Revan Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I'm looking for a new pdoc, the last one was not so good so I am gathering some Ideas before I see him/her.He was a very bad prescriber, so I would not know what med what was helping what/ making what worse. So I would be willing to try basically any med known to man over again. Some meds I remember helping a bit... risperdal,clomiprimine,lexapro,citalopram,sertraline,paroxetine CR and to a much lesser extent the clonazepam I am taking PRN now. I have tried therapy (for everything listed in my signature) in the past with minimal results. So, meds are the way to go, at least for now. What was the med/med combination that made you stop obsessing about BS all day? Curious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooster Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Meds didn't do spit for my OCD. Therapy is what has helped me the most, specifically exposure response prevention therapy with someone who has special training in it. I hope you find better results with a different doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sync Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 My wondermed is sertraline, which I see you've already tried. I would not say my OCD is resolved, though (it is my understanding that it's a lifelong disorder that cannot be resolved, only managed), but it is much better controlled. Me + my sertraline, sitting in a tree. I know a lot of people around here swear by Luvox for OCD, but I have not tried it, myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I have a different form of OCD than you. I am more compulsive (I do rituals.). The only thing that helped my OCD was therapy while taking meds. That got me to a place where I was able to dare to stop the rituals a few times which in the end demonstrated to me that if I did not perform the rituals, nothing bad would happen. So the answer is therapy while on meds. Meds alone won't take away neither obsessions nor compulsions. Meds only make them weaker so that therapy can do its job. The meds which helped me the most with OCD were the SSRIs. Probably sertraline, but I honestly can't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonuser Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Meds didn't do spit for my OCD. This forum gives the impression of being so laid back and cool, yet the mods can't say a wordy durd? Prozac was the first thing that worked for my OCD. I've been on different meds since then and have been fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianthus Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 larali, mods and admins can choose the language they use. for example, woo is well-spoken and every other word out of my mouth is some variation of "motherfucker." it takes all kinds, right?!?! meds have never done shit for my OCD because SSRIs and ADs make me manic before they do much of anything else. Therapy has been the best thing for my OCD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I was prescribed anafranil and desipramine when I had OCD in college. I don't remember them doing anything for me. I was in therapy then which helped though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaawal Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 (edited) I noticed my OCD got a lot better after going on the saphris. It calmed my intrusive thoughts a lot. The increase in prozac helped but that came after the saphris. Now I only have minor intrusive thoughts and compulsions. Edit: I was on zyprexa for 2 weeks and noticed improvement in my OCD, it came back once I went off of it though. Edited August 15, 2014 by iaawal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormBeforeCalm Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 My pdoc prescribed Abilify for my OCD (I was already on Prozac for depression and anxiety). The Abilify knocked the OCD right out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revan Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Thanks, this is all very helpful. ! update;...Saw new doc, he added trazodone and buspar at night which the combination is helping , ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I'm glad you are on something that works for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revan Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 thanks...!yes, hes 1000x better than the last one. the last one did not even bother to remember half the meds i was taking (he had me on 6), I had to keep reminding him of the dosages ect.... I'm supposed to go to stay at 100mg trazodone , but build up to 30mg of buspar... (still some anxiety) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlossong Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 highest dosage of zoloft 200mg helped with my OCD. I couldn't tolerate some side effects. I feel effexor 150mg is helping along with therapy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana Smurf Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) I feel like stelazine helped a lot with my remaining ocd stuff but it had been greatly reduced by good therapy a while before. Edited February 18, 2015 by Banana Smurf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash19 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Pregabalin (Lyrica) helped a fuck load. I was prescribed pregabalin when I was inpatient, but once I left, my new pdoc insisted he took me off them as I was on "too much medication". That doctor didn't know what the hell he was on about, and just read everything from a book and treated me as a textbook case, which I am far from. I transferred pdocs and this one is far better but still thinks pregabalin isn't in my best interest. Kinda pissed about that, but sertraline is doing almost as good of a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffypinkbunny Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Risperdal was a lifesaver for me with violent intrusive thoughts. I only took it for a short time too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlossong Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I currently take 100mg Luvox for OCD. I started with 50mg but didn't help. I notice a moderate improvement of OCD with Luvox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveyoursanity Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 My pdoc prescribed Abilify for my OCD (I was already on Prozac for depression and anxiety). The Abilify knocked the OCD right out. This has been my experience as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) My pdoc prescribed Abilify for my OCD (I was already on Prozac for depression and anxiety). The Abilify knocked the OCD right out. This has been my experience as well. Interesting how experiences differ. Abilify amps up my anxiety and hence aggravates my OCD. But I will take a few OCD tendencies over killer depression any day. ETA: I should add that my OCD now is basically OCD tendencies since I pretty much have conquered it. It just rears its ugly head when I get anxious and is not debilitating as it was before. Edited April 18, 2015 by jt07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revan Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) I currently take 100mg Luvox for OCD. I started with 50mg but didn't help. I notice a moderate improvement of OCD with Luvox. PS ... thanks for everybody's replies! I keep a list of med ideas to bring to the pdoc, therapy is still not helping. They don't understand the Aspie stuff, but thankfully the pdoc is a specialist at it (he does VERY LIGHT therapy). I would love to try Luvox, but those drug interactions worry me (Irony). Increased blood levels of benzos and caffeine (necessary evil these days) might make the OCD worse. Only 2 meds would be great. Exercise is helping the dysthymia/anhedonia. Edited May 16, 2015 by Revan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Idk why I didn't post this earlier, but way back when I was diagnosed with OCD anafranil seemed to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit37 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Risperdal helped me tremendously, really cleared my head. After being on it several years, pdoc decided it was time to quit, my prolactin level was too high. It's been a few weeks, and I've noticed that I'm ticking off syllables with my fingers again. Fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeLovinBipolar Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Risperdal is amazing for my OCD symptoms. That and a low dose of Effexor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlossong Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I take 250mg of Luvox. I asked my pdoc to increase the dosage and he did.I felt very tired and was sleeping a lot but that side effect decreased.Luvox helps 80% with my OCD. It also strangely affects appetite. I lost almost 10 lbs already since 2 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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