Luvox a Nooptropic?
hughbristic
11 Mar 2005
Just started the SSRI Luvox (fluvoxamine) and noticed being a bit quicker. Did some research and found the following:
Serotonin and human information processing: fluvoxamine can improve reaction time performance
Appears to make you react more quickly without a reduction in accuracy.
Anybody else had experience with this?
Hugh
Edited by hughbristic, 11 March 2005 - 09:33 PM.
Serotonin and human information processing: fluvoxamine can improve reaction time performance
Appears to make you react more quickly without a reduction in accuracy.
Anybody else had experience with this?
Hugh
Edited by hughbristic, 11 March 2005 - 09:33 PM.
elevated
11 Mar 2005
May I ask what your dosing protocol is?
Many years ago, I was prescribed Luvox, but never took it, because I was in denial of my OCD, I wanted to act like I didnt need anything, little did I realize that it would catch up to me later in life, right now being the time..
Many years ago, I was prescribed Luvox, but never took it, because I was in denial of my OCD, I wanted to act like I didnt need anything, little did I realize that it would catch up to me later in life, right now being the time..
hughbristic
11 Mar 2005
Just started 3 days ago, so I am at 1/2 of a 50mg pill twice daily. I'm tending to place them closer together during the day, like one in the morning, and one in the early afternoon, because I have other drugs to help me sleep and each dose doesn't seem to last very long. I suspect the real effects will not start kicking in for a couple of weeks, as this is the usual way with SSRIs, but in the short term I am experiencing a slight improvement in my social phobia and energy.
Of course, the dose in the cited experiment was 100mg, so I'd probably see more if I did that. I'd really like to start ramping it up, as its the first mental med that has done anything positive for me, except for tramadol, which doesn't really count. I see my shrink in 3 weeks and she'll probably up it then. By the way, while I have slight obsessive tendencies, I'm mainly taking it for depresssion. I haven't responded well to other SSRIs but wanted to try this one as it is different chemically.
Hugh
Of course, the dose in the cited experiment was 100mg, so I'd probably see more if I did that. I'd really like to start ramping it up, as its the first mental med that has done anything positive for me, except for tramadol, which doesn't really count. I see my shrink in 3 weeks and she'll probably up it then. By the way, while I have slight obsessive tendencies, I'm mainly taking it for depresssion. I haven't responded well to other SSRIs but wanted to try this one as it is different chemically.
Hugh
elevated
11 Mar 2005
Interesting stuff... I will probally talk to my doctor about getting Luvox, as it seems to fight OCD and depression.
