Posted by chemist on July 11, 2004, at 15:49:44
In reply to Re: hi chemist can you help ? » chemist, posted by francesco on July 11, 2004, at 15:26:28
francesco, thank you for the kind words....i do encourage you to examine what the other posters have to say, as i am not the expert of anything...all of that said, let me address what you have written below. it takes 6 to 8 weeks for luvox to ``settle in.'' from there, then you adjust as required. the sexual desire, in my experience, has decreased somewhat, but is not a big problem. i think that this aspect is more a function of the individual's biochemistry and, as you note, the dose. however, one must take the good with the bad, and do remember that these side-effects either diminish in time or can be dealt with in other ways. now, you report that a benzo is activating: this is not out of the realm of possibilities, and i wonder, is it alprazolam you are taking (Xanax)? if so, even less surprising, as this drug and at least one or two of its relatives possess anti-depressant activity. you are correct in noting that what i meant by different doses can produce different effects (an example is Seroquel, which at very low doses is sedating but at high doses is less so and is an atypical antipsychotic), not just multiplicative ones. if your main problem is truly adhd, then i would think an ssri would not be appropriate, as you note, they don't seem to work for you. having said that, luvox seems to be doing something good for you, so maybe you will give it a try or supplement it with something to address the sedation and/or lack of concentration. in my opinion, when you find something that is good, you keep it until, perhaps, you find something better or you add/subtract until the desired result is achieved. as for long-term use causing brain damage, i personally think that brain restructuring is a more appropriate phrase, as there are people who have been on many drugs for many years and for the most most part, they seem to function just fine. i would worry more about truly dangerous drugs, like methamphetamine, than the ssri/tca/benzos/etc. again, maybe, maybe not. but if you can improve your quality of life now and keep your productivity up, perche no? with best regards, chemist
> Saying that your post helped me is an euphemism.
> Now I have things to try for the rest of my life !
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> One of my concern about rasing the Luvox dosage is sexual dysfunctions. I can guess this problem is dose dependant (correct me if I'm wrong) and since I have experienced some lessening of desire at 50 mg I'm not sure I want to go higher. I have been on 50mg for more than five weeks and the sedation didn't go away (and yes, it can contribute to my concentrantion's problems). I experienced that the sedation usually goes away with a benzo and this sounds quite strange to me ... maybe what I experience is some kind of anxiety that takes the shape of sleepiness ? : o
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> I don't know if it's what you wanted to mean but what I understood from your post is that raising the dosage can *change* the kind of effect I experience (and not just moltiplicate it). By the way, do you think that SSRIs can help if my main problem is just adhd ? I'm thinking about that it's not weird that none of the SSRIs I've tried helped since SSRIs are not supposed to be useful for adhd.
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> In these days I'm obsessing about Breggin's books, he says that antidepressants in general *can* cause long-term damage to brain. You seem very well informed about all this stuff (another euphemism), what do you think about this ?
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> Thanks a lot for everything, now I understand why everyone wants to talk with chemist ;-)
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