Hey all! I think I asked this questions a few months back but am going to try again. Does or has anyone taken Luvox to treat OCD? I read that it is supposed to be good for treating OCD. I currently take prozac, and it is helping to keep the panic at bay, and lessening the overall anxiety a little, but doesn't seem to be helping to obsessing too much. I take just 20 of prozac but tried to take more and it seems to make anxiety worse?

If you take or have taken luvox, what kind of side effects have you had? Thanks.

I take Paxil for my OCD, but I am going to try to ween off of it. It has worked great for me for 8 years, but I have gained alot of weight from it. I'm hoping to do alot of reading and research on OCD and use that as power to fight against it. I would love to be off med's. Luvox is in the same family as paxil. I heard it works good for OCD.

Blessings,
Julie

I took Luvox for a year for OCD. I stopped b/c it made me tired. I took it at night before bed but I'd still wake up feeling extremely sleepy. Aside from that, I didn't have ANY other side effects and it worked WONDERS for my OCD! I now take Lexapro and it keeps the obsessions in check but not as great as the Luvox did.

Thank you both!

Julie~ Please post if you find anything good. I too would love to be med free. I tried Paxil for a while too, but I felt super tired on it.

Celeste~ Thanks for the input. Its so hard to decide what you'd rather deal with. I'd love for my obessiveness to quiet down, but have a bunch of kids and can't afford to be tired all day. Paxil did that to me so I stopped it.

Thanks again.

I took it i believe in 94'. Mademe very tired also. Did not like the groggy feeling.

I took luvox for a long time for OCD. I think it helped tremendously. I was tired initially and it took a while to go away, but I'd prefer the sleepy feeling to the jitters any day. Good luck.

Hi...my daughter takes Luvox. 50mg. She is 13 and has OCD...just like me. She says that the med does not stop the ocd, but really helps her keep it in control. She can get a thought and push it away. However, she still seems anxious. I myself take Zoloft. 100mg. and I love it. It really seems to calm me down, helps with the panic attacks, and my pure 0..OCD.
God Bless! Kelly

Hello People
I have been on 300mg of luvox for the past 3.5 years. i have in the past 2 months lowerd the dose to 200mg per day.
I am on this drug for OCD and depression, although it has helped cut my OCD by i think about 80%, i dont think it has every done anything for my depression , i feel my depression getting alot worse i have now quiet my job a few weeks ago and dont really want to leave the house to much???
I want to come off luvox coz i think its making my depression worse and i have put on a ALOT of weight.
When i forget to take it for a day or two i feel awful and connot function well at all.
Anyonehave any advice for coming off meds?
thanks
Rachel , Australia

Hi Rachel,

Sorry you're feeling so bad. I wouldn't recommend that you go off anything until you see your Dr.. Maybe Luvox isn't the right medication for you. There are a lot of newer SSRI's out there that can help you. My bet is that the medicine might be helping a little for your depression so I worry that if you get off you'll feel even worse. I know Luvox. When I weaned, I weaned very slowly-I'm talking half a pill at a time over the course of a month. It took me a while from there to feel "normal" again and not feel withdrawal. Talk to your doctor and see what they have to say. There's no need for you to suffer. Try not to be too hard on yourself. Good luck. I hope you find something that works.

Bridget

[QUOTE]Originally posted by rachel_56:
Hello People
I have been on 300mg of luvox for the past 3.5 years. i have in the past 2 months lowerd the dose to 200mg per day.
I am on this drug for OCD and depression, although it has helped cut my OCD by i think about 80%, i dont think it has every done anything for my depression , i feel my depression getting alot worse i have now quiet my job a few weeks ago and dont really want to leave the house to much???
I want to come off luvox coz i think its making my depression worse and i have put on a ALOT of weight.
When i forget to take it for a day or two i feel awful and connot function well at all.
Anyonehave any advice for coming off meds?
thanks
Rachel , Australia

Hi Rachel,
I have been on luvox for a couple of years, and suspect that the arthritis that appeared a year ago was the side effect of the luvox. Among other side effects include uncontrolled movement/kicking, heart palpitation and dry mouth.

Ed... Toronto

I tried Luvox and got extremely agitated on it, Things came out of my mouth that would make a truck driver blush....lol.....