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Posted by ian24 on July 19, 2003, at 14:38:40
Sorry, should have asked in prior post.
Posted by Janelle on July 19, 2003, at 14:56:11
In reply to Is Luvox activating or sedating?, posted by ian24 on July 19, 2003, at 14:38:40
For me it was SEDATING. I took it at night and it helped me fall asleep. But this is just one person's experience!
Are you taking it - how are you finding it - sedating or activating, or are you just trying to hear about it? Just curious.
Posted by ian24 on July 19, 2003, at 15:05:41
In reply to Re: Is Luvox activating or sedating? » ian24, posted by Janelle on July 19, 2003, at 14:56:11
> For me it was SEDATING. I took it at night and it helped me fall asleep. But this is just one person's experience!
>
> Are you taking it - how are you finding it - sedating or activating, or are you just trying to hear about it? Just curious.Im taking it just went from 10 mg lexapro to 200 mg Luvox in one day so I feel wacked. Sort of tired and jumpy at the same time. :(
Posted by Janelle on July 19, 2003, at 15:09:16
In reply to Re: Is Luvox activating or sedating?, posted by ian24 on July 19, 2003, at 15:05:41
I know JUST HOW YOU FEEL! I have felt tired and jumpy at the same time!
I had a feeling you had been on 10 mg lexapro; that's like the *standard* dose!
Since you switched *abruptly* (and I don't mean this in a bad way, just factual) I would suggest that you give the Luvox time. It is VERY different from Lexapro even though they're both SSRI's - they target different Serotonin receptors, which could explain the reactions you're having.
Posted by ian24 on July 19, 2003, at 15:16:10
In reply to Re: Is Luvox activating or sedating? » ian24, posted by Janelle on July 19, 2003, at 15:09:16
Thank you Janelle! I'm glad someone answered :) . That's good news because it really does seem to help with obssesing .
Posted by Dinah on July 19, 2003, at 17:20:39
In reply to Is Luvox activating or sedating?, posted by ian24 on July 19, 2003, at 14:38:40
Sedating for me, and excellent for obsessions.
Posted by MB on July 19, 2003, at 23:40:39
In reply to Is Luvox activating or sedating?, posted by ian24 on July 19, 2003, at 14:38:40
The way I understand it is that an activating medication doesn't necessarily increase energy or wakefulness (arousal). I think activation, in reference to a drug, means that it increases locomotion in lab animals. One way to measure activation of a drug is to give it to a rat, place the rat on a grid, and measure how many times the rat crosses a line in the grid over a given period of time. Activating drugs increase *movement*. Some drugs that promote arousal or wakefulness aren't necessarily activating. Amphetamines are usually like this in animals who haven't become behaviorally sensitized to amphetamine via repeated exposures. Amphetamine naive animals will often be more alert and awake, yet less active, when exposed to the drug. Drugs that are *promoted* as activating, won't necessarly make you feel more awake...they might simply be agitating. Almost anyone who's been on the medication-go-round knows that agitation and sedation can coexist...they are not mutually exclusive, opposite sensations.
MB
Posted by noa on July 20, 2003, at 9:55:28
In reply to Activation and sedation aren't really opposites, posted by MB on July 19, 2003, at 23:40:39
True, they can co-exist--that is my experience.
Also, I learned from this board that the same medication can be activating and cause insomnia in one person and be sedating and cause hypersomnolence in another. Same med, different reactions. And some people get the mixed bag, like you said.
Posted by ian24 on July 20, 2003, at 11:13:59
In reply to Is Luvox activating or sedating?, posted by ian24 on July 19, 2003, at 14:38:40
I feel so apatheteic I don't do anything yet when I go out I feel panicky and wired .My vision is screwed up. I feel completely wacked. Maybe it's because my doc just switched me in one day . It sucks because I really need something for obsessing but I can't function like this.
Posted by Janelle on July 20, 2003, at 18:09:31
In reply to Re: Anyway I'm going back to Lex, posted by ian24 on July 20, 2003, at 11:13:59
Wow, it was your pdoc who switched you in ONE day, hmm ... I'd question WHY he/she did that?
I can understand your desire to return to Lexapro, probably a good idea.
However, don't give up on Luvox entirely. If you want to switch, do it the *traditional* way - as you decrease the Lexapro, increase the Luvox and see how that works. GOOD LUCK.
Posted by JaneB on July 21, 2003, at 12:29:06
In reply to Activation and sedation aren't really opposites, posted by MB on July 19, 2003, at 23:40:39
> The way I understand it is that an activating medication doesn't necessarily increase energy or wakefulness (arousal). I think activation, in reference to a drug, means that it increases locomotion in lab animals. One way to measure activation of a drug is to give it to a rat, place the rat on a grid, and measure how many times the rat crosses a line in the grid over a given period of time. Activating drugs increase *movement*. Some drugs that promote arousal or wakefulness aren't necessarily activating. Amphetamines are usually like this in animals who haven't become behaviorally sensitized to amphetamine via repeated exposures. Amphetamine naive animals will often be more alert and awake, yet less active, when exposed to the drug. Drugs that are *promoted* as activating, won't necessarly make you feel more awake...they might simply be agitating. Almost anyone who's been on the medication-go-round knows that agitation and sedation can coexist...they are not mutually exclusive, opposite sensations.
>
> MB
Very interesting and true! While on Lexapro I was so "active" in my sleep yet totally exhausted while awake.
JaneB
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