Posted by seekinginformation on November 2, 2014, at 10:26:56
In reply to Re: Need thoughts as to where to go next- longer post » seekinginformation, posted by SLS on November 2, 2014, at 8:03:06
Hi Scott,
Luvox was interesting for me. If I recall, think that it helped me with some of my anxiety issues. The most prominent issues I noticed with the Luvox were sexual dysfunction (fine with me if I can get some relief from the OCD/GAD) and it seemed somewhat "peak and valleyish". I would do okay for a week, and then slip into anxiety issues. But at the end of the day, I am betting that it would provide far more relief than what i have been able to squeeze out of the prozac these days. The big issue is trying to convince my PDOC to make a change.> How do you respond to fluvoxamine (Luvox)?
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> Fluvoxamine, along with its serotonergic properties, is a sigma-1 receptor agonist, which may act to mitigate the akathisia produced by neuroleptic antipsychotics. It will certainly be less apt to produce akathisia than other SSRIs. Sertraline (Zoloft) is probably the worst SSRI with respect to producing akathisia. This is not completely unexpectied, though. Sertraline is the SSRI that is most potent as a sigma-1 receptor antagonist.
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> How do you respond to clomipramine (Anafranil)?
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> - Scott
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