Posted by Kimbersaur on December 3, 2006, at 1:42:20
Hi guys, I was hoping that I could get some medication advice. I'll try to keep it short.
I am currently on 50mg Seroquel and 250mg Lamictal for OCD and Bipolar disorder (although I am REALLY starting to doubt that I'm Bipolar). A year or two ago I was also on Effexor and a lot more Seroquel, but I stopped the Effexor because of sexual side-effects and lowered the Seroquel because I was sick of the sedation. My OCD symptoms got somewhat worse, but I've been able to deal with them just fine on this low dose- until a couple of weeks ago. I've started having some really disturbing intrusive thoughts (my OCD was mainly just rituals before), and they are getting worse and worse!
So, I am thinking of trying something new, but I am afraid of having the sexual side-effects come back. I think that SSRI's are a bad idea, because Prozac made me paranoid and Paxil made me manic. What else can I try for OCD that wont give me sexual side-effects? My mom suggested Cymbalta (she's a doctor) but I am afraid it will make me anorgasmic or manic or something. Is Anafranil a good option? Abilify maybe?
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