | 2/15/2022 | 2 | Oppressive Depression, OCD | Repetitive negative thoughts, reduction of libido. | At first it seemed to not do to much, but then I slowly started focussing on random negative thoughts and I would think about it over and over again, often all day and into the next. Just this week I decided I could not go through that any longer and I cut the dose in half, I will go to a quarter on the weekend, then stop taking it completely. I also noticed a reduction in my libido, joint pain, dizziness, heart palps. | F | 50 | 8 months 50 MG 1X day | 4/16/2020 | 5 | OCD, intrusive thoughts | Insomnia | This drug changed my life. After completing 8 months of exposure and response prevention, I was still not exactly where I wanted to be. I have had intrusive thoughts and feelings of guilt throughout my entire life. After I started taking Luvox, the guilt finally disappeared. I still experience intrusive thoughts, but I have no reaction to them any longer. I could not imagine my life without with medication. | F | 27 | 6 months 50 mg | 4/5/2020 | 5 | OCD | Drowsiness, nausea, waking up at night, vivid dreams | Since the first dose, this medication chilled my thoughts out completely. It's like my ocd had built a dam that stopped my thoughts from flowing and luvox broke it down. I'm also experiencing a slight apathy. Not enough to keep me from getting things done, but enough to knock out my social anxiety. It feels good to not care so much about stuff I can't control. I feel very relaxed. | M | 32 | 4 days 50 MG | 7/4/2019 | 4 | OCD, Depression | Definitely fatigue first few months, maybe increased anxiety until I got right dosage (didn't need much for it to work - increasing dosage wasn't good idea so stuck around 35 mg a day or max 50). I think it increased nightmares. | I had to stay on it for a few months before it really kicked-in and for first time in my life I felt my anxiety and depression lift! I wanted to do things, go to school, engage with people. I got on the Dean's list for the first time on this drug, it helped me focus and I was no longer tormented by my OCD. | F | 24 | 2 years | 12/27/2018 | 1 | OCD, Anxiety, Fibromyalgia | Panic attacks, brain fog, difficulty breathing, heart palps, major increase in food cravings. | F | 40 | 3 days 25 1X day | 12/26/2017 | 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 | 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 | OCD, Depression, Anxiety | Just felt terrible after trialling this going straight from Celexa onto it. Low, hopeless mood and I swear my appetite increased - probably WOULD have gained weight if I'd stayed on it any longer than 3 days. | I do have bad OCD but depression where you feel like ending it all is probably more serious than the daily inconvenience of OCD. I am now happily back on Celexa (or Cipramil as we call it in Australia). Give it a go by all means, but get off if you are feeling really bad! | F | 49 | 3 days 50mg 1X day | 12/30/2016 | 3 | Major depression, ocd, anxiety, pts | Initially weeks of sleeplessness. That passed. But now significant weight gain of 19 pounds. | F | 55 | 4 months 300 mg dai | 9/12/2016 | 3 | OCD/ Compulsive Skin Picking | Weight Gain | Gained 14 pounds in 8 weeks, but it makes the physical tension I feel from my OCD go away so it's worth it. Missed one dose by maybe 17 hours though and I had a mental breakdown and self harmed, very rare for me. I'm also in the process of life changes, so it might not even be from Luvox. Like any drug it'll work different but so far this is my 5th medication and it's actually working. | F | 23 | 3 months 200 mg | 5/26/2016 | 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 | 4 | Anxiety, depression and OCD. ALL SE | Dizziness | Lifesaver and i just started this drug. | F | 38 | 1 weeks | 5/16/2016 | 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 | 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 Patient History | 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 | 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 |
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. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA) FDA Approval Date: 1994-12-05