CR Capsules and other antidepressant medicines may increase your risk of bleeding or bruising, especially if you take the blood thinner warfarin (Coumadin®, Jantoven®), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs, like ibuprofen or naproxen), or aspirin.
6. Seizures or convulsions
7. Manic episodes:
• greatly increased energy
• severe trouble sleeping
• racing thoughts
• reckless behavior
• unusually grand ideas
• excessive happiness or irritability
• talking more or faster than usual
8. Changes in appetite or weight. Children and adolescents should have height and weight monitored during treatment.
9. Low salt (sodium) levels in the blood. Elderly people may be at greater risk for this. Symptoms may include:
• headache
• weakness or feeling unsteady
• confusion, problems concentrating or thinking, or memory problems
Do not stop taking LUVOX CR Capsules without first talking to your healthcare provider. Stopping LUVOX CR Capsules may cause serious symptoms, including:
• anxiety, irritability, high or low mood, feeling restless or changes in sleep habits
• headache, sweating, nausea, dizziness
• electric shock-like sensations, shaking, confusion
What is LUVOX CR Capsules?
LUVOX CR Capsules is a prescription medicine used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). It is the same kind of drug that is used to treat depression. It is important to talk with your healthcare provider about the risks of treating OCD and also the risks of not treating it. You should discuss all treatment choices with your healthcare provider.
Talk to your healthcare provider if you do not think that your condition is getting better with LUVOX CR treatment.
Who should not take LUVOX CR Capsules?
Do not take LUVOX CR Capsules if you:
• are allergic to fluvoxamine maleate or any of the ingredients in LUVOX CR Capsules. See the end of this Medication Guide for a complete list of ingredients in LUVOX CR Capsules.
• take a Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (MAOI). Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you are not sure if you take an MAOI, including the antibiotic linezolid.
• Do not take an MAOI within 2 weeks of stopping LUVOX CR Capsules unless directed to do so by your physician.
• Do not start LUVOX CR Capsules if you stopped taking an MAOI in the last 2 weeks unless directed to do so by your physician.
People who take LUVOX CR Capsules close in time to an MAOI may have serious or even life-threatening side effects. Get medical help right away if you have any of these symptoms:
• high fever
• uncontrolled muscle spasms
• stiff muscles
• rapid changes in heart rate or blood pressure
• confusion
• loss of consciousness (pass out)
• take Mellaril® (thioridazine). Mellaril® should not be taken with LUVOX CR Capsules because this can cause serious heart rhythm problems or sudden death.
• take Zanaflex® (tizanidine) because LUVOX CR can increase the amount of Zanaflex in your body, which could increase its actions and side effects. This could include causing drowsiness and a drop in blood pressure and affecting how well you do things that require alertness.
• take the antipsychotic medicine Orap® (pimozide) because this can cause serious heart problems.
• Take Lotronex® (alosetron) because LUVOX CR can increase the a |
