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Luvox is currently saving my life, I’m a bit tired sometimes but my ocd has settled down and the upside is it also treats depression so I feel happier and more excited about my interests
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I’m taking Luvox and only seeing minimal benefits on 200 mg :/ how long did it take to work for you?
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@GJ7 1 week it worked like a charm but I also had a bad reaction to Paxil in the same amount of time
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@ThreeLittleBirds Mine hasn’t worked for me
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@GJ7 I also take sleeping medication, a lot of my ocd stress comes from dreams I have and intrusive thoughts as I wake up. Basically the thoughts haven’t stopped but I’m less panicky and less on edge. Being mindful and staying calm when a really awful thought passes is half the battle. I don’t feel cured I just feel more in control and I still have bad days but not as bad before taking Luvox
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@ThreeLittleBirds Yeah I guess I can say the same I just wish it gave me a little more
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I love it. I’ve been on it for 2-3 years and it works the best with the least side effects. I’ve tried Zoloft, Effexor, Lexapro, and pamelor before Luvox. I also take Wellbutrin with Luvox but not because it numbs me or anything the way Zoloft did, the dopamine from Wellbutrin helps with my executive dysfunction and self loathing and avoidance. I stopped having panic attacks on Luvox and I can think clearly without a million thoughts banging around my head. Also I don’t have withdrawals if I miss a dose or 2 which is awesome bc sometimes I run out (bc my psychiatrist only prescribed a month at a time). It did take like 6 months after starting Luvox to stabilize though. The first 3 months were horrible but probably bc I had been on ssri for so long before switching and Luvox is an snri. Oh also my severe compulsions have gotten a lot better. Like I used to pick my skin for hours until I was covered in blood and pluck all of my body hair and thank god I can control that.
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@EarthquakeErika This is literally me! Same meds, same reasons.
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I currently take 300 mg of Luvox daily, probably for the better part of 10 years now. I would say that 80-90 % of the time, it works great, but around the holidays, for some reason it can be rough. Does anyone else feel this way.?? It usually takes 4-6 weeks for it to kick in!! You’ve got this????
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I am having a really hard time with ocd and anxious thoughts and feeling extremely uneasy. I'm home alone today so it's really easy for me to get stuck in my thoughts. I'm on day 4 of prozac. I felt like yesterday I had a period of time of about 30 minutes where I felt really focused and like the anxiety lifted completely. But then an obsession started and it brought me right back down. Hopefully I feel relief again today. I'm going to go get some house work done to take my mind off of things. Does anyone have any first hand experiences with prozac? How long until you felt any relief? Any really bad side effects? Any unforseen pluses? Much appreciated.
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Does it help with the thoughts?how's ur experience with it?
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So I have been diagnosed with GAD and OCD and my psychiatrist prescribed me with zoloft 🤔 but I dont know im really hesitant to start medication because im scared of the side effects and ik afraid of relying on a medication for a long time. Does anyone else take zoloft? What is it like? Any side effects?
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