Posted by Tom Twilight on October 26, 2005, at 9:45:13
In reply to Dexedrine/Stimulants making OCD unbearable, posted by bigcat on October 25, 2005, at 10:56:53
Hey Matt
Sorry to hear your having such a horrible time with Dex
Its a strange difficult med, sometimes I found it really helpful other times I found it hurtfullYou haven't mentioned that you are taking any other meds with the Dex, so I'm going to assume your not on anything else.
If this is the case then I would suggest you could try adding something to help with the OCD, rather than simply discontinueing the Dex
(I should mention here that I don't suffer from OCD, although I did when I was a child, between 9-12, I still have some OCD characteristics like obsesive thought patterns)
I found that Dex combined fairly well with Clomipramine.
The two meds worked together fairly well, the Clomipramine worked great for anxiety (although not social anxiety) and sleep.
Unfortunatly it also made me lethargic and fatiguedDexedrine counteracted the lethagy and fatigue, while the Clomiprame stopped me experiencing the anxiety I would normally experience with the Dex!
The combination also worked well for social anxiety.Infact the Clomipramine seemded to potentiate the Dex, perhapse because of its anti Colligenic affects.
Clomipramie has a lot of side effects, but you could try another OCD med like Fluvoxamine instead
Good luck
poster:Tom Twilight
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