Posted by SLS on March 15, 2014, at 15:50:47
In reply to luvox cr, posted by joe f on March 15, 2014, at 14:25:45
> the mystery continues about this never used medication
Luvox (fluvoxamine) is not approved for depression in the USA. That might have something to do with it. However, it is approved for OCD. It really works for this indication. Luvox can be sedating. This might be another reason why it is not normally used for depression. Rightly or wrongly, it is not thought of being as effective for depression as the other SSRIs.
Interestingly, Luvox came to market in Europe as an antidepressant before Prozac was approved in the USA. Luvox was originally called clovoxamine when it was first being researched. I'm not sure why they changed the name. In 1982, a drug called zimelidine came out in Europe that predated Luvox, and was the world's first SSRI. It was discontinued because of a potentially fatal side effect (Guillain-Barré syndrome).
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I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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