Posted by ace on April 12, 2003, at 22:55:04
In reply to Re: Check out the clinical trials supporting their, posted by xjs7 on April 12, 2003, at 19:32:53
> Sure, there are clinical trials that seem to indicate that APs are effective for anxiety, but there are clinical trials for all the other drugs you have tried to augment with as well.
That maybe true, but absolutely not to the same extent. On the net there is one or two Pinodol clinical trials for OCD. For Zyprex there is at least 6 I've found. Also there is much anecdotal evidence for Zyprexa over other OCD augmenters.
In my experience, APs are not good for anxiety.
YOUR experience. In many others they are brilliant. Look above to the post of the chap on Zyprexa/Klonopin.
I have read that they can actually exacerbate OCD.
I have seen a couple of reports about this but they are far outwighed by the good reports. And usually the exacerbate OCD, or rather CAUSE OCD, in people who did not have oCD.
APs are not first choice meds for OCD because they are not as effective as SSRI's or other antidepressants and benzodiazepines for most people. (In my opinion, of course.)
I aggree that's why I want to use one as a augmenter to my Nardil. Benzodiazepines do hardly anything, IMO. Except Klonopin.
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> xjs7I know what you are saying but I can't except it. Look at this...
OCD Augmenters
1. Pindolol - 1 or 2 trials
2. Bromocriptine- 1 I've seen
3. Lithium - 1 or 2 trials
4. Clonodine - 1 trial I've seen
5. Buspar - don't know cause I can't take with Nardil.
6. Haldol - 1 trial I THINK I remember seeing
7. Fenfluramine - Maybe 1
8. SSRI + Anafranil - Plenty, but I can't take Anafranil with Nardil.
9. Gabapentin - 1 I think
10 Tegretol -1
11. Zyprexa 7 or 8
12. Risperidone - 4 or 5.The vast majority of anecdotal reports I've heard support Zyprexa, Risperidone, and Anafranil.
Ace.
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