Posted by Brainbeard on June 20, 2009, at 9:06:25
In reply to Re: Luvox for Depression, posted by terrysb on June 19, 2009, at 15:09:20
> (.....) elevation in anxiety level (.....) I'm assuming that until I stabilize at a particular dose that this is to be expected.
Not really. Once the serotonergic circuits involved have been desensitized, anxiety won't flare up when upping the dose. This is both my theory and my experience. After the therapeutic effect kicked in for me at 125mg, I could go up to 200mg without experiencing any related anxiety.
It just takes a couple of weeks, and I suspect that dose doesn't matter that much. Though you would probably have more initial anxiety if you'd start out on a higher dose. And the initial anxiety MIGHT last longer if you titrate up slowly.
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