Posted by Brainbeard on June 21, 2009, at 5:21:57
In reply to Re: Luvox for Depression » Brainbeard, posted by terrysb on June 20, 2009, at 16:18:51
> Would you recommend titrating up more quickly so that I can get to the therapeutic level?
That was the route I tried to follow when I started sertraline (aka Zoloft) a couple of weeks ago. My idea was that titrating up slowly would only stretch out the start-up anxiety. I did have a pretty hard time though with the anxiety it gave me in the first two weeks. And after that I impulsively and prematurely quit, just when the drug was beginning to have some therapeutic effects. I still think of going back.
So, I don't know: going up a bit faster might give you some harder to digest anxiety, but on the other hand you might already have reached the spot where anxiety starts subsiding. I have my doubts about the latter possibility though, since 25mg is a very low dose.
If I were you, I would just take my chances and jump up to 50mg and stay there for at least a week. See what it does for you. If it's not enough, I would go to 100. If that turns out to be too rough, an intermediate 75. Or perhaps 75 would be your tailor-fit therapeutic dose.
About the dosing: for some reason, Luvox is advised to be given in separate doses on higher dosages. I've experimented with both once (evening) and twice a day (morning and evening) dosing. For me, a single evening dose turned out to work best. The morning dose would make me too sedated. 'Maileage may vary', if you allow me to throw in the cliché most worn out on medication forums.
Good luck and let us know what happens (if you like).
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