Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 14299

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remeron and ocd

Posted by peter hudler on October 31, 1999, at 10:59:51

does anyone have any experience with remeron plus/minus ssri therapy for ocd. peace to all who suffer. peterh.

 

Re: remeron and ocd

Posted by jamie on October 31, 1999, at 14:55:38

In reply to remeron and ocd, posted by peter hudler on October 31, 1999, at 10:59:51

> does anyone have any experience with remeron plus/minus ssri therapy for ocd. peace to all who suffer. peterh.

Paxil or Luvox are top SSRI choices for OCD. Remeron by itself probably not. The two together sounds great. Paxil or Luvox for the OCD. Remeron for the sleep and sex. I bet that would work nice.

 

Re: ssris and ocd

Posted by Bob on October 31, 1999, at 15:40:13

In reply to Re: remeron and ocd, posted by jamie on October 31, 1999, at 14:55:38

> > does anyone have any experience with remeron plus/minus ssri therapy for ocd. peace to all who suffer. peterh.

Can't say personally about remeron. But, for zoloft and prozac in particular, I noticed some marked decreases in "ritualized, compulsive behaviors" (never diagnosed as OCD, tho) when I started taking SSRIs ... in particular, a complete drop in the sorts of delaying tactics I had for doing work, paying bills, etc.

It made a huge difference for me ... I hope you find something that works as well.

Bob

 

Re: ssris and ocd

Posted by Judy on October 31, 1999, at 20:31:26

In reply to Re: ssris and ocd, posted by Bob on October 31, 1999, at 15:40:13

> > > does anyone have any experience with remeron plus/minus ssri therapy for ocd. peace to all who suffer. peterh.
>
Peter,

I can't give you any info on Remeron either, but I offer another experience:

My daughter was diagnosed with severe OCD six years ago. Her quality of life was nil with her germ-phobias and countless rituals. Anafranil (clomipromine - supposedly the industry standard treatment for OCD) helped with the OCD, but it made her sleep most of the time so it didn't much matter. Prozac actually made her OCD worse. She was then given Zoloft and has been thriving on it for almost two years - claims it's her "miracle drug."

Who knows what will work for whom? I wish you luck in your search for what works for you.

Judy


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