Posted by RetiredYoung on August 1, 2004, at 10:54:36
In reply to Re: Potent Anti-OCD cocktail!, posted by Sad Panda on August 1, 2004, at 10:32:10
I've just been posting in a current thread about taking Luvox along with a TCA for depression - the key for me is that the SSRI would be at a low-end therapeutic dose, while the clomipramine (or imipramine or nortriptyline) would be at low or mid-level dosages. Some info I've read lumps clomipramine along with all the other TCAs, while Panda (perhaps, very quite rightly) singles out clomipramine as being exceedingly serotonergic.
I personally believe that Luvox being labelled as OCD-only in the U.S. is just a marketing thing; any SSRI would have a good chance of working for OCD and/or depression.
Also, atypical antipsychotics scare me. I've read too many posts about anti-ap induced TD. IMHO, I'd try a route that left those out, at least at first.
I've had a lot of success with Buspar in the past mixed with Effexor. However, the Effexor seemed to cause me to take the Buspar. The moral here is that you may want to consider slowing down the cocktail aspect of your plan. For example, start with Luvox, then make a decision as to what you need next (if anything) based on your reaction. After that, you could then re-evaluate and either drop or append anothe medication.
Best of luck to you...
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