Posted by theo on June 12, 2004, at 10:57:46
In reply to Anyone with knowledge about O.C.D. medications?, posted by BRC on June 11, 2004, at 14:14:20
I have tried all SSRI's. Paxil was great overall but say goodbye to your penis if you are male.
I never tried Luvox(fluvoxamine) until last week. I never tried it simply because doctors don't have samples and it's not in the spotlight.
I've been very happy with it at just 50mg bedtime. It actually does what it is supposed to do, WORK! The only side effect I noticed at first was a little nausea, but it wasn't bad and only lasted a few days. I also started low and took 25mg for 4 days and then went to 50mg.
I have had NO sexual side effects on this med which has always been a problem with every SSRI I've tried. It does help with depression also, but my obssessive thoughts with this med have faded away and I don't have any side effects!
I wish I would have tried this 10 years ago instead of trying all of the hyped up new meds.
poster:theo
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