LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
fluvoxamine Side Effects
fluvoxamine (also sold as Luvox) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #448 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 38.3% mention hospitalization (876 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 2,289
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
fluvoxamine: 38.3% mention hospitalization (876 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #448 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for fluvoxamine (Luvox) (2,289 reports #448 of 524 by FAERS report count). 38.3% mention hospitalization (876 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DRUG INTERACTION leads 215 of 2,289 reports
Who reports · age peak 18-44 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 18-44 (643 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (254 reports, 11.1%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 68 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 42 |
| DEATH | 31 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 29 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 24 |
| INTENTIONAL OVERDOSE | 19 |
| OVERDOSE | 19 |
| DRUG TOXICITY | 17 |
| PULMONARY OEDEMA | 14 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 13 |
| LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 12 |
| PNEUMONIA | 11 |
| METABOLIC ACIDOSIS | 10 |
| BRAIN OEDEMA | 8 |
| DEPRESSION | 8 |
| PULMONARY CONGESTION | 8 |
| SEPSIS | 8 |
| BLOOD PRESSURE DECREASED | 7 |
| COMA | 7 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (876, 38.3% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DRUG INTERACTION | 118 |
| SUICIDAL IDEATION | 59 |
| SUICIDE ATTEMPT | 58 |
| SEROTONIN SYNDROME | 47 |
| ANXIETY | 45 |
| PYREXIA | 45 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 43 |
| DEPRESSION | 42 |
| NAUSEA | 42 |
| SOMNOLENCE | 40 |
| DIZZINESS | 36 |
| HYPOTENSION | 36 |
| TREMOR | 36 |
| VOMITING | 36 |
| BLOOD CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE INCREASED | 35 |
| FALL | 34 |
| ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE INCREASED | 33 |
| DIARRHOEA | 31 |
| INTENTIONAL OVERDOSE | 30 |
How to read fluvoxamine FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 2,289 voluntary reports linked to fluvoxamine (Luvox), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 254 (11.1%). Hospitalization appears on 876 (38.3%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Sparse extract - named reactions and SEX-BALANCED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with fluvoxamine
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,273 FAERS cases (Δ 16 lighter vs fluvoxamine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,311 FAERS cases (Δ 22 heavier vs fluvoxamine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,254 FAERS cases (Δ 35 lighter vs fluvoxamine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,229 FAERS cases (Δ 60 lighter vs fluvoxamine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 51.0 pp vs fluvoxamine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
fluvoxamine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.