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/Panic disorders | Like a fog entered my mind and I couldn't think right at all, anxiety and depression both got much worse. I suppose you could say the fog helped with obsessions. | Worst week of life, barely functional on it | M | 27 | 7 days 100mg 1X day | 9/2/2010 | 2 | OCD/Panic | Dry Mouth, Lethargy, increased depression | I feel horrible on this drug and I'm going to stop it. I didn't realize how good things were on my Lexapro till I tried this trash. Got much worse. Anxiety and depression just got worse. Can't stay on it any longer. | M | 27 | 4 days 100mg 1X day | 8/31/2010 | 4 | OCD, depression, anxiety. | drowsiness, decrease in concentration and motivation. | great drug to fight anxiety and OCD, thank to alpha-1 agonism. it can be useful also for psychotic depression. it help with aggression and anger too. | M | 24 | 1 months 50 mg 2X day | 8/12/2010 | 3 | depression, obssessive thoughts | nausea in the first week, gained 10 lbs in the first week!!! EXTREME constipation, difficulty having an orgasm (but still have desire), confusion at times, more anxious, agitated and nervous, insomnia in the first week | Actually I'm taking Faverin which is generic 4 Luvox I really can't say I see any benefits thus far. I have been taking Xanax for the past 2 years for anxiety but I started feeling depressed and having obssessive baseless thoughts which led 2 depression so my Dr. prescribed me faverin.The few side effects I mentioned went away in the first week like insomnia and feeling sick. I still feel a bit confused at times but not as much.THE WEIGHT GAIN and CONSTIPATION is driving me mad.I'm taking stool softeners no response,a castor oil cleanse which has been the only thing to work but I can't do that everyday.I feel bloated all the time, I can't fit my regualr clothes anymore, I have to wear loose clothing to cover my weight gain.Even when I don't eat much I still don't go down on my weight.If anyone has any advice about how to lose weight on this drug and have normal BM's PLEASE let me know.Also about the difficulty with orgasims, it's botering me and I want to know from anyone else if that subsiding with time? I specified 2 my Dr that I didn't want anything that caused sexual dysfunction.She said that all of them do but that Faverin usually to never has that side effect. So any information would help. | F | 30 | 11 days 50mg 1X day | 8/5/2010 | 5 | Separation anxiety - panic attacks | Extremely vivid dreams, loss of sex drive, delayed orgasm, erectile dysfunction, foggy feeling, poor memory, constant tiredness | This medicine has completely countered my anxiety and ultimately saved my life. The side affects can be heavy at times but it's a small price to pay to have your life back on track. | M | 24 | 5 years 100-150mg 1X day | 8/1/2010 | 5 | OCD, anxiety, stress. | drowsiness, decreased libido. | I took this med 5 years ago and I left it because of loss of effectiveness. now I've restarted to be on Luvox, and my anxiety and stress, as well as depression, are very improved. Before of this, i was on Celexa, that gave me akathisia, irritability, increasing of anxiety and insomnia. when my body is going to build up on Luvox, maybe i'll put back on therapy Wellbutrin XL, always, in combination with last one and Gabapentin. On now, i enjoy my little space of relax. | M | 24 | 7 days 50 mg. 2X day | 7/25/2010 | 4 | Social Anxiety | fatigue and vivid dreams | luvox cr has helped my anxiety a great amount. the only issue i have with it, when i wake up i am still very tired and it can take me 5 hours sometimes just to not feel fatigue | M | 20 | 3 months 150mg 1X day | 7/2/2010 | 5 | OCD | Weight gain was excessive. Sense of Ambivalence. Some Impotency. | For me this has been a wonder drug. It appears that my mind was very subdued and so relaxed my anxiety states. I no longer felt that my compulsions ruled my life. It was if for the first time in my life that I had a choice. I am concerned that I now experience a sense of apathy, but whether or not it is related to luvox I can't be sure. Anyway, even if it was, I would not go off this medication. | M | 51 | 6 years 50mg 1X day | 6/6/2010 | 5 | severe OCD. | a few drowsiness, sweating. | luvox is a literally life-saver for OCD. it