LUVOX Reviews (FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE)Average Rating: 3.2 (319 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LUVOX with similar:
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| 1 | depression-mild OCD | nausea, sweating, panic attacks, restlessness in legs, poor appetite, EXTREME LETHARGY, headache, quiet, depressed, | I have only been on this medication for 3 weeks and my depression and anxiety has tripled in those 3 weeks. I have not wanted to do anything, go anywhere or see anyone. Suicidal thoughts began to occur after taking this medication. I cannot stop crying and I felt like I had no reason to live. I am slowly coming off the luvox....currently at only 100mg 1x a day.....I am hoping my doctor will shorten the time for me to come off of this drug. I would not recommend this drug to anyone, I have never experienced as much depression and anxiety in my life until going on this medication. I stayed in bed for 3 days straight and only got out of bed to go to work. I lost all motivation to do anything and I had no reason to live. Please be careful with this drug.....luckily I have a great family that noticed my change in behavior quicker than myself. | F | 28 | 5 days 200 1X day | 4/13/2011 | 1 | OCD | The constant abdominal pain is unbearable. Gas, diarrhea, rectal bleeding. No motivation to do anything. I feel confused all the time. No energy. | This medication has helped a little with the OCD. But has made me feel more depressed than before. I don't want to be around people. I haven't left my house for 10 days now. I will leave today to see the psychiatrist, so I can get off this medication. My stomach hurts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 34 | 30 days 100MG 1X day | 3/31/2011 | 5 | Chronic OCD | Young age aggression. Mild insomnia. | I started taking Luvox when I was 7 because I used to obsessively count my steps between stopping, pull my hair out and I also used to brush my hair 50 strokes with one brush in the morning and 50 strokes with my comb before bed. Once I started on this, I used to get a little aggressive with my older sister but when I reached about 9, I started to calm down. Luvox continued to help me throughout puberty, although we expected things to get worse because of the hormones, but all was well. When I was 11, I started to come off Luvox, gradually, so as not to face withdrawal symptoms. There weren't any withdrawal symptoms. By the time I was 13, I was off Luvox entirely, but my I started to feel stressed out and became a little depressed. I also became socially awkward and spent all of my free time online, because it felt better to be roleplaying as a mystical creature, rather than stressed out me. I preferred my online pets to my real friends and I stopped wanting to go out. My OCD returned. I got back on Luvox and now I'm better again. :) | F | 15 | 8 years 150 MG 1X day | 3/14/2011 | 3 | OCD~Bi-polar~Anxiety~Depression | I noticed just from my 1st dose last night, i've woken with nausea, upset tummy, jaw clinching! Not sure if it could be due to just the Fluvoxamine generic "Luvox" or the mix of Lamictal I take in the mornings? wich has some of the same side effects! My routine is to start off with my DE~Caff coffee tried 2 but didn't go very well, not very hungry? | I took my 1st dose last~night. I have read through the 3 pages of patients side~effects & comments! Very open as to the results. As many others I've tried MANY different meds.? I'm gonna stay positive & stick with it for a few months 2 give it a fair chance, as any improvement in my dis~orders is worth it? I am also taking Lamictal, Xanax, Hydroxyzine. I am going to do some more intense research on the interaction that may happen with the mix of all these meds! Some of the feed back has kinda scared me & some of it has given me hope! I'm praying & staying positive, until I get the full effect? I had 2 rate it to be able 2 post my comments so I rated it a 3? Of~course i can't rate it,I've only taken it once..."L.O.L..... If any1 has any good positive or major negative advise for me, please, do send me an E~mail.I have included it on my survey! Thanx :) | F | 33 | 1 days 50mg 1X day | 3/11/2011 | 4 | Anxiety and panic attacks | insomnia, loss of appetite | I have only begun taking luvox cr at 100 mg a day (at night) for three days. Suffered from chronic anxiety and constant fear for years without any medication. Doctor is doing a test trial for me for two weeks to see how I react to it and will then up the dosage. I do believe I have less anxiety, if any at all. I feel completely normal again. Truely satisfied and will continue taking it and get a higher dosage because I do believe it has helped me the past few days tremendously. I don't feel worried constantly anymore, just normal. I have had terrible trouble sleeping however I have only gotten a few hours of sleep in days. I feel tired but can't get myself to fall asleep. Also used to have a big appetite and