Posted by Bob on May 23, 2010, at 18:21:59
In reply to Zyprexa, probably. And what about flupentixol?, posted by Brainbeard on May 23, 2010, at 15:17:35
> It's common practice to augment SSRI's with an antipsychotic, usually atypical, for OCD. Risperidone can really make a difference; the results for quetiapine (Seroquel) are very meagre to my knowledge. I tried Risperdal as monotherapy, low dose, but it wasn't very effective for my OCD. Olanzapine (Zyprexa) is probably the most effective AAP for OCD, but its side-effects have always scared me away.
>What kind of dose levels are indicated for augmentation with olanzapine or risperidone to help with OCD? I would assume it's less than that for treatment of psychosis?
Augmentation of AD's with AAP'sys has always intrigued me a bit since it would logically seem to me that blockade of dopamine activity would tend to depress someone. I guess at lower doses they don't act the same way though.
> I'm currently taking flupentixol (also spelled 'flupenthixol'), a typical antipsychotic with an atypical profile, and its anxiolytic properties have been rather impressive.
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> Still, OCD will conquer most meds in the end, I'm afraid.
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