Posted by bob on July 9, 2001, at 18:32:57
I have taken nearly all the SSRIs during the course of my illness, with the exception of Luvox. Every SSRI with the exception of prozac made me a hypersomniac to varying extents, with a general malaise and lack of energy. Prozac was different, as both times I tried it, it crescendoed into a panic attack and I had to stop it quickly.
Now, I have been on Luvox for about 2 months, after a terrible experience with Topomax that gave me some of the worst moments of my life when I was weaning off of it. I thought I was starting to get better of Luvox, but now when I am having trouble sleeping (something I NEVER experienced on the other SSRIs) and when I awake in the morning, I am shaking and trembling. Sometimes it builds to where I feel slightly sick. My question is: COULD THIS BE THE MEDECINE? I've always been told that Luvox is very good for anxiety - but it does not seem to be helping much at all. I also have always overeaten on the other SSRIs and now I can hardly eat. I have a slight fear that my experience with the Topomax changed my body chemistry somehow, and I can no longer respond appropriately to the SSRIs. Has anyone ever heard of this???
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