Trouble concentrating 8 weeks into Luvox.
Prior to starting Luvox I had a lot of anxiety. Stress would keep me awake almost every night. I developed physical ticks that would increase with stress.
I saw a psychiatrist on Brightside and was diagnosed with OCD and ADHD. I was prescribed Luvox.
I immediately cut out caffeine when I started it. I went from 300+ mg per day to 0. I dont think I had any side effects from my 50mg Luvox starting dose, but the first 7 days or so was miserable in terms of me being tired and nearly falling asleep constantly. Once the caffeine withdrawal wore off, I slept better than I ever have.
The problem is, my focus has gotten sooooo much worse. I always had focus issues but I could down coffee after coffee and keep my focus reigned in a bit. I'm an automation engineer and I do a lot of design work on a daily basis so I have to focus. I don't really want to be drinking all thar caffeine again though, because I do sleep a lot better. But the caffeine was magic for my focus. Now my thoughts are so scattered and crazy that Im surprised I managed to write this post.
Has anyone else had poor focus issues that developed as a direct result of taking Luvox? Or was the caffeine just masking ADHD symptoms that are worse that I ever knew?