Luvox

Luvox - Fluvoxamine

Fluvoxamine (floo-VOX-a-meen), sold under the brand name of Luvox, is primarily used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder since it is an effective antiobsessional agent as well as being an antidepressant, which makes it also commonly prescribed for mental depression. It also has been used in the management of obesity, bulimia, schizophrenia, and panic disorder. Luvox is taken orally in tablet form usually in 50 mg doses. Luvox can take up to 10-12 weeks before its effects are felt.

Some common side effects from taking Luvox that your doctor should be notified of include change in sexual performance or desire, behavior, mood, or mental changes, trouble in breathing, trouble in urinating, and twitching. Other less common side effects can include absence of or decrease in body movements; blurred vision; clumsiness or unsteadiness; convulsions (seizures); inability to move eyes; increase in body movements; menstrual changes; nose bleeds; red or irritated eyes; redness, tenderness, itching, burning or peeling of skin; skin rash; sore throat, fever, and chills; unusual bruising; unusual, incomplete, or sudden body or facial movements; unusual secretion of milk, in females; and weakness.

Side effects that can be caused by Luvox that are of little seriousness and do not require the immediate notification of your doctor are abdominal pain; change in sense of taste; decreased appetite; diarrhea; dryness of mouth; feeling of constant movement of self or surroundings; feeling of fast or irregular heartbeat; frequent urination; heartburn; increased sweating; trembling or shaking; unusual weight gain or loss, constipation; dizziness; drowsiness; headache; nausea; trouble in sleeping; unusual tiredness; and vomiting.

Be sure to only take Fluvoxamine in the prescribed doses. Symptoms of overdose can include coma; convulsions (seizures); diarrhea; dizziness; drowsiness; dryness of mouth; fast or slow heartbeat; large pupils; low blood pressure; nausea; trembling or shaking; trouble in urinating; twitching; and vomiting.

Additionally, when coming off of Luvox the body can take time to adjust. The length of time of this adjustment depends on how long Luvox was being taken. The withdrawal of treatment with many antidepressants has been associated with troublesome symptoms. Symptoms have been particularly frequent with antidepressants classified as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI's). Specifically, the incidence of symptoms upon withdrawal is between 17% and 30% with the SSRI's, paroxetine (Paxil) and fluvoxamine (Luvox), but less than 5% with other SSRI's. The most common symptoms of withdrawal have been dizziness, tiredness, tingling of the extremities, nausea, vivid dreams, irritability, and poor mood. Other symptoms have included visual disturbances and headaches.