Posted by Cam W. on August 3, 2001, at 22:59:59
In reply to Re: AD experts, help AVR out , posted by AVR on August 3, 2001, at 21:55:50
AVR - The Effexor may be the way to go, but it may not take away all of the OCD symptoms, but should help with the GAD. Also, it may take a while to treat the OCD symptoms effectively (if it does); sometimes up to 6 months.
The most common agent we use is probably Paxil for GAD/OCD, and then Zoloft, but since you have problems with the SSRIs, Effexor may be the next step.
To further help the OCD symptoms, psychotherapy, especially things like desensitization, and the like, so that you can learn to deal with the residual OCD symptoms (if they occur).
Ask your doctor about these and see what he/she says about the things I have mentioned.
I hope that this is of some help. - Cam
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