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Posted by crazyjoe on December 20, 2011, at 8:29:53
how effective has anyone found prozax for ocd.....mu cymbalta doesn't seem to be cutting it with it and insurance will not allow me over 60mg...any thoughts....my ruminating and sense of doubt is becoming more severe,,,cymbalta great for back pain though
Posted by Phillipa on December 20, 2011, at 10:32:22
In reply to ocd/prozac, posted by crazyjoe on December 20, 2011, at 8:29:53
Try generic luvox as you can take customized doses and it's inexpensive. How bad is your ocd? Time consuming or things like repeating worry in you head? Sometimes ocd can be good if not taken to extremes when a job depends on detail. Doctors and Nurses most have some ocd to be good at what they do. Me have a lot of dumb superstitions and sometimes small rituals but don't interfer with getting going. I do pick cuticles. Phillipa
Posted by crazyjoe on December 20, 2011, at 14:22:09
In reply to Re: ocd/prozac » crazyjoe, posted by Phillipa on December 20, 2011, at 10:32:22
mostly doubting and mulling things around in my head...my job unfortunately has detail and causes me stress ....not sure my dr. would give me luvox with tegretol,,,,because it raises tegretol levels
Posted by crazyjoe on December 20, 2011, at 14:23:51
In reply to Re: ocd/prozac » crazyjoe, posted by Phillipa on December 20, 2011, at 10:32:22
and yes phillipa pretty much constant worry...you know half glass half empty not half full.....cymbalta just doesn't seem to help anxiety
Posted by jono_in_adelaide on December 20, 2011, at 16:01:53
In reply to ocd/prozac, posted by crazyjoe on December 20, 2011, at 8:29:53
Try clomipramine 150mg/day
Posted by linkadge on December 20, 2011, at 19:57:31
In reply to Re: ocd/prozac, posted by jono_in_adelaide on December 20, 2011, at 16:01:53
I agree with clomipramine. It would likely be good for pain too.
An alternative would be paxil (more potent in lower doses), perhaps with a TCA for pain.
Linkadge
Posted by crazyjoe on December 20, 2011, at 20:50:04
In reply to Re: ocd/prozac, posted by linkadge on December 20, 2011, at 19:57:31
thanx all ...right now i stay on my 2mg klonopin ..60 cymbalta..100 lamictal..800 tegretol....i have 4 more weeks to see what i'd like to change to...the dr said wait til holiday over...will clomiprimine interfere with tegretol???not sure i want to go back the lexapro route...was thinkink prozac or luvox ..but maybe clomimpramine is worth a suggestion..he will work with older meds...until then we upped my tegretol to 800 from 6oo as the level was slightly above theurapeuric
Posted by Phillipa on December 20, 2011, at 23:01:32
In reply to Re: ocd/prozac, posted by crazyjoe on December 20, 2011, at 14:23:51
Lower tegretol dose will solve that and yes I know about the glass I am trying to fill it. Phillipa
Posted by Phidippus on December 21, 2011, at 16:31:18
In reply to ocd/prozac, posted by crazyjoe on December 20, 2011, at 8:29:53
Prozac made my OCD worse. I've been on all the SSRIs and none ef them compare to the relief Clomipramine brought me.
Remember, you cab augment your treatment with an AAP.
Eric
Posted by crazyjoe on December 26, 2011, at 9:44:12
In reply to Re: ocd/prozac » crazyjoe, posted by Phidippus on December 21, 2011, at 16:31:18
can't do any aa p ---diabetic ---dr and myself don't want to go near them
Posted by Phillipa on December 26, 2011, at 18:26:14
In reply to Re: ocd/prozac, posted by crazyjoe on December 26, 2011, at 9:44:12
No do not. Phillipa
Posted by mogger on December 27, 2011, at 21:47:44
In reply to Re: ocd/prozac, posted by jono_in_adelaide on December 20, 2011, at 16:01:53
At 150mg a day what are the general side effects? Is sweating as bad as ssri's and is dry mouth really bad?
Posted by SLS on December 29, 2011, at 17:45:10
In reply to Re: ocd/prozac, posted by linkadge on December 20, 2011, at 19:57:31
> I agree with clomipramine. It would likely be good for pain too.
I agree.
> An alternative would be paxil (more potent in lower doses), perhaps with a TCA for pain.Just be sure to use lower dosages of a TCA when combining it with Paxil or Prozac.
- Scott
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