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Posted by Phidippus on March 12, 2010, at 22:56:55
All of the SSRIs make my mood go to sh*t (I have bipolar disorder too). Pristiq made me manic. Anafranil made me depressed.
My OCD is severe. What can I take to treat it?
P
Posted by Phillipa on March 13, 2010, at 11:08:33
In reply to What to do for OCD?, posted by Phidippus on March 12, 2010, at 22:56:55
There is a thread from yesterday or day before on OCdp and pure OCD and a great thread might want to find and read it. Phillipa
Posted by kimbersaur on March 14, 2010, at 1:26:46
In reply to What to do for OCD?, posted by Phidippus on March 12, 2010, at 22:56:55
> All of the SSRIs make my mood go to sh*t (I have bipolar disorder too). Pristiq made me manic. Anafranil made me depressed.
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> My OCD is severe. What can I take to treat it?
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> PYou could try something off-label like Tramadol or Memantine (neither worked for my OCD but I've heard some good anecdotal reports about both). I heard Abilify can help with obsessive stuff too, but that also didn't help my OCD hardly at all. Large does of Inositol (the supplement) helped me a bit with intrusive thoughts but didn't make much of a difference with the OCD overall.
Posted by conundrum on March 14, 2010, at 7:12:35
In reply to Re: What to do for OCD? » Phidippus, posted by kimbersaur on March 14, 2010, at 1:26:46
What about clomipramine? The original anti obsessional. Perhaps you need a mood stabilizer with it.
Posted by kimbersaur on March 14, 2010, at 14:29:03
In reply to Re: What to do for OCD? » kimbersaur, posted by conundrum on March 14, 2010, at 7:12:35
> What about clomipramine? The original anti obsessional. Perhaps you need a mood stabilizer with it.
Yeah, I tried it for a short time but I had TONS of side effects.
I'm on Lamictal and a low dose of Seroquel as well. I've tried raising the Seroquel but it doesn't help the OCD.
Posted by CrAzYmEd on March 15, 2010, at 14:32:35
In reply to What to do for OCD?, posted by Phidippus on March 12, 2010, at 22:56:55
Memantine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It worked wonders for my OCD, without any side effects! It also made my mood more stable!
Posted by kimbersaur on March 15, 2010, at 19:35:33
In reply to Re: What to do for OCD?, posted by CrAzYmEd on March 15, 2010, at 14:32:35
> Memantine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It worked wonders for my OCD, without any side effects! It also made my mood more stable!
What dose did you notice the effects at? What dose did you settle on?
Posted by CrAzYmEd on March 16, 2010, at 22:09:53
In reply to Re: What to do for OCD? » CrAzYmEd, posted by kimbersaur on March 15, 2010, at 19:35:33
> > Memantine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It worked wonders for my OCD, without any side effects! It also made my mood more stable!
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> What dose did you notice the effects at? What dose did you settle on?I was on 10mg a day, however i'm going on 40mg a day soon, i didnt have enough to take high doses back then.
Posted by kimbersaur on March 17, 2010, at 2:31:57
In reply to Re: What to do for OCD?, posted by CrAzYmEd on March 16, 2010, at 22:09:53
> > > Memantine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It worked wonders for my OCD, without any side effects! It also made my mood more stable!
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> > What dose did you notice the effects at? What dose did you settle on?
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> I was on 10mg a day, however i'm going on 40mg a day soon, i didnt have enough to take high doses back then.Wow, you got a lot of improvement on just 10mg? That's great!
Posted by mogger on March 18, 2010, at 0:06:00
In reply to Re: What to do for OCD?, posted by kimbersaur on March 17, 2010, at 2:31:57
18 grams of Inositol a day has done a lot for my OCD and depression.
Posted by Netch on March 18, 2010, at 5:57:30
In reply to What to do for OCD?, posted by Phidippus on March 12, 2010, at 22:56:55
> All of the SSRIs make my mood go to sh*t (I have bipolar disorder too). Pristiq made me manic. Anafranil made me depressed.
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> My OCD is severe. What can I take to treat it?
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> PNAC might help
Posted by Bob12 on March 18, 2010, at 9:07:42
In reply to Re: What to do for OCD? » Phidippus, posted by Netch on March 18, 2010, at 5:57:30
> > All of the SSRIs make my mood go to sh*t (I have bipolar disorder too). Pristiq made me manic. Anafranil made me depressed.
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> > My OCD is severe. What can I take to treat it?
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> > P
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> NAC might help
Has anyone tried NAC for OCD?Bob
Posted by CrAzYmEd on March 18, 2010, at 17:59:31
In reply to Re: What to do for OCD?, posted by Bob12 on March 18, 2010, at 9:07:42
> > > All of the SSRIs make my mood go to sh*t (I have bipolar disorder too). Pristiq made me manic. Anafranil made me depressed.
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> > > My OCD is severe. What can I take to treat it?
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> > > P
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> > NAC might help
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> Has anyone tried NAC for OCD?
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> Bob
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>Yeah, but memantine blows nac out of the water.
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