Posted by Brainbeard on May 23, 2010, at 15:17:35
In reply to The best atypical antipsychotic for OCD...?, posted by Phidippus on May 19, 2010, at 18:03:39
It's common practice to augment SSRI's with an antipsychotic, usually atypical, for OCD. Risperidone can really make a difference; the results for quetiapine (Seroquel) are very meagre to my knowledge. I tried Risperdal as monotherapy, low dose, but it wasn't very effective for my OCD. Olanzapine (Zyprexa) is probably the most effective AAP for OCD, but its side-effects have always scared me away.
I'm currently taking flupentixol (also spelled 'flupenthixol'), a typical antipsychotic with an atypical profile, and its anxiolytic properties have been rather impressive.
Still, OCD will conquer most meds in the end, I'm afraid.
Current meds: 10mg melitracene + 0.5mg flupentixol; sertraline 100mg; amitriptyline 25mg; gabapentin (Neurontin) 300mg; melatonin 0.3mg. PRN: diazepam (Valium) 2.5-5mg.
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