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A 31-year-old male asked:

Why do i have more depression after 4.5 weeks on luvox. its originally for ocd. im also taking zyprexa for schizophrenia. my life is miserable. possibly bc of akathisia from zyprexa ?

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Dr. Elizabeth Finley-Belgrad
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Child Psychiatry 36 years experience
Visit MD: This is something you need to report to your prescriber, many times meds result in some unexpected effects or SE you need to keep your prescriber informed regularly esp with negative reactions -seems a change is probably needed.
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