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Posted by Er on March 6, 2002, at 21:31:08
Well, it finally got to the point where my instinct was screaming that something was not right...quick history, Monday night started Luvox, already on WB and Ritalin, Barely slept Monday night, in a haze all day Tuesday with shaky hands and stomach pains, Today shakes were so bad that my knees wobbled uncontrollably when going down a flight of stairs and almost got hurt. So an hour ago, with chattering teeth, bloodshot eyes and a walk like C3PO, instead of taking my evening dose, I called my Office and had Doctor Neuro-skillet paged. He called and said to stop taking it completely, that those were rare but serious side effects. I'm to call him tommorrow (if I don't chatter my teeth out of my skull while thrashing in bed all night again).
Er-er-er-er-er-ic-ic-ic-ic-ic-ic
Posted by Bekka H. on March 6, 2002, at 22:09:42
In reply to I'm having a really frightening reaction to Luvox, posted by Er on March 6, 2002, at 21:31:08
> Well, it finally got to the point where my instinct was screaming that something was not right...quick history, Monday night started Luvox, already on WB and Ritalin, Barely slept Monday night, in a haze all day Tuesday with shaky hands and stomach pains, Today shakes were so bad that my knees wobbled uncontrollably when going down a flight of stairs and almost got hurt. So an hour ago, with chattering teeth, bloodshot eyes and a walk like C3PO, instead of taking my evening dose, I called my Office and had Doctor Neuro-skillet paged. He called and said to stop taking it completely, that those were rare but serious side effects. I'm to call him tommorrow (if I don't chatter my teeth out of my skull while thrashing in bed all night again).
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> Er-er-er-er-er-ic-ic-ic-ic-ic-ic
*************************************************Hi Eric. Yes, this sounds very frightening. If it keeps up, please go to the emergency room. The same thing happened to me two summers ago, when I was prescribed Luvox plus Dexedrine. I thought I was going beserk PLUS I had very high blood pressures, severe headache and very rapid heart rate. I also felt like a dazed robot. I'm usually a really careful driver, and when I tried that combo, I ALMOST drove straight into a lamp post that was on an island in the middle of a large boulevard. I didn't even see it until I almost hit it. Please be very careful! Let us know how you're doing tomorrow.
Posted by Er on March 6, 2002, at 22:18:49
In reply to Re: I'm having a really frightening reaction to Luvox, posted by Bekka H. on March 6, 2002, at 22:09:42
Will do..it's even affecting my memory. At some point either today or yesterday which I am getting confused because they seem so alike, I realized that I needed to put food in my body and ended up at a Boston Market (a place i never go to). I don't really remember driving there, or driving back. I can't wait for this to leave my body...it's past the time I would have taken it, so does that mean it's almost done?
E
Posted by Janelle on March 7, 2002, at 0:07:48
In reply to I'm having a really frightening reaction to Luvox, posted by Er on March 6, 2002, at 21:31:08
Although it doesn't seem as bad as what you described, I also got the shakes big-time when I was on Luvox. I thought it was because my doc had me titrate up very rapidly (I was having bad OCD problems at the time), but I have a feeling now after reading what you wrote, that shakiness, tremors, and feeling in a haze are not-so-uncommon side effects for Luvox.
I was on it a few months and the shakiness and tremors went away, but the sedation never quite did.
Posted by Er on March 7, 2002, at 8:32:18
In reply to Re: I'm having a really frightening reaction to Luvox, posted by Janelle on March 7, 2002, at 0:07:48
Yes, last night it got just about to the gray area between convulsion and shakes...my temperature was way too high (the thermometer wasn't working right, it said I was 65 degrees, laugh) I was gushing sweat and even my eyes were having muscle spasms. I did something very very very risky...my body needed sleep, it hadn't had any bonified sleep in over 72 hours...so I took some of my fiancees Xanax...3 of them in fact. Talk about going for broke. Well, I didn't go broke. I got a DAMN good night's sleep and am having a fine day at work this morning. In my prison, Luvox now shares a cell with Paxil.
Eric
Posted by Bekka H. on March 7, 2002, at 9:11:09
In reply to Re: I'm having a really frightening reaction to Luvox, posted by Er on March 7, 2002, at 8:32:18
Glad to hear you're feeling better! I have a really hard time with medication combinations and have ended up in the ER a few times over the years. Listen to your body and your gut feelings. You know yourself better than the doctor does. I always have to start with really low doses to avoid adverse reactions.
By the way, how long were you on the WB+Ritalin combination before you added Luvox, and how many milligrams of each were you taking? I had tried WB + Ritalin because, in theory, it seemed like the perfect combo for me, but I had rapid heart rates, shortness of breath and almost blacked out; however, some people do very well on that combination.
