Posted by Brainbeard on June 19, 2009, at 4:10:18
In reply to Re: Luvox for Depression » Brainbeard, posted by terrysb on June 18, 2009, at 15:35:28
I'm all for lower dosages and believe that the conventional strategy of upping the dose when a med fails can be a shabby one. On the other hand, there has been an evidence-based minimum effective dose established for fluvoxamine (Luvox), which is 50mg a day. The average therapeutical dose is 125-150mg.
Nevertheless, therapeutic effects might be gained by lower doses. Apart from being a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, fluvoxamine is also a relatively strong sigma-1 receptor agonist, which is thought to account for its capability to lift depression and/or anxiety in the beginning of treatment when the therapeutic benefits of serotonin reuptake inhibition still have to come off the ground.
Still, because of the ban on caffeine, I would personally like to have, if not maximum, than at the very least significant therapeutic benefit from this drug. Giving up on coffee was a huge sacrifice for me!
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