Reviewer: Cappi, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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It is happening quickly, and I have still only been on the generic Luvox for about a week now. I did not do a thing all day today except for stay in bed. If that is what the medication is going to do for me, make me not care about anything, then I am going to quit taking it. It is a good thing I only took 1/2 a pill daily instead of what the psychiatrist wanted me to take. I would hate to see ... Show Full Comment

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It is happening quickly, and I have still only been on the generic Luvox for about a week now. I did not do a thing all day today except for stay in bed. If that is what the medication is going to do for me, make me not care about anything, then I am going to quit taking it. It is a good thing I only took 1/2 a pill daily instead of what the psychiatrist wanted me to take. I would hate to see how much worse it would have been had I taken the whole dose every day.
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Reviewer: Cappi, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I have still only been on the generic Luvox for a short time but I have noticed that the more I take it the more I have a hard time staying awake and I have almost no desire to do any of my housework. I have even almost totally lost my interest in vacuuming and that was something I would do up to 6 times a day and would have probably done it more often even than that if I could have. My hygiene ... Show Full Comment

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I have still only been on the generic Luvox for a short time but I have noticed that the more I take it the more I have a hard time staying awake and I have almost no desire to do any of my housework. I have even almost totally lost my interest in vacuuming and that was something I would do up to 6 times a day and would have probably done it more often even than that if I could have. My hygiene is also not so good. I have not showered in a couple of days now and I shower every single day, twice a day if I feel the need to. How many times I shower depends on how much work I do. I always move the furniture to vacuum. I definitely have to discuss with my psychiatrist about stopping the medication or lowering the dose. It may sound really strange to those of you who are still having severe OCD problems but I actually wish I could go back to the way I was as opposed to not caring very much about doing anything at all.
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Reviewer: Cappi, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I have only been on Fluvoxamine Maleate 25 MG for a few days now. That is the generic for Luvox. A while after the first 2 doses, I was kind of tired and more irritable and moody than usual. The tiredness is going away already and my moods are evening back out already. I have already noticed just in a short time that the compulsions to keep cleaning all day and all night are not as bad and th ... Show Full Comment

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I have only been on Fluvoxamine Maleate 25 MG for a few days now. That is the generic for Luvox. A while after the first 2 doses, I was kind of tired and more irritable and moody than usual. The tiredness is going away already and my moods are evening back out already. I have already noticed just in a short time that the compulsions to keep cleaning all day and all night are not as bad and that I am actually taking some time out for myself, for short periods, during the day and I am also sleeping slightly better since housework is not a constant thing on my mind. I hope that as I continue to take this medication that it will work even better as time goes by. For anyone who is having serious side effects, please talk to your psychiatrist right away and wean off of it as the psychiatrist suggests that you should do. I have read some really disturbing reviews on this medication and was afraid to start taking it so I talked to my pharmacist about the medication before starting to take it and that did help to ease my mind and made the decision to start taking it much easier for me. Please DO NOT BE AFRAID TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT A NEW MEDICATION BEFORE YOU START TO TAKE IT. I hope that this review will be helpful to at least some people who read it.
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Reviewer: Rinny82, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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This drug should be illegal!!! The side effects were intense and not worth it. I thought I had to go to the ER. I was getting tremors in my hands then started losing control of my hands and the right side of my face. I got terrible bruising all over my legs. Nausea, didn't want to eat anything. Oh, yeah and no sleep on this med. I felt like I wasn't in control of my body or emotions. Was v ... Show Full Comment

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This drug should be illegal!!! The side effects were intense and not worth it. I thought I had to go to the ER. I was getting tremors in my hands then started losing control of my hands and the right side of my face. I got terrible bruising all over my legs. Nausea, didn't want to eat anything. Oh, yeah and no sleep on this med. I felt like I wasn't in control of my body or emotions. Was very weird. I know there are some very positive reviews here but please use with caution. Ive taken many ssris'. I dont like any of them but this drug is evil and I have never experienced such terrible withdrawal in my life. I felt like I might die and was so scared!
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Reviewer: xbrando7, 13-18 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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This medication works fairly well, but the choice to use it or not is a bit of a toss-up when you consider the side effects. It helps with anxiety and OCD, reducing the impact to about half what it was before, but the effectiveness fluctuates. My doctor says that I should take a higher dose (I take 100mg) to get a better effect, but any dose higher than what I take now is too hard for me to handle ... Show Full Comment

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This medication works fairly well, but the choice to use it or not is a bit of a toss-up when you consider the side effects. It helps with anxiety and OCD, reducing the impact to about half what it was before, but the effectiveness fluctuates. My doctor says that I should take a higher dose (I take 100mg) to get a better effect, but any dose higher than what I take now is too hard for me to handle. The side effects that come to mind are near constant sleepiness and occasional binge eating episodes.
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