Celexa vs. Luvox: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Celexa and Luvox. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 199,751 people who take Celexa and Luvox, and is updated regularly.
What is Celexa?
Celexa has active ingredients of citalopram hydrobromide. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 56,390 Celexa users. Check the latest studies of Celexa.
What is Luvox?
Luvox has active ingredients of fluvoxamine maleate. It is often used in obsessive-compulsive disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 13,440 Luvox users. Check the latest studies of Luvox.
199,751 people who take Celexa and Luvox are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Celexa (citalopram hydrobromide)
- Luvox (fluvoxamine maleate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Celexa:
- not at all: 3.89 %
- somewhat: 22.34 %
- moderate: 36.59 %
- high: 28.42 %
- very high: 8.75 %
Luvox:
- not at all: 4.03 %
- somewhat: 25.39 %
- moderate: 32.22 %
- high: 29.77 %
- very high: 8.58 %
Want to compare Celexa with Luvox?
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Pang, T., & Gudi, A., "Chest pain following the use of fluvoxamine in depression", Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2018 Jan .
- Hosseini, S. H., & Ahmadi, A., "Peripheral edema occurring during treatment with risperidone combined with citalopram", Case reports in medicine, 2012 Jan .
- Pang, T., & Gudi, A., "Chest pain following the use of fluvoxamine in depression", Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2018 Jan .
- Hosseini, S. H., & Ahmadi, A., "Peripheral edema occurring during treatment with risperidone combined with citalopram", Case reports in medicine, 2012 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Celexa:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Luvox:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on citalopram hydrobromide and fluvoxamine maleate (the active ingredients of Celexa and Luvox, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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