Posted by Janelle on July 19, 2003, at 15:06:28
In reply to From lexapro to Luvox, HELP!!, posted by ian24 on July 19, 2003, at 14:31:16
I'm also on Klonopin (1 mg twice a day) and tried Luvox for OCD tendencies - all it did was make me tired! I forget the dosage I was on.
I find it interesting that you report both nervousness and tirendess, although I have been both tired and nervous at the same time!
I do not know if it will go away because the tiredness I felt from Luvox (drowsiness, sleepy) didn't go away. Plus it did not help my OCD
tendencies so I got off it.However, do NOT go by my experiences! I would suggest you give the Luvox several weeks like other SSRI's and see if what you report goes away or not. If not, and you want a good OCD med, try the TCA called Anafranil - it is the *gold standard* for OCD, even though it's an oldie! It does cause drowsiness at first but it DOES wear off!
You probably should have tapered off the Lexapro while simultaneously titrating up on the Luvox (that's what pdocs usually have patients do), even if you were on a low dose of Lexapro (you didn't specify the dose). You may have messed a little with the neurons in the brain by making the switch *abruptly* but they will settle down again, that's for sure!
Good luck 2 U!
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