now I have no desire to eat as much, basically forced myself to eat yesterday. I feel good though and this drug has helped me I believe. | F | 22 | 3 days 100 mg 1X day | 2/15/2011 | 4 | Depression | First few days I felt like dead weight, all my muscles were that relaxed and took everything to get out of bed in the mornings. My only side effect I'm having now is I have all this extra energy and can't keep my feet or hands still I have to be doing something all the time. I have lost 10 lbs so far. I have noticed after I take it in the evenings I get really hungry. So I make sure I take it either right after or right before I eat dinner. I had problems sleeping before I started taking this drug and have not noticed any difference in the sleeping pattern. | I love this drug, I have taken, Lexapro, savella, cymbalta, prozac and I don't have OCD I have severe depression along with severe body pain and this stuff has been a life saver for me. It has saved my marriage. | F | 43 | 3 months 150mg 1X day | 2/10/2011 | 3 | OCD | I had vivid and disturbing dreams, low sexual function, constipation, ear pain, dizziness, tingling in fingers, and apathy | I found luvox helped alot with the OCD, almost immediatly, but as I continued to take it the side effects increased and worsened. I finally called it quits when the ear pain wasn't occasional but constant. I'm hoping another ocd ssri drug will be as beneficial without all the side effects. | F | 53 | 2 months 100mg 1X day | 2/2/2011 | 5 | OCD | Insomnia; constipation; reduced libido; extra jittery after drinking coffee; jaw clenching at first when dose was increased from 50 to 100 mg. | Luvox has worked wonders for me by drastically reducing the obsessive worrying and despair. Really, it has been a remarkable change. | M | 34 | 3 months 100 mg 1X day | 1/14/2011 | 1 | OCD | Wow. This drug made me feel absolutely horrible. I took a pill last night. I tossed and turned all night and still have horrible dry mouth 24 hours later. My teeth hurt. Felt like I was having an anxiety attack all day long. I was nauseous, my face was flushing, and I felt like I was getting the flu...my muscles are tense and sore. And I can't stop gritting my teeth. Also was incredibly fatigued all day. | It is hard to believe one little pill could cause all these symptoms, but sure enough when I researched side effects of Luvox all my symptoms were listed...right down to the tooth aches. I'm not usually so sensitive to side effects but this particular medication did not agree with me. This definitely seems like one of those medications you would not want to stop suddenly for fear of extreme withdrawal. | F | 33 | 1 days 100 mg 1X day | 1/12/2011 | 1 | OCD | Took doses ranging from 25 mg to about 250 mg. the initial side effects included feelings of sexual agression, which subsided within a few weeks. Absolutely horrendous physical side effects throughout my middle and high school years. SEVERE fatigue, insane headaches, and sugar issues/extreme hunger. | I don't what else to say - its a nightmare drug. . initially it alleviated my OCD symptoms but I think there could have been something better. . .something natural . . .I was on a high dose as a 12 and 13 year old but as time went on I became more fatigued. . . .started to decreases because no one can get through high school having to sleep 12 hours a night . . the fatigue decreased as I decreased the dosage. | M | 17 | 6 years 25-250mg 2X day | 1/10/2011 | 4 | Social Anxiety / Panic Attacks | First day was one of the worst experiences ever: panic, insomnia, depression. Took a klonopin and finally fell asleep. Since then, the last 7 days I have felt amazing. No anxiety. And an added bonus is I've lost a pound a day (I'm only a 160lb guy) and am almost at my ideal weight, which was previously hard to attain. I'm just nit hungry and when I do rarely eat, I can't finish a meal. It's great! Lol. Worst side effect is difficulty in orgasm, which I'm used to b/c I've tried just about every SSRI. I offset this a bit by taking 5mg adderral. I also have .5 mg klonopin prescribed if I ever feel anxious but for the most part it's not necessary. | M | 32 | 8 days 100mg 1X day | 11/25/2010 | 1 | Depression, GAD | Titrated reduction over 5 weeks from 75mg down to complete cessation 9 days ago. Admitted to accident and emergency with unsteady gate (was lucky to make it to hospital in time as i could no longer support myself standing, nastergens (eyes shuddering side to side), blacked out - woke up in resusc! jitteriness, loss of co-ordination, loss of concentration. | I followed Psychiatrists advice to stop taking this medication. He advised to reduce over 4 weeks though i reduced over 5 weeks. 