Posted by Skee on May 5, 2002, at 8:30:40
Hello everybody. I've recently had a relapse of my OCD. Not pleasant. I have in the past used Anafranil with very good results. I tried to restart Anafranil and found that it wasn't helping, and in fact seemed to make it worse. This time the side effects were intolerable. I have previously been on a very small dose of Prozac (10 mg.) and a small dose of Paxil (10 mg.). The Prozac works well but makes me a bit wired. My thought is that on a higher dose I will feel more wired and spaced out. Sleeping (or lack of sleep) is directly tied into my OCD, so it is important that I have a medication that helps me sleep. I also have very high levels of anxiety - wake up in the night - my OCD is worse at that time - feeling extreme anxiety. I was thinking about starting Paxil again at a higher dose but am unsure about how it will affect my sleeping.
My Doctor has me on a small dose of Remeron at the moment. It seems to help my OCD and at first helped with sleep. Not so much any more. It also makes me mean and hungry! The hungry I can tolerate, but I think if I continue with my shrewish attitude/mood, I'll be in the divorce courts before long! Has anyone else had this side effect?? On the plus side - sex is not at all affected! It's great "physically". (However, my crabby self still inhabits the bed! Not sure if my HUSBAND will be interested much longer.)
Looking for suggestions on medication choices. You guys have all the info. What can you suggest.
In a nutshell, I need a med to help with:
OCD
Anxiety
SleeplessnessThanks guys!
poster:Skee
thread:105136
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