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meds for GAD and OCD » Janelle

Posted by Elizabeth on July 3, 2001, at 15:24:22

In reply to Thanks, MR. SCOTT; and about marketing:, posted by Janelle on July 2, 2001, at 23:13:45

> My pdoc told me that the company that makes Effexor was involved in politics and marketing junk to get Effexor as the only SSRI "approved" (bythe FDA I presume) for generalized anxiety.

Effexor isn't an SSRI, but yeah, it was the first antidepressant approved for GAD. I think Paxil is now labelled for GAD, too.

> Too bad this kind of stuff is going on, and so far (well, I'm only at 75 mg), I feel minimal improvement with my anxiety and very drowsy, lethargic, de-energized and want to sleep all the time.

75 mg isn't a bad dose -- for some people, it's all they need. But anyway, I'd try going down to a lower dose (for example, Effexor XR comes in 37.5 mg capsules, and I found it more tolerable than the immediate-release tablets).

> I know someone who DEFINITELY has OCD and has responded well to Luvox, which I found interesting since Luvox is an SSRI!

Why is that interesting? SSRIs (and the tricyclic clomipramine) are considered the best medications for OCD.

-elizabeth


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