Posted by doxogenic boy on October 11, 2013, at 7:46:10
In reply to ocd/bipolar 2, posted by joef on October 9, 2013, at 10:33:47
I have had OCD. High-dose treatment with serotonergic antidepressants and "Exposure and Response Prevention" behavior therapy have worked best. Have you tried that in combination with high-dose escitalopram, paroxetine or clomipramine?
http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx25t.htm
Quote from the link above:
"With medications, generally the dose used to treat depression is not enough to control OCD symptoms. Patients often will take 2-4 times the usual amount. Behavioral therapy with medications seems to offer the best long term improvement. Virtually no treatment is curative for OCD. Most treatment can be expected to reduce symptoms by 50-80% or more, however. The illness is cyclic, and worsens when the individual is under stress."
Earlier TRD/anxiety
300 mg tianeptine, 6 X 50 mg successfully since Oct 2009
20 mcg liothyronine
40 mg escitalopram
100 mg trimipramine
50 mg agomelatine
600 mg quetiapine
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