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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I started taking this medication b/c it has helped my brother so much (he also has OCD), I think I was hoping for a miracle drug. Luckily the side effects of this med have been mild for me and I have had some good times while on it. However , I'm still hoping that one day a more effective drug will be offered.....I've tried everything with no luck ( Just to name a few; Zoloft, Prozac, and
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Reviewer: kiwiinana, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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this medication helps me not check the stove as often and helps with unwanted thoughts
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Reviewer: badgirl2000123, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I was having problems sleeping and have used Lunesta which was okay them Ambien Cr which I used for a year and a half and that stopped working as well. My doctor put me on this new med to see if it would help any and I must say it has helped a little, I have a very high resistance to medication and I usually have to take high doses to take effect.
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Reviewer: KC, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I have suffered from ocd for years and it has caused unbearable obsessive thoughts and depression. But fluvoxamine has completely turned my life around. I don't live in fear of obsessive thoughts anymore and I am now capable of handling them when they pop up from time to time. I have not had trouble focusing and I still feel like myself (I have heard some people have problems like this with
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