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Glacial · 09-29-2010, 03:03 PM

Has anyone tried Luvox? If so, please share your experiences. My doc said it's good for SA.

bben · 09-29-2010, 03:10 PM

well its one of the stronger ssris. It works well on OCD especially. I have taken it and it cuts off most all emotion if taken alone. Its also a sigma agonist but who knows if that means anything. If its just for depression and taken alone I dont think its good personally, but then again i hate all ssris.

wjc75225 · 09-29-2010, 03:54 PM

I used it for OCD when I was younger, which worked. However, I tried it later when I developed SA, and it didn't really do much. SSRI's don't do much for my SA.

mike8803 · 09-29-2010, 07:06 PM

my bro took it at 150 mg and it didnt do jack for $hit

Under17 · 09-30-2010, 10:18 AM

Made my friend vomit constantly for a week.

MountainPika · 09-30-2010, 10:26 AM

Luvox, or Fluvoxamine, is my life saver. I was so out of control when I started taking it to control my ocd symptoms and it has helped tremendously. I have been taking it for 6 years now and if I go off for a week, I can feel it - my obsessive behaviors start to creep back.

It doesn't make everything go "away" but I found that with particular skills that I have learned (esp thought stopping) fluvoxamine makes it much easier to control.

But like all medications, you probably have to find what is right for you. I take 200mg/day and that is enough for me.

Simbakitty · 10-01-2010, 11:11 AM

I take Luvox at 25mg. I find it helps, but there is so much more you have to do with mental disorders than just meds. I do find it is the best for SA though. I tried 50mg and it caused bad headaches.

09-29-2010, 03:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Glacial Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Maryland, USA Gender: Male Age: 26 Posts: 2,493	Luvox, Anyone? Has anyone tried Luvox? If so, please share your experiences. My doc said it's good for SA.

10-01-2010, 11:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
Simbakitty Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4	Luvox I take Luvox at 25mg. I find it helps, but there is so much more you have to do with mental disorders than just meds. I do find it is the best for SA though. I tried 50mg and it caused bad headaches.

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09-29-2010, 03:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
bben Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 552	well its one of the stronger ssris. It works well on OCD especially. I have taken it and it cuts off most all emotion if taken alone. Its also a sigma agonist but who knows if that means anything. If its just for depression and taken alone I dont think its good personally, but then again i hate all ssris.

09-29-2010, 03:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
wjc75225 Status: Permanently Banned Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,153	I used it for OCD when I was younger, which worked. However, I tried it later when I developed SA, and it didn't really do much. SSRI's don't do much for my SA.

09-29-2010, 07:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
mike8803 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 478	my bro took it at 150 mg and it didnt do jack for $hit

09-30-2010, 10:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
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09-30-2010, 10:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
MountainPika Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Berlin Gender: Female Posts: 6	Luvox, or Fluvoxamine, is my life saver. I was so out of control when I started taking it to control my ocd symptoms and it has helped tremendously. I have been taking it for 6 years now and if I go off for a week, I can feel it - my obsessive behaviors start to creep back. It doesn't make everything go "away" but I found that with particular skills that I have learned (esp thought stopping) fluvoxamine makes it much easier to control. But like all medications, you probably have to find what is right for you. I take 200mg/day and that is enough for me.