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 |
| 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 | 2 | ocd | none | It didn't do much for me - I was on 100mg. | F | 25 | 3 months | 11/20/2009 | 4 | Bi-Polar, Severe Anxiety, PTSD | I have only been on the med for about 2 weeks now. I feel very at ease, kind of in a medicated/slightly zombie way. I am overwhelmingly tired and lethargic. I sleep at least 16 hours a day. I have also felt extreme nausea mostly in the morning and a major loss of appetite. | The mood stabilizer I am on, Lamictal works wonders for my bi-polar. However,it has been very difficult to find a good antidepressant as well as anti-anxiety meds. Since on Luvox I no longer am as dependent on my Xanax which I was taking 2mg at least 3 times a day due to the severity of my anxiety/PTSD. Luvox helps my depression and my anxiety. I hope with time the side effects will fade, so I am sticking it through to give it a good chance to work out its "kinks" so to speak. | F | 23 | 2 weeks | 11/12/2009 | 5 | ocd | really dry mouth/thirst etc | has been really helpful to me after countless other medications were not | F | 25 | 5 months | 11/4/2009 | 4 | anxiety and depression | Weight gain, waking during the night, headaches when reducing | When i have tried a reduction regime i get the worst side effect, Its like a buzzing/headache that comes on every now and then??? Feels really weird and makes me take the higher dose again | F | 31 | 3 years | 11/1/2009 | 5 | OCD | 3 weeks to kick in ..noticable improvmemt...just be patient. I missed no work with this drug..It may seem like the end of the world but I am convinced God had a hand in my treatment | M | 58 | 340 days | 10/5/2009 | 3 | OCD | excessive sweating, heartburn, slight weight gain, constant need to poo, nightmares | it has definitely helped me deal with my obsessive thoughts but i am now weaning myself off to see if the heartburn/sweating/poo issues don't get any better as they are just as bothersome as OCD problems! prozac has always worked the best for me but i took it for so long i kind of maxed out the dosage and built up a slight resistance to it. | F | 29 | 1 years | 9/17/2009 | 3 | OCD/Depression | Nausea, headaches, sleepy most of the AM and early afternoon, | I took a week off work to start this drug, as I knew it would make me tired. Which it did, I yawned alot and took a nap everyday, but evening time was great. It really got my OCD thoughts under control. It made me so relaxed my friends thought I was drunk. The headaches were my main reason for stopping. I was only on my 3rd day of 150mg and still had to get to 300mg. I really couldnt deal with the headaches. But, it made such a more relaxed person and my OCD thoughts went away. I was even a better parents, calmer with my kids. It elevated my mood. I hated to stop it but the nausea and headaches are something I cannot deal with. I think I want to try it agian, but only if I do not go any higher than 150mg, which I see people do. My sex drive was down, and appetite was fine. I also do not like to hear anyone is gaining weight or having trouble losing it!! If you have any advice let me know! | F | 36 | 10 days | 9/13/2009 | 1 | depression post delivery | hands shaking, tired all day long, hedacke, panic attack, felling desperate, insomnio. | just one pill for make me have the worse experience in my life. | F | 31 | 1 days | 9/9/2009 | 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 | 4 | ocd/anxiety w/bulima/mild depress. | felt like i was going so be sick without taking this med without some food/hot flashes.. | never felt like this med did a thing fora few weeks.Then one day i i felt as if i could give a shit about many things i use to obsess over...it was AWESOME...THIS MED IS FRIGIN FAB FOR ocd | F | 26 | | 8/26/2009 | 2 | Postpartum OCD | severe constipation, weight gain | It did not helped a bit with the nightmare I experienced after giving birth.Every seconds of every day I had very bad violent thoughts toward my baby, I wanted to die.I took this for 3 months and then I wanted to swich, because I could not go to the bathroom for weeks.I recommend Prozac for everyone.Prozac is great, no side effects, no withrawal symptoms, and helped me finally. | F | 31 | 3 months | 8/25/2009 | 3 | depression/anxiety/slight ocd | The first two months were great and even life changing but after that I felt tired All the time- had no energy and Very strange and vivid dreams/nightmares. Tried to go off of it/reduce it a few months later and felt extremely strange; "brain zaps"/dizziness, tingling in my arms and mouth, sweaty and Could Not concentrate. | All medicine has some sort of horrible side effect I am now on herbal remedies for all of my previous disorders (my sister is an herbalist). If you're having side effects like me take Skullcap to help you get off of it. I drink it as a tea morning and night and it really helps with addiction as well as depression and it is natural so no hideous chemical side effects. | F | 5 months | 8/20/2009 | 5 | panic attacks/obsessive thoughts | at first I had nausea and dry mouth and headaches, but it went away. | Luvox has been a miracle in my life! It completely helped me overcome my panic attacks and get me back on track! | F | 27 | 9 years | 8/17/2009 | 1 | Depression suspected ocd | Increased anxiety, vomiting, diarhhea, jittery panicked. Severely worsened depression and anxiety. Severe zombie state, couldn't concentrate. | Throw this crap in the toilet. I felt 10 times worse on this drug and it just kept getting worse. I am now back on cipramil. | F | 36 | 6 days | 8/16/2009 | 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 | 3 | OCD BDD | significant loss in libido | I have been taking 300mg of Luvox for the past 2 years. It seems to be helping my BDD along with the 2 1/2 mg of Risperdal I've been taking, but it also causes side effects -- the most notable of which is the loss of libido. | M | 25 | 2 years | 8/9/2009 | 3 | obsessions,anxiety,depression | nightmares, mild sleep disturbences | 1/27/2009 Update I was forced by my doctor to try this med again after quiting from 3 other SSRI due to significant sleep problems. It did also cause sleep problems although milder than the others (this issue has now been resolved with elavil). Furthermore, this time has helped somewhat by reducing my obsessions and anxiety although not to a satisfactory level. I am on high dose (250mg) and have no bothersome side effects. | M | 29 | 5 months | 8/5/2009 | 2 | OCD, depression | sluggish, bad nightmares, more depressed, more suicidal, more anxious | this may work miracles for people, but I wasn't one of them, I didn't have a good reaction AT ALL and I had really high hope for it, it started working fairly quickly also, like after 4 days or so | F | 31 | 2 weeks | 7/9/2009 |