Posted by Phidippus on December 7, 2011, at 15:57:42
In reply to question for phidippus, posted by g_g_g_unit on December 6, 2011, at 2:44:14
There have been three ADs I have taken which have provided about equivalent relief from my OCD symptoms: Clomipramine, Mirtazapine and Viibryd. Clomipramine is by far the most effective, but had the most side effects. Mirtazapine provided effective relief, but made me manic. Viibryd has had a nice soothing effect, but has fallen short in some areas.
Now, I have severe OCD, so I had to augment my treatment with other medications. I went through all the atypicals and finally settled Invega for a while, which really helped with intrusive thoughts. Akathisia drove me to Latuda and I've been very happpy with it. Keeps me from going manic from AD therapy and calms the OCD.
What's left over is a lot of intrusive suicidal thinking and I aim to treat that by further augmenting my OCD treatment. Of these augmentation strategies, Lyrica and Prazosin have worked best. Namenda doesn't seem to be strong enough.
I know you're having a hard time getting your anxiety under control and it seems like I'm dogging you, but I have the best intentions. I want you to get better.
Concentrate on sticking to the Lexapro and continue raising the dose. If anxiety remains, find an AAP that works for you-something with a stronge dopamine profile.
Eric
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