9 days after completely stopping i ended up in hospital with the experience listed to the left. HAD I KNOWN THIS I WOULD NEVER HAVE STARTED TAKING LUVOX!! i have now been placed back onto this medication as i have an overactive receptor that requires an even longer titrated reduction. First thought of going back on this was "No way!" though the Dr explained i would need to start taking this again (12.5mg) along with valium 5-20mg as needed to try and control any withdrawal syndrome and prevent any re-admittance to hospital. Am now 2 days back in to taking the medication and cannot sleep. I just want this all to stop! Its going to be a couple of months to completely stop taking luvox | M | 27 | 6 months 75 1X day | 10/13/2010 | 4 | Anxiety Ocd tendencies | Dry mouth, drowsiness, sleeping a lot, decreased sex drive, weight gain. | This helps stop the obsessive thoughts that are the onset of my panic attacks. I previously took Lamictal for about 2 years and this makes me more drowsy but has almost stopped the panic attacks altogether. I also take Trileptal which has helped with my tremors. Luvox also makes me extremely drowsy which was a severe problem, as i am a college student who has work/ school more than 60 hours per week. My Dr put me on ADHD medicine which helped me stay focused in school and offset the drowsiness for the most part. Otherwise the drowsiness is worth feeling like you'll be able to feel normal for the rest of your life :) | F | 22 | 2 years 150 mg 1X day | 10/12/2010 | 4 | Panic Disorder and OCD | Did Work for me, No Panic Attacks or Obsessive thinking in years. But there are definite side effects, worth it though compared to the pain of an acute anxiety attack. Im very sleepy, need 10 to 11 hours before feel refreshed. No recall of dreams and not alot of energy during the day. | M | 29 | 12 years 100MG 1X day | 10/9/2010 | 5 | Anxiety, Panic Attacks | Loss of libido (MUCH less of a drop than any other SSRI - e.g. My Libido is almost normal). Drowsiness, Constipation, Weight Gain, Occasionally strange dreams and hallucinations if I wake up too early. | I've tried the following before Luvox: Effexor, Celexa, Zoloft, Lexapro, Wellbutrin, Palamar, Trazodone, Buspar, Remeron and probably a few others I can't remember. This is by far the best medicine for me. If my liver could tolerate it, I would probably like Remeron better, because it really doesn't hit the libido very much, but Luvox is the next best thing. I don't feel "Medicated" most of the time when on it, with only a few exceptions if I eat black licorice or when I wake up in the middle of the night. There has been some weight gain, but the meds that seem to work good for me tend to do that (e.g. not much reduction in panic with zoloft, so I lost weight on zoloft because I eat LESS when I have panic" Important thing to remember on Luvox: NO CAFFEINE. You also shouldn't smoke on it. Some of the weight gain is probably caused because I used to drink diet coke when I ate out all the time, now it's tough to find diet caffeine free soda, so I drink sprite, which has a lot more calories. When my Anxiety is bad, I have some OCD, and this has helped that as well. This drug isn't magic, but if you are not happy with your current antidepressant, it is definitely worth a try. | M | 33 | 4 months 150 MG 1X day | 9/27/2010 | 5 | OCD | tired, dry mouth | M | 45 | 9 years 150 1X day | 9/26/2010 | 3 | Depression | Constipation. | I don't take Luvox constantly. I take it when depression hits me. The last month I was severely depressed and wishing I would just die in my sleep. I started Luvox (generic) a week ago and the improvement was immediate. Constipation is a concern, since I have constipation problems to begin with. But I'm alive and not considering suicide. I laughed at something on TV last night. It made me realize I hadn't laughed at anything in quite a while. I can see the end of the tunnel. | M | 59 | 8 years 50mg 1X day | 9/25/2010 | 5 | OCD | None at this time. | Works very well when taken with Risperidone. | M | 47 | 21 days 200 1X day | 9/8/2010 | 3 | depression, ocd, social anxiety | Drowsiness shortly after taking my morning dose, but wore off within a few hours. I experienced very vivid dreams/nightmares every night and was placed on Trazodone to help with the horrible insomnia it gave me. I ended up losing weight on Luvox because it decreased my appetite significantly and when I did eat it was a miniscule amount, I felt full after a few bites of something. I also felt extremely jittery and happy manic at times but irritable as well. And of course the sexual side effects of many ssri's...It decreased my libido and made it harder to reach an orgasm, and at times I couldn't reach one at all. | This drug helped mostly with my social anxiety and obsessive compulsive behaviors/mentality. It truly is a great choice if you experience any kind of ocd. As far as it helping with my depression it was hard to tell because overall I felt in a better mood (hyper)most of the time but I also experience manic depressive episodes so this drug wasn't fully beneficial for me. I would not recommend this to anyone who could potentially be Bipolar. | F | 22 | 1 years 150mg 2X day | 9/8/2010 | 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 |