Luvox CR is a prescription medicine used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder and social anxiety disorder. This eMedTV Web page explains how Luvox CR works, offers dosing information for the drug, and lists potential side effects that may occur.
Common Luvox CR side effects may include diarrhea, dry mouth, and drowsiness. This segment from the eMedTV library also lists less common but potentially serious side effects of Luvox CR that require medical attention, such as chest pain.
Insomnia is one of the most common side effects reported with Luvox CR (fluvoxamine CR). This article from the eMedTV library explores the link between Luvox CR and insomnia in more detail and offers some helpful tips for better sleep.
When using Luvox CR (fluvoxamine CR), sexual side effects could potentially occur. As this eMedTV resource explains, Luvox CR sexual side effects may include decreased sex drive or orgasm problems, ejaculation problems, and priapism.
Luvox CR uses are concerned with managing social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. This eMedTV article also lists common off-label uses for Luvox CR, explains how the medicine works, and discusses its use in children.
For most people, the recommended starting dose of Luvox CR is 100 mg, taken once daily at bedtime. This eMedTV Web page explains how Luvox CR dosing is increased gradually over time and offers tips for those taking this prescription medication.
Triptans, NSAIDs, and aspirin may interact with Luvox CR. Interactions such as these, as this eMedTV page explains, could increase your risk of developing serious side effects, such as stomach bleeding, fever, muscle spasms, or a dangerous arrhythmia.
You should not take Luvox CR if you have taken an MAOI in the past two weeks. This eMedTV article further explains who should not use Luvox CR. Warnings and precautions on what side effects to look out for during treatment are also included.
Common Luvox CR (fluvoxamine CR) overdose symptoms include nausea, breathing problems, and drowsiness. This eMedTV page also lists some of the more serious overdose symptoms that may occur and describes treatment options for a Luvox CR overdose.
At this time, the full risks of using Luvox CR (fluvoxamine CR) during pregnancy are not known. This eMedTV page offers a more in-depth look at Luvox CR and pregnancy, and lists the problems that were seen when the drug was given to pregnant animals.
The manufacturer of Luvox CR (fluvoxamine CR) recommends that breastfeeding women avoid using the drug. This eMedTV segment provides more information on Luvox CR and breastfeeding, and explores the possible risks of using the drug while nursing.
There are no generic Luvox CR (fluvoxamine CR) products licensed for sale at this time. This eMedTV article discusses why there are currently no generic versions of Luvox CR and explains the difference between a "generic name" and a generic drug.
