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Re: OCD- Need some new ideas guys!!!! » ace

Posted by chemist on July 31, 2004, at 8:30:44

In reply to OCD- Need some new ideas guys!!!!, posted by ace on July 31, 2004, at 0:42:19

hey ace, chemist chiming in....first off, in my opinion Scott's advice is spot-on: i have been too medcentric in my posts and as a victim - i mean, subject - of therapy and meds, in my experience it's a winning combo when all parties are playing ball. next up: although my posts could probably be categorized as informative, useless, sarcastic, or some combination of thereof, a theme i have noticed is the use of luvox (fluvoxamine, as i do not know what y'all call it down-under) showing up recently and thus my initiative to reply. i take the stuff, and aside from parnate, it's the only anti-depressant i'd say was worth a darn for me. luvox is currently not available in the states - paperwork mistake on solvay's part, FDA said to address, so this is not a med-related issue, rather a secretarial blunder - but i do know it is available in other countries, and i take the generic 100 mg bid. the long and short of it is that luvox was approved by the FDA for the treatment of OCD, *not* depression, although it is an SSRI that hits a bunch of serotonin receptor subtypes. you might look into it, as you've been around the block with the others. it's a bit dicey to get the dose right - 50 to 400 mg/day is the range i have heard - but it's been good to me in re: side effects, ease of titration/cessation, etc. drop a line, and as usual, all the best.....yours, chemist


> I have just ceased Remeron which did nothiong for my OCD and nothing for much else- except gave me horrendous heartburn and vomiting at night.
>
> I have upped Zyprexa to 5mg. Since 2.5mg helps, maybe 4 weeks trial of 5mg will obliterate OCD
>
> but after that what else can I try...?
>
> I can only think of Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
> Maybe some TCA's? (apart from Anafranil)
>
> Please, no suggestions of CBT or any talk therapy nonsense!
>
> Ace
> Nardil- 75mg
> Zyprexa- 5mg
> Xanax- 1-3mg


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