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Mental Health Has anyone here tried Luvox?

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I have some social anxiety in addition to a lot of generalized anxiety and some depression and my therapist recommended that I ask my Psychiatrist about Luvox and said it works particularly well for Social Anxiety.

Has anyone here tried it and if so, how was your experience??
 
I have not tried Luvox, but it has good reviews for GAD.

Have you tried anything else for GAD and depression?
 
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Yes, I'm on Prozac but it's not working as well as I'd like anymore.

I used to be on Klonopin but I can take it anymore for reasons I don't feel like getting into.
 
I tried xanax, it works both for social anxiety disorder (SAD) and Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD).
 
I'm one week into it and maybe placebo but optimistic. I've tried so many SSRIs and other anti-depressants. I never took them for long for various reasons.

Zoloft killed my anxiety at 100mg but also my spirit. Wellbutrin just made me anxious, but works for a lot of people who are more depressed than anxious. It's not a bad drug but not for me. Lexapro had few side effects but made me feel slightly dissociated and ultimately it just wasn't very effective. Remeron made me less depressed within a couple days and was by far the fastest acting, but the weight gain was concerning. Buspar might work as a booster but not by itself for most people.

Compared to others, Luvox is interesting. It made me nauseous and restless at the beginning to the point I required prescription anti-emetics just to force some food down. But I don't know, my thoughts are more focused and I'm approaching obstacles one at a time now. I don't feel too flat emotionally. It's starting to feel like a clean vanilla that just takes enough anxiety away to focus on getting better.

How are you Mycophile? I had just about given up on SSRIs completely but I feel positive that this one might be useful for me. And maybe for you too. There's no harm in trying if you're not happy with how things are going right now.

Benzos have their place. Even long term for some people that really need it. In my non-expert opinion and through personal experience, xanax is the gold standard for genuine panic attacks but not really appropriate for constant anxiety. The rebound is too strong and even the ER doesn't last long enough for me. It eventually causes a special kind of terror of it's own. Clonazepam and diazepam are good for persistent and constant GAD. They can be used responsibly long term in low to moderate doses. Ativan and Xanax are for isolated panic. Xanax is a heavy hitter and Ativan is light. I've never tried oxazepam but from what I've heard it's maybe lighter than even lorazepam.
 
Transcendence said:
I'm one week into it and maybe placebo but optimistic. I've tried so many SSRIs and other anti-depressants. I never took them for long for various reasons.

Zoloft killed my anxiety at 100mg but also my spirit. Wellbutrin just made me anxious, but works for a lot of people who are more depressed than anxious. It's not a bad drug but not for me. Lexapro had few side effects but made me feel slightly dissociated and ultimately it just wasn't very effective. Remeron made me less depressed within a couple days and was by far the fastest acting, but the weight gain was concerning. Buspar might work as a booster but not by itself for most people.

Compared to others, Luvox is interesting. It made me nauseous and restless at the beginning to the point I required prescription anti-emetics just to force some food down. But I don't know, my thoughts are more focused and I'm approaching obstacles one at a time now. I don't feel too flat emotionally. It's starting to feel like a clean vanilla that just takes enough anxiety away to focus on getting better.

How are you Mycophile? I had just about given up on SSRIs completely but I feel positive that this one might be useful for me. And maybe for you too. There's no harm in trying if you're not happy with how things are going right now.

Benzos have their place. Even long term for some people that really need it. In my non-expert opinion and through personal experience, xanax is the gold standard for genuine panic attacks but not really appropriate for constant anxiety. The rebound is too strong and even the ER doesn't last long enough for me. It eventually causes a special kind of terror of it's own. Clonazepam and diazepam are good for persistent and constant GAD. They can be used responsibly long term in low to moderate doses. Ativan and Xanax are for isolated panic. Xanax is a heavy hitter and Ativan is light. I've never tried oxazepam but from what I've heard it's maybe lighter than even lorazepam.
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I'm good.

I decided to switch to Lexapro because i heard that Luvox has bad effects mixed with caffeine and I drink excessive caffeine so thought it might be bad.

But the Lexapro seems to be working for me and I take as needed Klonopin which helps when necessary.
 
Xanax is a good short-term fix. Those who take it every day almost invariably develop a dependence on it which bridges on addiction. I've heard of it actually creating panic attacks. I was on it for about a month, about every other day. When I came off of it, I experienced several panic attacks. That said, it wouldn't be on the market if it isn't a good medicine for some. Taking it only when one really needs it is oftentimes called for.

I was under the impression that oxazepam is the least addictive benzo. But that's not saying much even if it is true. They're notoriously hard to come off of after regular use.

Luvox is supposed to be a good SSRI for OCD, so I've heard.

I wasn't aware that caffeine was contraindicated with any medication. Sometimes drinking a lot of caffeine is indicative of another problem, like to control mood.
 
As far as I know, caffeine shouldn't be contraindicated with any common medication. The problem with caffeine is that it can cause pretty bad anxiety in an of itself, so it might be conterproductive if you are trying to treat anxiety. I love coffee but I've had to mostly avoid it because of the need to balance it out with the multiple anti-anxiety drugs I'm on.
 
My psychiatrist prescribed me this med for my OCD. I'm hesitant to try it, because i've tried numerous SSRI's in the past with no real benefits. I don't know though, I feel like I'm running out of options and maybe giving this a shot. I grind my teeth really bad at night and I know SSRI's are notorious for this, but my psychiatrist insists that my OCD is the culprit of my bruxism. Choices, choices...
 
It's basically a Paxil-like drug in that it works in the same way with similar (supposedly less however) side effects. I took it about 20 years ago and I kissed my orgasms good bye. I used to tell my therapist, "I can ask girls on dates now, but then can't do anything when I get one".
 
Lovecraft said:
It's basically a Paxil-like drug in that it works in the same way with similar (supposedly less however) side effects. I took it about 20 years ago and I kissed my orgasms good bye. I used to tell my therapist, "I can ask girls on dates now, but then can't do anything when I get one".
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Damn, I see. That makes sense. I already have a low libido so I don't think Luvox would help at all with that.
 
libido wasn't an issue, it was finishing what I started, if you get me. But now that I remember, it got slight better with time.
 
I got you. Perhaps I will give it a try, still not sure if I want to get addicted to another drug, that's mostly the reason I don't want to start.
 
This may sound like I'm cavorting to the system, but if a doctor deems it necessary for you to be on a medication, I would go for it. These days there are more medications than ever for depression/OCD, just a few of which are SSRIs. However, if you go into a situation thinking you won't do well, or in this case, that it won't work, then it's less likely to work.
 
Ho-Chi-Minh said:
This may sound like I'm cavorting to the system, but if a doctor deems it necessary for you to be on a medication, I would go for it. These days there are more medications than ever for depression/OCD, just a few of which are SSRIs. However, if you go into a situation thinking you won't do well, or in this case, that it won't work, then it's less likely to work.
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Thanks for the advice. I'm a stubborn person, and very indecisive as well. This really complicates everything. Sometimes I'll think physical problems are causing my mental problems, and vice versa. Nowadays I tend to be really apathetic towards everything. Life is confusing :\
 
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