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Posted by mogger on November 22, 2005, at 15:11:55
Has anyone had success with Zyprexa and OCD? If so would you mind explaining a little about why and how it helps? Many thanks for responding,
mogger
Posted by med_empowered on November 22, 2005, at 18:22:11
In reply to Zyprexa and OCD, posted by mogger on November 22, 2005, at 15:11:55
hey! antipsychotics have long been used in OCD, usually in "treatment-refractory" cases. Also, some cases of OCD have "psychotic elements" that call for treatment with a neuroleptic. From what I've seen, it *can* work pretty well--the important thing is to watch the dosage to avoid getting movement disorders and what not. A friend of mine did an Anafranil+zyprexa combo...I forget the anafranil dosage, but the zyprexa started at 2.5 and I think she ended up taking 5mgs/day, with pretty good results and minimal weight gain/sedation. You might be better served trying something like Abilify, which is more activating and has less of a risk of weight gain and metabolic problems (increased blood sugar, that kind of thing). Good lucK!
Posted by Eric B on November 24, 2005, at 10:18:48
In reply to Zyprexa and OCD, posted by mogger on November 22, 2005, at 15:11:55
I took zyprexa because of my bipolar 1 disorder.
During that time I also tried 3 SSRI with the zyprexa for my OCD without any success, niether did zyprexa work with clomipramine (an SRI), from what i have read in a book the research has shown better results using risperdal
with SSRI than zyprexa with SSRI but there are some studies that zyprexa might work aswell.
Go to www.pubmed.com and search the research your self by typing for instance "zyprexa" "OCD".
Now i take risperdal with clomipramine and it doesn´t seem to improve but I will try to add an SSRI maybe the 3 together might work good.
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