Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 My daughter is 6 with severe OCD and we are working with a wonderful CBT therapist and have seen some great progress. We have also started her on luvox (for about 3 weeks now). My question is for any of you parents who have had experience with luvox. It seems to be disrupting her sleep? Sometimes she's up at 4:30 a.m. and sometimes she can't even get to sleep until 2:00 a.m. We started giving her the meds in the morning as opposed to nighttime. Lately she tends to get very nauseous when she takes it and the last couple of days she hasn't been able to keep the medicine down the first time. I'm just concerned about switching her because I've been told that this SSRI is very helpful with OCD and we have seen progrss. I'm sure I don;t have to tell anyone how scary it is to think abour going backwards...Has anyone else seen this kind of problem with their child? I have a call in to the doctor but haven;t talked to her yet? Just wanted to get some input from the people who have been there. Kathy in GA 6yrs. - OCD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Ava takes Luvox. She takes it with dinner to avoid the stomach upset, she eats around 5-6 PM and goes to bed around 10-11 PM.. She doesn't eat enough breakfast (at 5:30AM who can eat a lot?) so dinner works better. She can't get to sleep if she takes it too late, like at bedtime. Sleep is a big issue for her anyway so it's hard to know what is a med problem and what is sleep problem stuff. She was able to lower her Luvox by boosting it with Anafranil. Luvox has more side affects, anafranil isn't as effective, but somehow together the anafranil boosts the luvox so that a low dose of luvox can be as effective as a higher dose. Dana in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Kathy: A family member (cousin) has been taking Luvox since May. He's up to 250mg per day. I did notice as we approached 200-250, he has become very sleepy during the day. He is a bit laid-back, so the calming affect of Luvox is not good. I did some research and found Luvox has a " sedating " affect. This helps explain why he is so sleepy during the day. I will be speaking to his Psychiatrist on Monday. I will suggest switching to Zoloft or another med. Although he has not gotten worse over the past several months, I was expecting more positive results with Luvox. I don't think the sleepiness side-effects are worth it. I would like to see how he reacts to other medications. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to go about finding the correct meds ? Is it just trial and error ? experience iwth luvox My daughter is 6 with severe OCD and we are working with a wonderful CBT therapist and have seen some great progress. We have also started her on luvox (for about 3 weeks now). My question is for any of you parents who have had experience with luvox. It seems to be disrupting her sleep? Sometimes she's up at 4:30 a.m. and sometimes she can't even get to sleep until 2:00 a.m. We started giving her the meds in the morning as opposed to nighttime. Lately she tends to get very nauseous when she takes it and the last couple of days she hasn't been able to keep the medicine down the first time. I'm just concerned about switching her because I've been told that this SSRI is very helpful with OCD and we have seen progrss. I'm sure I don;t have to tell anyone how scary it is to think abour going backwards...Has anyone else seen this kind of problem with their child? I have a call in to the doctor but haven;t talked to her yet? Just wanted to get some input from the people who have been there. Kathy in GA 6yrs. - OCD Our list archives, bookmarks, files, and chat feature may be accessed at: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group// . Our list advisors are Gail B. , Ed.D., Tamar Chansky, Ph.D., Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D., and Dan Geller, M.D. Our list moderators are Birkhan, Castle, Fowler, Kathy Hammes, Joye, Kathy Mac, Gail Pesses, and Kathy . Subscription issues or suggestions may be addressed to Louis Harkins, list owner, at louisharkins@... , louisharkins@... , louisharkins@... .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Thanks so much for the info. What is Anafranil? I'm still so new to all of this. I tried giving her meds with a full stomach, but that doesn;t seem to help. She just can't keep it down. I have spoken to her doctor since my original post and we are going to switch her to zoloft. I gotta tell you - I'm scared to death. Since she has not been able to keep the luvox down in the last 2 days we have seen a significant increase in her OCD symptoms. She was only on 25mg. of luvox. I'm just so scared that the zoloft won't do the trick like the luvox did, but if she can't take it, I don't see that we have a choice. Kathy in GA 6yrs. - OCD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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