Posted by Phidippus on January 3, 2012, at 20:14:19
In reply to replacing benzos with Seroquel?, posted by porkpiehat on January 3, 2012, at 13:07:51
First of all, I have been battling OCD for 5 years now and there's a particular way to treat it, from a drug standpoint.
1. Start with an antidepressant that will raise seratonin levels in the brain-people with OCD have lowered levels in their brain. What's your Celexa dose?
2. If an antidepressant isn't adequate, augment treatment with an AAP. A key part of the OCD circuit in the brain usually exhibits higher than normal levels of dopamine, so an AAP will help lower them.
3. If symptoms remain, augment treatment with a glutamate antagonist, like Lyrica, Zonegran, Riluzole, Topemax, MEmantine or Tramadol.
I think that adding Seroquel would be a good idea at this point to augment the Celexa, which is your main OCD treatment. You might feel sedated but after taking the drug for a while you will grow accustomed to it. You can even try the XR version, which for me did not cause the same kind of sedation.
Eric
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