Luvox

[Guest guest]

my daughter who is a bad hand washer, was taken off zoloft and put on luvox.

She started 2 yrs ago, and worked up to 225 mg a day. Sadly she just got worse.

It did work for awhile, but she started her period for the first time and I

think that is what totally threw her system off. We are now weaning off of the

Luvox and back to the Zoloft. Has he ever taken Zoloft? It worked wonders the

first time around, but after 2 yrs it slowly started not wking too.

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[Guest guest]

How much Luvox did you child end up on???? (we are wondering re: dose

for our 11 year old, 80 lb girl) She is currently on 175/day, and

seemed to get worse when Increased to 200, but also school started at

same time, as did daily CBT. Hard to sort out. Psychiatrist and

psychologist agree that we shouldn't mess with dose right now during

intense time of therapy, but maybe try increasing again in 4 weeks or

so. My daughter is quite extreme.

> > Okay, I asked the doctor about whether or not Luvox is an SSRI

and

> was told

> > that technically it isn't. She said it is an antidepressant that

is

> > chemically different than SSRI's and that since it does effect

> seratonin, it is

> > frequently put in the same category. She said that it doesn't do

> the same things all

> > other SSRI's do. I mentioned that in things I pulled up on the

> internet, it

> > was labeled an SSRI and that several people on this site had been

> told that it

> > was and she still wouldn't say otherwise. Please don't shoot the

> > messenger--I'm just repeating what I was told. I'm just glad it

> works for us! Kelley in

> > NV

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

My daughter on 150 mg (75 mg morn and night). She is 11, 80 lb. Took

several weeks to see any improvement, and improvement is slight, but

does seem to be there. She is also on low dose (.75 mg) resperdal with

it. Resperdal alone was not working. The two together may be helpful.

MD says we need to be patient. At least she is not getting worse and we

have had no side effects, unlike so many other meds she has been tried

on.

> My son just started on Luvox, is taking 100 mg, twice a day. I was

just

> wondering for you all who say Luvox is working, what dose are you

> taking. My son has tried Prozac, Lexapro, Insoitol, and nothing has

> worked for him. He isn't able to go to school because we won't let

him

> take a 9 hour or more shower (he was getting a bad rash). I'm really

> hoping Luvox will work for him, how long did it take to see any

change?

> Thanks,

[Guest guest]

How well has the Luvox worked? Can I ask how bad she was and what

differences you see?

> > My son just started on Luvox, is taking 100 mg, twice a day. I

was

> just

> > wondering for you all who say Luvox is working, what dose are you

> > taking. My son has tried Prozac, Lexapro, Insoitol, and nothing

has

> > worked for him. He isn't able to go to school because we won't

let

> him

> > take a 9 hour or more shower (he was getting a bad rash). I'm

really

> > hoping Luvox will work for him, how long did it take to see any

> change?

> > Thanks,

[Guest guest]

I think it is a combo of the meds, the therapy and some desire to

get better. I don't know how well just the luvox is working, because

Bre still does have some anxiety from time to time. Two years ago,

before meds she had so much anxiety, she had chest pains. Just to

learn she had a brain disorder and wasn't crazy helped some! The

biggest help for her was therapy, facing her fears and realizing she

can tolerate the anxiety. The ocd conference was a big help for her

too. Bre has a more peaceful look on her face now.

The meds take the edge off and help with her depression. Everyone is

different and all I know is ocd is a daily battle to fight. Bre

isn't afraid to fight anymore and for that I am thankful!

Sandy

> > > My son just started on Luvox, is taking 100 mg, twice a day. I

> was

> > just

> > > wondering for you all who say Luvox is working, what dose are

you

> > > taking. My son has tried Prozac, Lexapro, Insoitol, and

nothing

> has

> > > worked for him. He isn't able to go to school because we won't

> let

> > him

> > > take a 9 hour or more shower (he was getting a bad rash). I'm

> really

> > > hoping Luvox will work for him, how long did it take to see

any

> > change?

> > > Thanks,

[Guest guest]

I think it is a combo of the meds, the therapy and some desire to

get better. I don't know how well just the luvox is working, because

Bre still does have some anxiety from time to time. Two years ago,

before meds she had so much anxiety, she had chest pains. Just to

learn she had a brain disorder and wasn't crazy helped some! The

biggest help for her was therapy, facing her fears and realizing she

can tolerate the anxiety. The ocd conference was a big help for her

too. Bre has a more peaceful look on her face now.

The meds take the edge off and help with her depression. Everyone is

different and all I know is ocd is a daily battle to fight. Bre

isn't afraid to fight anymore and for that I am thankful!

Sandy

> > > My son just started on Luvox, is taking 100 mg, twice a day. I

> was

> > just

> > > wondering for you all who say Luvox is working, what dose are

you

> > > taking. My son has tried Prozac, Lexapro, Insoitol, and

nothing

> has

> > > worked for him. He isn't able to go to school because we won't

> let

> > him

> > > take a 9 hour or more shower (he was getting a bad rash). I'm

> really

> > > hoping Luvox will work for him, how long did it take to see

any

> > change?

> > > Thanks,

[Guest guest]

My son takes a small dose of Luvox in addition to Zoloft. Initially he was

taking Abilify (with the Zoloft), but this caused a drastic weight gain. The

Abilify and subsequently the Luvox was added with the hope it would touch

some of the stickler obsessions. Although anxiety is definitely reduced with

the added Luvox, it unfortunately in our case hasn't eliminated the obsessions

we had hoped. We've experienced no side effects (and especially no weight

gain like with the Abilify). My son is only on a small dose (50 mg) of Luvox.

I've seen other dosages here much higher. For now, we're content with the

way things are going and the Luvox has helped in a way with reduced anxiety.

In a message dated 8/12/2006 8:02:25 AM Central Standard Time,

kslaw95@... writes:

Any comments about Luvox would be helpful. Thanks.

[Guest guest]

My kids and I all take Luvox and it is specifically for treatment of OCD and

depression. We take (respectively) 300 mg; 250 mg; and 200 mg each day.

Kelley in NV

[Guest guest]

My kids and I all take Luvox and it is specifically for treatment of OCD and

depression. We take (respectively) 300 mg; 250 mg; and 200 mg each day.

Kelley in NV

[Guest guest]

Is anyone using Luvox for their child?