Posted by Er on March 7, 2002, at 9:31:27
In reply to Re: I'm having a really frightening reaction to Luvox, posted by Bekka H. on March 7, 2002, at 9:11:09
Thank you for your concern, I'm slowly feeling better as the day progresses. I've been on WB 400mg for about nine months, love it, had no problems and it even fixed things I didn't expect it to, like lethargy and outgoingness. Ritalin I've been on for about 4 months at 20mg twice daily (40 total), the two compliment each other rather well in my chemistry with no real negative effects unless I take the Ritalin too late in the evening. I would have thought Luvox would have been the least likely to cause a reaction since I consider SSRI's to be the "pot" of psychiatric medicine and Luvox is often said to be great for it's lack of side effects. So often I'm the exception...
:)
ER (thankfully not in the ER)
Posted by djmmm on March 7, 2002, at 10:11:17
In reply to Re: I'm having a really frightening reaction to Luvox, posted by Er on March 7, 2002, at 9:31:27
Sounds like you may have had serotonin syndrome.
Posted by misty99 on March 7, 2002, at 19:49:22
In reply to Re: I'm having a really frightening reaction to Luvox, posted by Bekka H. on March 6, 2002, at 22:09:42
I also felt like a dazed robot. I'm usually a really careful driver, and when I tried that combo,
Becka,
In the PMS thread, you asked me about my experiences with Luvox and Adderall. That's exactly how I felt like when I said my brain felt like it was paralized. I didn't drive that weekend because I barely could put one foot in front of the other. I was only on 25mg and I sure wasn't going to find out what 50mg was going to do.
What an awful drug for my body!
Misty
Posted by Bekka H. on March 9, 2002, at 0:15:32
In reply to Re: I'm having a really frightening reaction to Luvox, posted by Er on March 7, 2002, at 8:32:18
Hi Eric. How ya doin'? I hope that stuff is all washed out of your system and you are feeling better now.
Posted by Er on March 12, 2002, at 9:10:46
In reply to Re: I'm having a really frightening reaction to Luvox, posted by Bekka H. on March 9, 2002, at 0:15:32
Sorry to have been absent, but followiung up...last Thrusday the reaction became pretty bad. All week my pdoc hadn't been returning my calls regarding my concern about the side effects and Thursday I ended up on a bumpy ambulance ride to Christiana Hospital where I am still restricted to my bed, bored shitless. You have all been very helpful, and if I hadn't gotten the advice I got here it may have been much worse. Seratonin Syndrome has pretty m,uch left me with a wobbly gait, so I'm peeing in a bottle kneeliong in bed, bunable and forbidden from walking to the bathroom. I convulse constantly and am haveing massive seizures. I just got my laptop from work and am finally able to check in. I'm not sure what's going to happen next since both of my doctors say that the Luvox should be long gone from my system by now, so it's possible that I have sustained some long term damage to my brain. Ironically, I'm in pretty good spirits and have been trying to joke about it as much as possible. Please, conversation would be great, stimulating and entertaining. Thanks again guys,
Er
Christiana Hospital
302-733-5234, feel free to call
Posted by Bekka H. on March 12, 2002, at 21:33:22
In reply to It got worse, I am in the Hospital., posted by Er on March 12, 2002, at 9:10:46
Eric,
Hi. I'm so sorry that this has happened to you!! But I'm glad you went to the hospital. Yes, we have to be sooooooo careful with "polypharmacy"/multiple medicines. I am one of the worst patients in the world as far as med combos are concerned. Nearly every combo I've tried gives me lethally high blood pressures, rapid heart rates, muscle stiffness, rigidity, chills. I'm convinced I've had serotonin syndrome several times over the years. The only thing that's saved me is knowing to TRUST myself and my OWN feelings and reactions REGARDLESS of what the genius doctors have told me. Each person is unique in the way he/she responds to medicines. I don't know what race you are, but there is a lot of variability among different races as far as response to medicines. For example, 5-20% of Caucasians have "genetic polymorphisms" for certain liver enzymes that are needed to metabolize many psychotropic drugs. That means that even if they have those enzymes, they might have deficient versions of them. Morever, certain medicines inhibit or suppress the activity of those enzymes, so if you're taking a med that requires one of those enzymes and another med that inhibits those enzymes, the first med won't be properly broken down. It could build up to dangerous levels, and all sorts of nasty things can happen. Anyway, enough about that until you are well. For now, I hope you recover very quickly. Trust yourself and your own feelings! Please let us know how you're doing.
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