Posted by Mitch on September 20, 2001, at 0:42:13
In reply to Re: Prozac - question about OCD, posted by Kat26 on September 19, 2001, at 21:45:04
> Hello all
> I have a question. Have SSRIs been heard to "poop out" for OCD too? I have been on Prozac since the beginning of this year, and it works wonderfully for my OCD (taking 40 mg). I wouldn't mind to just continue taking it (after years of suffering with no meds!). Now, do I have to worry that someday it will just stop working?
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> Kat26Hi Kat26,
I heard *one* person (a psychologist), who has OCD in an interview on TV (who was taking 120mg of Prozac/day) say she was doing substantially better with Prozac, but that it was starting to "poop-out" (for her). That is highly anecdotal of course, but given there are several other SSRI meds that are also effective for OCD and clomipramine (Anafranil), I wouldn't get too concerned with all the talk of "poop-out syndromes". If that *should* happen to you,you have a lot of alternatives available that would likely restore good control of your symptoms. It also seems that particularly with SSRI meds, that switching around between them for some folks seems to maintain efficacy for depression.
Mitch
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