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Fluvoxamine Maleate
Posted By Kelly On Sunday, December 12th 2010 under: Antidepressants Tags: Luvox
Drug Nomenclature
Synonyms: DU-23000; Fluvoksamiinimaleaatti; Fluvoxamina, maleato de; Fluvoxamini Maleas; Fluvoxaminmaleat
BAN: Fluvoxamine Maleate
USAN: Fluvoxamine Maleate
INN: Fluvoxamine Maleate
INN: Maleato de fluvoxamina
INN: Fluvoxamine, Maléate de
INN: Fluvoxamini Maleas
INN: Флувоксамина Малеат
Chemical name: (E)-5-Methoxy-4´-trifluoromethylvalerophenone O-2-aminoethyloxime maleate
Molecular formula: C15H21F3N2O2,C4H4O4 =434.4
CAS: 54739-18-3 (fluvoxamine); 61718-82-9 (fluvoxamine maleate)
ATC code: N06AB08
Read code: y026Z
Pharmacopoeias. In Europe and US.
European Pharmacopoeia, 6th ed. (Fluvoxamine Maleate). A white or almost white, crystalline powder. Sparingly soluble in water freely ... Read More
SSRIs in anxious depression: Fluvoxamine
Posted By Kelly On Wednesday, October 13th 2010 under: SSRIs Tags: Luvox
Houck and Stankovic (1997) performed an 8-week open-label trial of fluvoxamine (Luvox) in 15 outpatients diagnosed as having mixed anxiety depression (MAD). Baseline scores on the HAMD indicated moderate degrees of both anxiety and depression prior to treatment. The patients experienced significant improvement in both areas (p < 0.001).
Fluvoxamine has also been compared with benzodiazepines in several relevant clinical trials. Laws and colleagues (1990) conducted a 6-week, multi-centre double-blind comparison ... Read More
SSRIs in anxious depression
Posted By Kelly On Friday, October 1st 2010 under: SSRIs Tags: Luvox, Paxil, Prozac, salipax, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), Zoloft
Most patients suffering from major depression have anxiety symptoms as well as depressive symptoms and these commonly occurring anxiety symptoms are normally regarded as part of the depressive disorder. The presence of anxiety symptoms does not lead necessarily to a separate diagnosis of an anxiety disorder and indeed widely used depression rating scales include a large number of items devoted to anxiety symptoms, which contribute to the assessment of overall ... Read More
Ambien and Depression
Posted By Kelly On Saturday, May 8th 2010 under: Question - Answer Tags: Luvox
Question. I take Luvox 150 mg per day for chronic depression and obsessive anger problems. My psychiatrist is concerned about my sleep habits, which have basically been the same all my life; I cannot sleep at night, I only sleep soundly in the mid-morning hours. He prescribed Ambien to be taken at bedtime and it put me to sleep right away. I was delighted with that result, however, for two ... Read More
Is 5-HTP Safe?
Posted By Kelly On Sunday, March 28th 2010 under: Question - Answer Tags: Luvox, Prozac, Zoloft
Question. Prime Time Live recently aired a story on treatment of depression, obesity and insomnia with 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP). Is 5-HTP effective and safe?
Answer. Well, the media are often ahead of the scientists on these things, but I must say I am very skeptical about the 5-HTP story (although I did not see the Prime Time piece). By the way, 5-HTP is the precursor chemical for serotonin, which as you probably ... Read More
Meds for Depression and Anxiety
Posted By Kelly On Monday, January 11th 2010 under: Question - Answer Tags: Anafranil, Antidepressants, Asendin, Aventyl, Depression, Desyrel, Drugs, Effexor, Elavil, Luvox, Medications, Norpramin, Pamelor, Paxil, Prozac, Remeron, Serzone, Sinequan, Tofranil, Vivactil, Wellbutrin, Zoloft
Question. Do you have a list of drugs for depression, and non-addictive medications for anxiety? Tricyclics of the older vintage would be helpful.
Answer. I am providing you with a list of commonly used antidepressants, as well as their usual doses:
Maintenance Dosage and Tablet Size for Non-MAOI Antidepressants
Antidepressant
Tablet/capsule sizes
Usual daily adult dose
Amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep)
10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150 mg
75-250 mg
Amoxapine (Asendin)
25,50, 100, 150 mg
200-300 mg
Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
75, 100 ... Read More
What is the role of SSRIs in the treatment of social phobia?
Posted By Kelly On Thursday, December 17th 2009 under: Antidepressants Tags: Antidepressants, Drugs, lilly-fluoxetine, Luvox, Prozac, Psychiatric Illnesses, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), Zoloft
Social phobia has recently been recognized as a chronic and often debilitating disorder. It is estimated to affect up to 10% of the population, with onset occurring early in life.l According to the DSM-IV, in order to be diagnosed with social phobia individuals must meet several criteria. They must have a persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations where they are exposed to unfamiliar people or to ... Read More
Ruling out symptoms
Posted By Kelly On Saturday, December 12th 2009 under: Question - Answer Tags: Antidepressants, Celexa, Depression, Drugs, Effexor, Luvox, Prozac, Wellbutrin, Zoloft
Question. I have a diabetic patient in her early 30s who is also exhibiting signs of anxiety and depression. She's on 100mg Glucophage as well as 100u Humulin Ultralente and 100-150u Humalog (extreme insulin resistance). I am aware that some of her symptoms of anxiety may be related to the gastric side effects of the Glucophage and that her mood problem may be tied to the diabetes itself, but how ... Read More
SSRI’s Inhibitory Effects
Posted By Kelly On Friday, December 4th 2009 under: Question - Answer Tags: Antidepressants, Celexa, Drugs, Luvox, Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft
Question. Can you please give me your opinion on the P450 inhibitory effects of SSRIs, namely, fluoxetine, paroxetine, citalopram, sertraline and fluvoxamine? Which appears to have the least clinically significant effects on this and other liver enzymes? How do these effects demonstrate themselves to patients? How clinically significant are the effects?
Answer. I'll give you the bottom line first, then fill in some of the details: if you are only worried ... Read More
Parkinson’s and Depression
Posted By Kelly On Friday, November 27th 2009 under: Question - Answer Tags: Depression, Drugs, Effexor, Luvox, Paxil, Prozac, Remeron, Zoloft
Question. I have an 80-year-old relative with Parkinson's disease and depression who was started on Prozac with good initial effects on mood and energy levels. Unfortunately, he complained of worsening tremor. A pharmaceutical representative for Zoloft has suggested that this antidepressant would be a better choice for use in patients with parkinsonian symptoms because it has some dopaminergic effects. Have there been any studies of patients with Parkinson's disease suggesting ... Read More