Posted by SLS on February 10, 2016, at 23:24:39
In reply to Re: Can AD's Cause Long-Term Damage that is Reversible » Phillipa, posted by SLS on February 9, 2016, at 13:44:13
> Hi Phillipa.
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> Even though you obsess, I doubt that you have true OCD, and should not be treated as if you do. I would guess that you have some type of anxiety disorder. Right now, you are taking too little of any one drug to produce a substantial therapeutic effect.
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> Paxil 20-40 mg/day
> Luvox 100-300 mg/day
> Lexapro 10-30 mg/day
> Xanax 2.0-4.0 mg/day
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> Right now, it probably makes sense to increase the dosage of Lexapro if you can tolerate it. You are already on it. Lexapro can help with GAD, OCD, and depression. If you genuinely have OCD, you would need the higher dosages of the SSRIs for longer periods of time.
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> There is so much that you have not tried. Are you afraid of these drugs?In order to remedy any possible misunderstandings, I wish to state that the drugs I listed above are those that Phillipa takes or has taken in the past. I did not mean to recommend that they be taken together.
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