Posted by Iansf on March 23, 2004, at 19:35:50
In reply to Luvox, posted by CareBear04 on March 22, 2004, at 18:23:43
> Has anyone tried this drug? I'm currently on Zoloft, and my pdoc mentioned switching to Luvox at some point to get more of the anti-obsessive effect. I saw that Luvox is only approved for anxiety... does it have antidepressant properties as well? Is it activating or sedating? Please let me know if you have any experience with Luvox. Thanks!
I was on Luvox for about three years and in general found it quite effective for depression and social phobia. It did give me insomnia, but I took trazodone to counter that and had no problem falling asleep. The more troublesome side effect for me was sexual. It quashed my libido, numbed my groin and sex organs, make it virtually impossible to get an erection and pretty much eliminated orgasm. And if I somehow got into a sexual situation during the period I was taking it, I found the sex not just unsatisfying but actually unpleasant. I've had sexual side effects from other antidepressants but none so extreme as with Luvox. It got me through a difficult transition in my life, but the sexual side effects were ultimately unacceptable.
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