Posted by Kimbersaur on December 3, 2006, at 18:59:25
In reply to Re: OCD help, posted by jonathanupr on December 3, 2006, at 18:50:45
> along my path in looking for a solution to the OCD disorder that I have, the best solutions to such disorder has pretty much been Lexapro....I take it at around 5 mgs, and take a 3 mg dose of Gabitril as well (which helps with some irritability issues I get from the Adderall that I take).
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> My experience with Lamictal is that it made my OCD so much worse when I was on an nor-epinephrine reuptake inhibitor or a dopamine agonist (really bad days). The reason for this probably lies in Lamictal's indirect effects on dopamine release (as it pretty much takes the glutamate out of the picture, this could be one cause). So if I were in your shoes I'd probably rule out any of the TCAs (as they are both serotonin and nor-epinephrine reuptake inhibitors), as well as Cymbalta (as it is a potent SNRI as well).
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> A low dose of an SSRI wouldn't hurt to try...Gosh, it feels like there is no solution. Effexor actually helped me with my OCD while I was on Lamictal, I just couldn't tolerate the anorgasmia anymore. My mom just brought me home some samples of Cymbalta and I just can't decide if I want to try it or not.
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