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Posted by Jerzy on April 29, 2000, at 13:59:15
Does anyone know of negative interactions between Luvox & BuSpar? I am curently taking Luvox
and I'm considering trying this combination, but I have also heard that taking both of these
drugs together can lead to a slowed heart rate. No one I have asked has been able to tell me
how common this is, how dangerous this is, which are the dosages at which this becomes an issue,
and most importantly: what causes this? Is this some kind of pharmacological effect (i.e. funny
neurotransmitter interactions) or is it because the drugs interact with each other's metabolism
in some way?
Anyway, if anyone has information on this, I would greatly appreciate it!
Posted by Crystal on May 7, 2001, at 15:00:06
In reply to BuSpar Luvox, posted by Jerzy on April 29, 2000, at 13:59:15
I take prozac, luvox, and buspar for the past month with no bad reactions. Something is making me sleepy but I think that is the Luvox? How does the Luvox work for you? I have only been on it for one month for mild ocd and my dosage just got increased to 100mg. Any insight would be appreciated?
4 > Does anyone know of negative interactions between Luvox & BuSpar? I am curently taking Luvox
> and I'm considering trying this combination, but I have also heard that taking both of these
> drugs together can lead to a slowed heart rate. No one I have asked has been able to tell me
> how common this is, how dangerous this is, which are the dosages at which this becomes an issue,
> and most importantly: what causes this? Is this some kind of pharmacological effect (i.e. funny
> neurotransmitter interactions) or is it because the drugs interact with each other's metabolism
> in some way?
> Anyway, if anyone has information on this, I would greatly appreciate it!
Posted by sptx2001 on May 9, 2001, at 10:46:14
In reply to Re: BuSpar Luvox, posted by Crystal on May 7, 2001, at 15:00:06
I take 150mg of Luvox and, after having taken it for a couple of months, I don't feel like I am taking anything. I feel really good, though, but I don't know if I can contribute that to the SSRI effects. I had taken Luvox once before, altough a lower dosage, for a number of years. Same sort of results. It's a good drug.
Also, I took BuSpar back in 1995 or 1996, but had a pretty bad allergic reaction to it. Actually, I never really could tell that I was having a reaction, until I had gone to the emergency room for a bleeding ulcer, and the doctor wanted to know if I had Lupus or Rheumatoid Arthritis because I had a strange blood count result. It turns out that the BuSpar had given me "Eosinophilia", which is a massive increase in the Eosinophil cell component of white blood cells, and apparently characteristic of allergic reactions and autoimmune diseases! My eosinophil count went back to normal a week after discontinuing the BuSpar. I read the "side effects" literature accompanying BuSpar and it said that Eosinophila was possible, but extremely rare.
BTW, I was on it for a few weeks before the above happened, without knowing of course that I was allergic to it. It did NOTHING to help my anxiety, either, and I consider it a dangerous substance! Not recommended (at least by me!)
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