Posted by phidippus on September 12, 2012, at 18:15:43
In reply to Bipolar/OCD long-term med issues, posted by greywolf on September 11, 2012, at 21:30:10
OCD is just something you have to live with. I've lived with it for 13 years now. ERP proved to be the best therapy for it and really reduced my obsessions. As far as medications go, I had great benefit from Clomipramine, Mirtazapine and am currently taking Viibryd. The addition of Abilify reduced intrusive thoughts. Vyvanse nearly eliminated my OCD. My cocktail:
Lithium 1200 mg
Abilify 10 mg
Viibryd 60 mg
Vyvanse 60 mg
Klonopin 1mgHere are some medications you may not have tried for your OCD:
Zonisimide - Can treat bipolar depression and is a glutamate antagonist, which makes it good for OCD
Keppra - reduced my OCD a whole bunch also can be used as a mood stabilizer
Lyrica - can reduce OCD/anxiety
Prazosin - It is hypothesised that prazosin in combination with a Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SRI) might possess an anti-obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) modulating effect by raising dopamine (DA) levels in the synaptic cleft in the prefrontal cortex and inhibiting extracellular DA concentrations in the nucleus accumbens
Memantine - NMDA antagonist.
Ketamine - obliterated my OCD for a day or two.
Eric
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