Posted by greywolf on September 11, 2012, at 23:48:44
In reply to Re: Bipolar/OCD long-term med issues, posted by Phillipa on September 11, 2012, at 22:52:35
> Greywolf I remember you. How high did you go on the Luvox? Did it eliminate the OCD? Which form do you have of OCD. I didn't know bipolar and Ocd went together. Right now Scott is trialing minocycline with lamictal and doing well. How the ocd fits in I don't know. Phillipa
Hi Phillipa. Nice to hear from you again. I hope you are well.
I'm at 300mg of Luvox. Although Luvox is used to treat OCD, I tried the SSRI route repeatedly and found that the only somewhat effective med was a tricyclic. I'm taking the Luvox right now primarily for anxiety mitigation because I can no longer take benzos (I got to 14mg/day of Xanax with no benefit, so they're no longer prescribed for me). I have had two courses of Lamictal, to no avail. Minocycline as an adjunct is interesting, but given the inconclusiveness of studies involving OCD, it seems a reach at this point. It is something to talk to my doctor about, though, so thanks for mentioning it.
As to the type of OCD I have, well I have checking and counting behaviors galore, but the most disturbing are obsessional bad thoughts (believing that performing an act while having a negative thought will cause harm to come to others if I don't pray that it doesn't; having thoughts about injury or death to family and friends that must be countered by prayer rituals so that the imagined harm does not become reality). CBT has helped me get a handle on the lower order issues, but the obsessional bad thoughts are unbelievably difficult to control, and cause great anxiety.
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