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Would luvox cr make you less tired than immediate release?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Uncertain: The Drugs.Com site reported that somnolence can occur in up to 27% for both Luvox and Luvox CR. If there was a difference I would have in general expected lesser side effects with the controlled release formulations. I was not able to find any literature that showed a direct comparison for sedation in the two formulations.

Answered 2/8/2019

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