Does anyone else take Luvox???? - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Message Board

bm28 · 08-04-2004, 08:34 AM

If anyone has read any of my previous posts you know that I take Luvox and I am now at 150 mg. I want to know if anyone else takes it and if so, what dosage do you take. I am finally starting to notice the good affects at 150 and I wonder if my doctor is going to increase it more. I just wonder that the "normal" dosage is for OCDers. Thanks! Beth

sjd1654 · 08-04-2004, 10:08 AM

Hi,
I just started taking luvox about 2 weeks ago. I am taking 100 mg. a day. So far I notice nothing!

I am also taking Ativan 3 times a day-which seems to make me very tired and Paxil CR once a day. With no changes noticed yet.

How long have you been taking the luvox? I have an appt. in 2 weeks and he will probably increase my dosage.

Joyce

bm28 · 08-04-2004, 10:19 AM

Hi Joyce, I have been taking it for about 2 months. I started out slow and I was like you; I didn't notice anything. I don't really know the differences in "severity" of OCD and obviously everyone's bodies are different but I didn't start to feel "good" until the 150. I am starting to notice the thoughts are going away and my depression is getting better but I just wonder if I still need more or what. Are the Paxil and Ativan prescriptions also for OCD? I just wondered because I only take the Luvox and a sleeping pill, Trazadone. I also have an appt. in 2 weeks so I will keep you updated. Thanks, Beth

sjd1654 · 08-04-2004, 03:35 PM

Hi Beth,

I think the Ativan is anti-anxiety and the Paxil is anti-depressant. Though I don't feel depressed, I think the Dr. thinks everything is related and wants to start out treating it like this.

I hope something helps!
Good Luck to you.
Joyce

MissMuse · 08-05-2008, 01:43 PM

BM28,

I just started to take Luvox CR 100mg last week. I am also taking .5mg of Klonopin for anxiety, and I have Ativan for those times when I have panic attacks. The Ativan has made me drowsy, though, and my pdoc doesn't like it very much, either, but, like the Klonopin, he thinks that it will keep me leveled out until the Luvox has had a chance to work. I was taking Prozac 60mg, but I was having muscle spasms, so he decided to try me on Luvox CR.

One of the side effects of Luvox CR is nausea and headaches, and I feel like I'm already having both (though mostly the icky nausea). For the past three days, it feels like stomach acid is bubbling down there, and moving up into my throat. Ugh! It seems like it's too soon to be experiencing side effects from the Luvox CR, so I'm wondering if it might be something else. For the past two days, I have been taking Rolaids which seem to help, but only for a short period of time.

I have been toying with the idea of eating smaller meals more frequently to try to stop the nausea (e.g. keep something in my tummy for the acid to nosh on). Does anyone know why the Luvox CR makes some people nauseated and headachy? I'm just trying to find solutions to the side effect issues, but I would be more effective if I knew why Luvox CR causes nausea and headaches in some people.

~Miss Muse