Posted by Brainbeard on September 12, 2009, at 6:30:08
In reply to Re: Increasing SSRI/SNRI above the 'regular' doses » zzzz7, posted by sowhysosad on September 11, 2009, at 20:46:22
Luvox (fluvoxamine) is actually the least activating SSRI. Which is another way of saying it's the most sedating. Before there was Lexapro (escitalopram), Luvox may actually have been the cleanest and most typical SSRI. Although it does act on sigma-1 receptors (which is supposed to be good for depression and anxiety), which Lexapro does too.
My main problem with Luvox (apart from the fact that it can be very apathizing) is that, through its inhibition of 1a2 enzymes, it makes it practically impossible to drink coffee (it makes coffee stay in your blood about six times as long, which doesn't feel right for most people).
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