Fluvoxamine is an antidepressant medicine used to treat symptoms caused by depression or other mood-interfering diseases such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, for example, by selectively inhibiting serotonin reuptake into brain neurons.
It has the active ingredient Fluvoxamine maleate, and can be found in its generic form in the main pharmacies, although it is also commercialized in Brazil under the trade names Luvox or Revoc, in the presentations of 50 or 100 mg.
What is it for
The action of Fluvoxamine allows increased levels of serotonin in the brain, which improves and stabilizes mood in situations such as depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and should be indicated by the doctor.
How to use
Fluvoxamine is available as 50 or 100 mg film-coated tablets, and the starting dose is usually 1 tablet per day, usually as a single dose at night. However, your dose may be up to 300 mg per day, which varies medical indication.
Its use must be continuous, as directed by the doctor, and the estimated average time to start its action is about two weeks.
Possible side effects
Some of the possible side effects with the use of Fluvoxamine include changes in taste, nausea, vomiting, poor digestion, dry mouth, tiredness, loss of appetite, weight loss, insomnia, drowsiness, tremor, headache, menstrual changes, flatulence, nervousness, agitation, abnormal ejaculation, decreased sexual desire.
Who should not use
Fluvoxamine is contraindicated in cases of hypersensitivity to the active substance or any component of the drug formulation. It should also not be used by people who already use antidepressants of the IMAO class due to the interaction of the components of the formulas.
Except in cases of medical advice, this medicinal product should not be used by children, pregnant women or women who are breast-feeding.