is the best in market also because it fight against akathisia in me induced by aripiprazole. it makes me calmer, relaxed, social prominent... try take it, best wishes. | M | 24 | 2 weeks 100 MG 1X day | 5/26/2010 | 4 | OCD, Anxiety, Social Anxiety | Weight gain, IBS, No mood fluxuations, lowered sex drive, less energy, more appetite | It has helped me tremdously with my OCD, but I want to go off of it and lose weight and have my old normal feelings back. I am scared taht my anxiety etc, will come back. | F | 38 | 3 years 150 CR 1X day | 5/3/2010 | 4 | OCD, anxiety, anger outbursts | Luvox got rid of my 12 year old daughter's nightmares (worse on Zoloft), and much of her anger. Her OCD of 3 years is mostly gone - as in she no longer organizes her shoes by maker name, and her room is a mess. Her anger outbursts which used to last 3 to 4 hours are now measured in moments. She is also on Abilify for mood regulation. She is more tired now - about 3 hours after taking Luvox, she is tired enough to go to bed. But if she takes it after about 7 PM she is still tired at school the next day. So we need to figure out a balance there. She also goes to therapy for her anger issues, as do I. Keep at it - it often takes time to get the right med, or mix. | F | 57 | 3 months 75 mg 1X day | 4/15/2010 | 1 | anxiety, mild depression | dry mouth, insomnia, bad dreams, increased anxiety after 10 days, restless sleep, increased anger, fevers and sweats, sometime felt ok others not so, feel heart rate all over,starnge thought patterns of revenge, jittery,tired,, first time on meds for these feelinggs and did not like the feeling at all. going to stop | have never been on meds for this before but have tryed hipnosis which was good and hepled but with incresed stress and bad break up symtoms returned. have tryed a herbal form of meds from health store which i felt worked much better. kinda feel docs are too quick to prescribe meds without hearing all the story. | M | 28 | 14 days 100mg per 1X day | 4/14/2010 | 3 | depression, gad, sad | dry eyes, increase in allergies, more pain, weight gain, drowsiness, bruising, nausea, diahrea, reflux, itchy skin, dizzyness | F | 53 | 30 days 50 MG 2X day | 4/8/2010 | 4 | Anxiety and Social Anxiety | Delayed climax but not to much like welbutrin. | This drug has seriously helped me and I have had several people comment to me how much more relaxed and less cynical I have been lately. I also now enjoy things I used to enjoy again. | M | 29 | 1 months 100 mg 1X day | 3/12/2010 | 1 | anxiety panic, ocd | terrible drug caused insomnia, tinnitus,sleep disorder,no energy | throw away........ | M | 61 | 3 months 100mg 1X day | 2/23/2010 | 4 | Bi-Polar and Depression | At first very sleepy but now a speed like effect. lack of sleep , can't eat , dry mouth and yawning , drastic mood swings , weightloss, nausea , aching joints, heightened hearing, | I love the results. I don't mind my Bi-Polar . I can deal with that . It's the depression that gets me. I have improved with longer periods between episodes . | F | 30 | 8 years 50mg 1X day | 2/10/2010 | 2 | OCD / Depression | anxiety, mood swings | I was prescribed Fluvoxamine to control my OCD and depression. The OCD did not improve at all. It only became worse. It did little to cure my depression, though it did give me anxiety and mood swings. After three long years of taking it, I can conclude that it was a complete waste of money. | M | 18 | 3 years 50mg 1X day | 2/5/2010 | 1 | Depression, anxiety | Tremors, SEVERE loss of appetite, loss of libido, hallucinations, drowsiness, increase in anxiety, poorer memory, insomnia, constant tingling sensation in extremities. | I would never recommend this medication for anyone, though some people say it works miracles. For me, it only causes constant shaking, and "screaming" cells. I can barely move at all for the shaking. It's awful, at least for me. | F | 17 | 3 months 100 1X day | 2/5/2010 | 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 | 4 | OCD | Drowsiness - Fall asleep at my desk all the time!! | Took all kinds of other drugs before Luvox - Luvox is the best for me, although I see that others have different experiences... I am only taking 100mg/day before bed, so that may be the difference.... | M | 49 | 4 years | 12/28/2009 |