Posted by chemist on July 10, 2004, at 11:56:40
In reply to Re:Luvox experience, posted by calico cat on July 9, 2004, at 14:35:35
> My 15 year old daughter is on Luvox, adderall and a small white pill to make her sleep. She has been on meds for over 3 years. She is just having an unbearable time with her mood swings. I have noticed that the luvox has taken the edge off but she still suffers from a fair amount of anxiety. Sometimes I worry that if she has all these issues at such a young age, will it ever get better for her?
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> Thanks for listening, Calico Cathello there, chemist here....i take a meds regimen similar to your daughter - luvox, dexedrine (a bit peppier than adderall, but for all intensive purposes the same), and xanax prn anxiety, no sleeping pill (i suspect she is taking ambien?) - and there were three things that struck me that might be potentiating her troubles. the first thought was the adderall, and that hypothesis can be tested by backing of the dose a bit (in concert with her doctor's consent, of course) and confirmed/denied in a matter of a few days. the second thought was that this is a 15 year old girl, who has been medicated since the age of 12, and the hormones are ebbing and flowing now in ways that they were not way back when. being a male in my mid 30s, i do not have any reference for the transition(s) your daughter is going through physically/socially (well, maybe a little on the social side, as teen years are pretty tumultuous at times!), but this might be a factor. finally (i'm cribbing this from one of my refs): ``steady-state plasma concentrations [of luvox] have been noted to be 2-3 times higher in children than in adolecents; female children demonstrated a significantly higher AUC than males.'' i'm not a parent, but 12 years old sounds more on the child end of the spectum and 15 sounds more on the adolescent end, so perhaps the luvox needs to come down a bit (again, check with the doctor). i wish you and your daughter all the best, chemist
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