Dosage Forms

• This medicine is available as a tablet. 

• Antidepressant, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor 

• Watch your child closely for signs or symptoms  of depression or a desire  to harm him/herself. These feelings  may last until  the depression  is completely treated. Ask  your child to talk with you  if he/she is  planning to harm him/herself. Take  your child to  the nearest emergency room if he/she wants  to harm him/herself. Talk with healthcare provider. 
• Sometimes depression can worsen after starting treatment. Watch your child closely for signs of this. Talk with  healthcare provider now if  you notice this change. 
• There is a risk  of serotonin syndrome when using a migraine medicine  with this medicine.  The syndrome is caused by too much serotonin in  the body. Signs include: agitation, changes in blood pressure, diarrhea, fast heartbeat, hallucinations, nausea and vomiting, significant change in balance, and significant change in thinking clearly and logically. Talk  with healthcare provider. 
• This medicine does not mix well with many medicines. Serious reactions may occur. Check all medicines with child's healthcare provider. 
• Please read  the medication guide. 

• Not if  your child has  an allergy to fluvoxamine  or any other part  of this medicine. 
• Be sure to let healthcare provider  know if your child has any allergies  or reactions  to medicine, food preservatives,  or dyes. Make sure  to tell  about the allergy  and how it affected  your child. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling  of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved. 

• This medicine is used to treat anxiety. 
• This medicine  is used to treat depression. 
• This medicine is used to treat  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 

• Fluvoxamine increases chemicals  in the brain. 

• To gain  the most benefit,  do not miss giving your child doses. 
• Give this medicine at bedtime. 
• Give this medicine with  or without food. Give with food if  it causes an upset stomach. 

• Your child may start feeling better several weeks after starting this medicine. 
• It may take 6 weeks to see the full effect. 

• Give a missed dose as soon as possible. 
• If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and return to  your child's regular schedule. 
• Do not give a double  dose or extra doses. 
• Do not change dose or stop your child's medicine. Talk with healthcare provider. 

• If your child has been taking this medicine  for several weeks, talk with healthcare provider before stopping. You may want to gradually withdraw  this medicine. 
• Check your child's medicines with healthcare provider. This  medicine may not mix well with other medicines. 
• Avoid giving your child other medicines and natural products that slow actions and reactions. 
• If your child has bleeding problems, talk with healthcare provider. 
• If your child has kidney disease, talk with healthcare provider. 
• If your child has liver disease, talk  with healthcare provider. 
• If  your child has seizures, talk with healthcare provider. 
• If your child has thoughts  of suicide, talk with healthcare provider. 
• If your child has a weakened heart, talk with healthcare provider. 
• This medicine may cause your child to be less alert. Have your child avoid tasks or activities that require alertness. These include playing (for example, riding a bicycle, rollerblading, contact sports) or  using items that require concentration or coordination (for example, scissors, lawnmower, electric scooters, or toy cars). Your child's activities should be closely monitored until you see how  this medicine affects him/her. School work may be more difficult  for your child to focus on and complete. 
• Talk with healthcare provider before giving  your child aspirin-containing products, ibuprofen  or like products, blood thinners (warfarin, ticlopidine, clopidogrel), garlic, ginseng, ginkgo, or vitamin E. 
• Your child can get sunburned  more easily. Avoid lots of sun, sunlamps, and tanning beds. Use sunscreen; dress your child in protective clothing and encourage use of protective eyewear. 

• Feeling lightheaded, sleepy, having blurred vision, or a change  in thinking clearly. Have your child avoid tasks or activities that require alertness or clear vision until you see how this medicine affects him/her. 
• Nervous  and excitable.
• Headache.
• Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals and frequent mouth care may help. Older children may suck hard, sugar-free candy. 
• Dry mouth. Frequent mouth care may help. Older children may suck hard, sugar-free candy. 
• Inability to sleep. Giving this medicine  in the morning may help. 
• Muscle weakness. 

• Change in condition being treated. Is it better, worse,  or about the same? 
• For the occurrence  of side effects.
• Dry mouth may cause an increase in cavities. Take good care  of your child's teeth. See a dentist regularly. 
• Follow up with healthcare provider. 

• If any  of this information causes you to be concerned, any of the common side effects occur, or if your child's symptoms do not improve after taking this medicine. 
• If you suspect an  overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately. 
• If your child shows signs of a life-threatening reaction, call healthcare provider or emergency department immediately. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or if your child exhibits any other unusual behavior. 
• If your child is planning to harm him/herself. If  the desire to harm him/herself increases. 
• If your child  has significant change in thinking clearly and logically. 
• If your child has significant change in balance. 
• If your child is agitated, twitching, sweating,  or has muscle stiffness. 
• If your child  is feeling very nervous and excitable. 
• If your child has a fast heartbeat. 
• If your child has severe nausea or vomiting. 
• If your child has unusual bruising or bleeding. 
• If your child develops a rash. 
• No improvement in condition or if you believe your child's condition is worse. 

• Store at room temperature. 
• Protect from moisture. Do not store in a bathroom or kitchen. 
• General statements 
• If your child has a life-threatening allergy, he/she should wear allergy identification at  all times. 
• This medicine is available by prescription only. If there are refills, contact  your pharmacy. If no refills remain, you may need  to contact your child's healthcare provider.
• This medicine should be thrown out when your child no longer needs it or if the medicine becomes outdated. 
• Most medicines can be thrown away in household trash after mixing with coffee grounds or kitty litter and sealing in a plastic bag. 
• Do not share your child's medicine with others and do not give  anyone else's medicine to  your child. 
• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets. 
• Many medications interact with other medications. Keep a list of all  your child's medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to your child's healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant). 
• Call your doctor for medical advice  about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA. 
• Talk with  your child's healthcare provider before giving him/her any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins. 
• Medicine can be dangerous if used incorrectly. Follow directions given by healthcare provider.