Typical Side Effects: Headache, nausea, dry mouth, sweating, sleepiness or insomnia, and diarrhea or constipation, weight gain, loss of libido. Most everything but the weight gain and loss of libido usually goes away within a couple of weeks.
TREATMENT-EMERGENT ADVERSE EVENT INCIDENCE RATES BY BODY SYSTEM IN ADULT OCD AND DEPRESSION POPULATIONS COMBINED
BODY SYSTEM/
ADVERSE EVENT |
Percentage of patients Reporting Event |
|
FLUVOXAMINE N= 892 |
PLACEBO N= 778 |
|
| BODY AS WHOLE | ||
| Headache | 22 |
20 |
| Asthenia | 14 |
6 |
| Flu Syndrome | 3 |
2 |
| Chills | 2 |
1 |
| CARDIOVASCULAR | ||
| Palpitations | 3 |
2 |
| DIGESTIVE SYSTEM | ||
| Nausea | 40 |
14 |
| Diarrhea | 11 |
7 |
| Constipation | 10 |
8 |
| Dypepsia | 10 |
5 |
| Anorexia | 6 |
2 |
| Vomiting | 5 |
2 |
| Flatulence | 4 |
3 |
| Tooth Disorder | 3 |
1 |
| Dysphagia | 2 |
1 |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM | ||
| Somnolence | 22 |
8 |
| Insomnia | 21 |
10 |
| Dry Mouth | 14 |
10 |
| Nervousness | 12 |
5 |
| Dizziness | 11 |
6 |
| Tremor | 5 |
1 |
| Anxiety | 5 |
3 |
| Vasodilatation | 3 |
1 |
| Hypertonia | 2 |
1 |
| Agitation | 2 |
1 |
| Decreased Libido | 2 |
1 |
| Depression | 2 |
1 |
| CNS Stimulation | 2 |
1 |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM | ||
| Upper Respiratory Infection | 9 |
5 |
| Dyspnea | 2 |
1 |
| Yawn | 2 |
0 |
| SKIN | ||
| Sweating | 7 |
3 |
| SPECIAL SENSES | ||
| Taste Perversion | 3 |
1 |
| Amblyopia | 3 |
2 |
| UROGENITAL | ||
| Abnormal Ejaculation | 8 |
1 |
| Urinary Frequency | 3 |
2 |
| Impotence | 2 |
1 |
| Anorgasmia | 2 |
0 |
| Urinary Retention | 1 |
0 |
