Posted by Mitch on July 9, 2001, at 23:41:32
In reply to Luvox: tremors and shakiness and anxiety, posted by bob on July 9, 2001, at 18:32:57
bob,
I wonder if perhaps since Prozac was so "activating" you weren't taking that much of a dose and that NOW you are taking a relatively higher dose of Luvox and you are just experiencing a problem with too much SSRI. SSRI's are very notorious for aggravating insomnia. My brother-in-law had it on Paxil. I have had it on all of them. My sister is now having sleeping problems and excessive daytime sleepiness from her Prozac (it would take a truck-load to make her panic, though).
I guess the question, bob, is what are you doing taking SSRI's with all of these sleep troubles?? Is it OCD or depression, PTSD??
Of all of the SSRi's Paxil and Luvox I hated the most. I felt like a lead-suited zombie. There have been studies that show that Prozac can be effective to prevent panic in people with doses as low as 15mg/*week*. I could never tolerate Prozac more than 5mg/day-NEVER.
> 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.
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> 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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