Fluvoxamine

Pronounced floo-VOX-ah-meen

Brand names: Luvox

Type: SSRI antidepressant · All Mental Health Medicines

What Fluvoxamine is used for

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Social anxiety disorder

Common side effects

  • Nausea
  • Drowsiness
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Headache
  • Dry mouth

Important cautions

  • Interacts with very many medicines because it strongly slows their breakdown — a full medication review is essential
  • Antidepressants carry a warning about increased suicidal thoughts in young people — watch for sudden mood changes when starting

How it comes

Tablets, extended-release capsules. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

Toxicity lists: Fluvoxamine also appears on Medicines That Can Harm the Liver.

Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.