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Luvox » Janelle

Posted by Elizabeth on July 3, 2001, at 15:16:30

In reply to What do y'all know about LUVOX ??, posted by Janelle on July 1, 2001, at 20:11:50

> I have horrible, often irrational obsessive, racing thoughts. Have heard Luvox is an SSRI (a-d?) and is good for OCD, which I have PART of (not textbook OCD). Anyone with experience with Luvox, I'd appreciate some info (good, bad, whatever). Thanks!

It's an SSRI. It was used in Europe before we had Prozac, although it wasn't introduced in the US until 1995 or so. It has a reputation for causing sedation (sometimes a good thing) and nausea (not good) a little more often than other SSRIs.

SSRIs are supposed to be good for racing thoughts, but you might want to start out on a low dose (like 25mg) and increase it very gradually, as SSRIs can make anxiety worse before they make it better.

-elizabeth


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