mount of Lotronex in your body, which could increase its actions and side effects.
• take Rozerem® (ramelteon) because LUVOX CR can increase the amount of Rozerem in your body, which could increase its actions and side effects.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking LUVOX CR Capsules? Ask if you are not sure.
Before starting LUVOX CR Capsules, tell your healthcare provider if you:
• are taking certain drugs such as:
• Clozaril ® (clozapine): used to treat schizophrenia
• Mexitil ® (mexiletine): used to treat problems with heart rhythm
• Triptans: used to treat migraine headache
• Medicines used to treat mood, anxiety, psychotic or thought disorders, including tricyclics, lithium, SSRIs, SNRIs, or antipsychotics
• Tramadol: used to reduce pain
• Benzodiazepines: used to reduce anxiety, stress, emotional upset, or seizures; helps you sleep; helps with alcohol withdrawal; reduces restlessness; and relaxes muscles
• Methadone: used to relieve pain or to help with addiction
• Theophylline used to treat swollen air passages in your lungs, to relax the muscles in your chest to ease shortness of breath, often to treat asthma
• Warfarin and other drugs that affect how your blood clots
• Diuretics to treat high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, or swelling
• Over-the-counter supplements such as tryptophan or St. John's Wort
• have liver problems
• have kidney problems
• have heart problems
• have or had seizures or convulsions
• have bipolar disorder or mania
• have low sodium levels in your blood
• have a history of a stroke
• have high blood pressure
• have or had bleeding problems
• are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if LUVOX CR Capsules will harm your unborn baby. Talk to your healthcare provider about the benefits and risks of treating obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) during pregnancy
• are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. Some LUVOX CR may pass into your breast milk. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby while taking LUVOX CR Capsules.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines that you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. LUVOX CR Capsules and some medicines may interact with each other, may not work as well, or may cause serious side effects.
Your healthcare provider or pharmacist can tell you if it is safe to take LUVOX CR Capsules with your other medicines. Do not start or stop any medicine while taking LUVOX CR Capsules without talking to your healthcare provider first.
If you take LUVOX CR Capsules, you should not take any other medicines that contain fluvoxamine maleate including: Fluvoxamine Maleate Immediate-Release Tablets.
How should I take LUVOX CR Capsules?
• Take LUVOX CR Capsules at night exactly as prescribed. Your healthcare provider may need to change the dose of LUVOX CR Capsules until it is the right dose for you.
• LUVOX CR Capsules may be taken with or without food.
• If you miss a dose of LUVOX CR Capsules, take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take your next dose at the regular time. Do not take two doses of LUVOX CR Capsules at the same time.
• If you take too much LUVOX CR, call your healthcare |
