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 |
| 2 | OCD/Gad | some drowsiness, mostly early in the day, but other than that this drug was well tolerated | drug was ok for obsessions but didnt do much or anything for general anxiety or worries. was on 200 mg and coming off the drug was not fun, severe flu like symptoms, headaches, lethargy, dizziness, short term memory and impaired concentration. Would not reccomend this drug for generalized anxiety but i heard it is better ocd | M | 27 | 8 years | 3/22/2008 | 1 | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Apathy, anger, impotence, suicidal depression;suicidal thoughts | Loss of interest in things I used to enjoy, near impossible to read books anymore, confusion, NO theraputic effect on OCD symptoms. Will ask Psychopharmacologist to be taken off of Luvox. | M | 45 | 10 years | 3/16/2008 | 4 | Anxiety - Panic attacks | Nightmares, Sweating during sleep, weight gain, feeling tired. | My anxiety is now manageable. I started on 25mg and now taking 50mg. I still am anxious but i can manage now. I am also having cognative therepy which also helps alot. | F | 34 | 6 months | 3/13/2008 | 3 | Obsessions and depression. | (Doesn't mix well with caffeine!), delayed orgasm, strange odour in pee, bubbling bowels, feeling miserable, anxiety, little body pains, faster heartbeat, feeling my heart in my bowels, sedation, hearing music in my head all the time, toilet dreams, toothache getting worse at first | I take fluvoxamine generic - we don't even have Luvox here in Holland. Titrated slowly (in steps of 25mg/5 days) up to 150mg. Up till 100mg the drug didn't do much good for me: I felt miserable a lot of the time. When I arrived at 125, the anti-depressive effect kicked in. I now take 75mg 9AM and 9PM. I feel chemically well, but I'm not happy. Fluvoxamine doesn't seem to be very activating. Stimulates dull pleasure-seeking in my case. Any anti-obsessive effect isn't very impressive. I'm considering switching to clomipramine. | M | 32 | 2 months | 3/9/2008 | 1 | Depression & anxiety | Loose, paste-like stool caused a big mess every time I went to the toilet to do a number two. Severe flatulence caused embarrassment and sadness during class, on the bus, at the gym, etc, etc. Profuse sweating caused further embarrassment. Heavy mental fog and feeling of sedation affected study. Furthermore, bizarre and violent thoughts and dreams worried me a great deal. | Horrendous side effects greatly outweighed any benefits gained from Luvox, a drug which had the least side-effects for me after trying several others. Now I am totally disenchanted with modern, scientifically unproven brain tampering drugs. Since ceasing any type of drug I have found CBT, exercise and addressing the root-cause of my problems more effective treatments, without the long-term risks and short-term side-effects of a flippantly prescribed, potentially dangerous pill. | M | 30 | 3 years | 1/30/2008 | 5 | OCD | Night sweats(legs), calf pain, IBS problems | I take 300 mgs daily, have for at 4 years. Any side effect is worth not having very few OCD symptoms. If I do have any obsessions I am able to move on without using my old rituals. I always had a few tics before Luvox, but now they are a little more frequent. | M | 34 | 4 years | 1/21/2008 | 3 | Depression, Anxiety | Inability to sleep. I was getting really restless and I kept falling in and out of sleep all the way through the night. Very intense and undesirable dreams. A little anxious when I wake up because of the dreams. Reduced sex drive, difficulty in climaxing | I quit for two days to see if the meds where what made me feel better, and it was. I felt depressed again without fluvoxamine. Helps a bit with dissociative disorders (de-realization, depersonalization), paranoia and obsessive thoughts. | M | 19 | 7 days | 1/19/2008 | 5 | Depression (later Anxiety) | The lower the dose, the clearer are my thoughts and memory better. Lower sex drive, possibly dry mouth. Slight dizziness if I put my head way back or moving it quickly. Last 2 years, nights of finding it hard to go to bed or falling asleep some nights. | When I started on Luvox on 100mg, I was quite depressed. It took a bit for it to help numb and make things roll of my back at first. After a while, it did a great job in helping me cope without the strong reactions of anxiety or depression. Counselling also helps with depression. In the last 4-5 years, it enabled more to roll off my back so I don't get as upset with frustrations, or the oc side of me get so anxious and nervous over things. I've tried to get off the medication 3 times but found after about 3 weeks that the anxiety starts to come back and this year, felt overwhelmed with some things without it. So I'm glad to have a medication that takes the edge off, so that I can lead a much more positive, enthusiastic, happier life. | F | 51 | 7 years | 1/6/2008 | 1 | ocd | Naseau, headache, dizzy, insomnia | This drug evidently works well for some people but was a terrible experience for me. | F | 55 | 5 days | 12/29/2007 | 3 | anxiety, obsessive thoughts,worry | At first it worked GREAT then i feel nothing, i still worry and have obsessive thoughts, I tried 100mg once a day and i was a zombie, I have twin boys that are 4 and i can't be a zombie. I was lowered to 50mg once a day but my liver has been elevated, which scares me. | F | 35 | 4 months | 11/16/2007 | 4 | Anxiety and Depression | Loss of sexual drive ,inability to reach climax,jaw clenching,teeth grinding,knee and muscle tension,loss of appetite,extream insomnia,constipation,dry mouth,jittery mood,dull headache,bruising easier,delayed word retrievel,and night sweats. | seemed to greatly improve my overall mood and anger issues,anxiety has not improved greatly but can get up in the morning after not sleeping all night and get my kids to school(although a little scattered for first hour or two) | F | 25 | 8 days | 11/15/2007 | 4 | Depression | Since taking it, only 4 days now, I have had a constant feeling of being unwell in my stomach. Almost as if I am going to be ill, but have not thrown up as yet. Sex drive has always been so so, but there is no issues with ejaculation. Takes me a while to perhaps get an erection and they are not as hard as they once where. I am not sure if it is working as in helping me feel less depressed. I have always been up and down in that way. I will report back later to see if it has affected me in any other ways or if it is working to help with the depression. | As I mentioned, it has not started to work on the depressive thoughts I was having, are having. I am only on 50mg at the moment. | M | 34 | 5 days | 11/13/2007 | 5 | Anxiety/Depression | HEAVY sweating, weight gain, decrease in sex drive and like most of the men here delay in orgasm, slight increase in BP but manageable with exercise, overall side effects were minimal and didnt impact my daily life. | I found it worked really quickly for me, started on 50mg and progressed to 100mg within 1 month. I had very minimal side effects, the main issue was sweating...alot! Pretty much straight away I noticed I could focus on things for longer periods of time without my thoughts running away, I didnt worry about things as much. I was able to 'feel' things again and wasnt emotionally numb as in the past. I began to enjoy life again. This medication has enabled me to live again, to not have to worry about things that I have no control over, to have enjoyment and to be empowered to take control of my life again. Its been an interesting journey,this medication as well as a lot of help from professionals has helped heaps! I am in my 'weening' process at the moment...the transition has been problem free so far. thanks for reading. | M | 28 | 19 months | 11/7/2007 | 5 | Depression, Anxiety/Obses. thoughts | Little delay in orgasms, Dry skin (not know if this is linked to luvox), Sun sensitivity, some stomach problems maybe. | I am using Fluvoxamine generic for many years now in different dosages. After my last big crash i upped it again from only 25 mg to 150 mg. It still works. Tried other medications over the year but this feels the least "drugish". Also no major sexual dysfunction on it! Btw. too bad not many people include there dosage! Maybe the webmaster can make a field for that too! | M | 31 | 4 years | 10/11/2007 | 5 | OCD, depression | slight delayed ejaculation, mnor headahce occasionallyu\ | a savior | M | 31 | 2 months | 9/17/2007 | 4 | depression, anxiety | dry mouth, delayed orgasm, insomnia with alcohol, urge to nap | when i started taking this medication I continued to drink alcohol despite the warning not to; this resulted in insomnia. Once i stopped drinking alcohol, i no longer had insomnia. this is the first anti-depressant I've taken. It takes away some of the angry feelings that I have had. | M | 34 | 4 months | 9/13/2007 | 4 | OCD, Depression | Tired, detached, stomach cramps. | I'm switching from Effexor to Luvox. My doctor informed me that it would help me to sleep. And he's right. I sleep through-out the night now, and my dreams are normal, not nightmarish. I switched to hopefully find something to help with my minor OCD rituals. After 10 days, and not performing as many rituals. I'm hoping the side effects go away with time. So far so good. If anyone wants to talk about Luvox and OCD, feel free to send me an email. | M | 46 | 10 days | 9/6/2007 | 4 | OCD, Depression | Significant loss in sex drive, vivid dreams (mostly of my worst fear, losing my husband), night sweats, constipation, bruxism, jaw clenching, somewhat lethargic at times, mild muscle pain | Very effective drug in reducing my obsession with cleaning the house!!! Sometimes wonder if I will EVER get off this SUPER expensive drug. Husband ownes a company so we have crappy insurance. For those of you who are not aware, in East Texas, a month supply of Fluvoxamine(Luvox) is $180.00...(300mg daily). | F | 21 | 2 days | 8/30/2007 | 4 | OCD-Depression | Extremely tired and drowsy first few weeks, then subsided somewhat. More vivid dreams, would not call them nightmares though. Slight decrease in libido. I am a avid runner and I felt extrememly weak and unable to complete my runs the first few weeks on this med. Slight constipation as well, but this is subsiding | My obsesive thoughts have diminished a great deal. I feel more grounded and focused and CALMER | M | 43 | 21 days | 8/30/2007 | 1 | anxiety+panic attacks | insomnia, twiches and muscle spasms, hallucinations | I took 150 mg a day, it didn't work for me. The spasms where terrible especially at night. I'm now back at 25 mg a day: i still have twitches, have sleeping problems and have hallucinations (also at night seconds after i wake up) once in a while. Next week i will quit the medicin all together; i hope all side effects will disappear! | F | 40 | 3 months | 8/23/2007 |