Posted by greywolf on March 20, 2007, at 20:08:41
In reply to Re: Emsam/my analysis of 5 month trial/Greywolf, posted by Jeff81 on March 20, 2007, at 16:49:12
> Hi Greywolf,
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> I totally identify with you. I too have severe OCD and have not had much success. Anafranil was the worst. I started Emsam a little over a week ago and have not found any benefit. People say it energizes them.... It has made me very tired. I am losing a little hope with meds, but I do want to go up to 9mg bc I think it doesn't work well on seratonin at 6mg. Keep me posted.
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> God Bless,
> Jeff
>OCD really screws up an otherwise perfectly good bipolar disorder! The unrelenting OCD behaviors often pave the way into depressive episodes, while manic times seem to intensify the agony of the behaviors. I've been in regular CBT for the OCD for several months now, and it has helped me to get a handle on some of the lesser checking behaviors, but the experience thus far has shown me that it will take years of CBT to achieve significant progress, and even then the effectiveness of the meds or VNS on the BP side will determine much of what I can achieve with the OCD.
As you might understand, it's an incredibly frustrating combination.
Good luck to you also.
Greywolf
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