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Posted by Dunedin on December 17, 2001, at 1:22:11
My wife has the Obsessive bit and we have just found out that her sister in England is on effexor for depression. My wife is currently on Busperone, Risperidone and Fluoxetine,but it doesn't seem to be doing much good (she's been on it for 3 weeks or so now). Can effexor be used to treat OCD?(I understand it is similar to the combination she is on). And is there a likely genetic link?
Thanks in advance. Tom.
Posted by janejj on December 17, 2001, at 1:48:56
In reply to Is Effexor of use for OCD ?, posted by Dunedin on December 17, 2001, at 1:22:11
Hi Tom,
She should keep taking her current medication for three more weeks minimum to give the drugs the chance to work properly. Fluoxetine (Prozac) is supposed to be good for OCD, but your wife would need to be on quite a high dose to notice a reduction in the symptoms that she displays, maybe 60mg. I'm sure that her doctor will up the dose once your wife has become used to the medication, just give it a chance.
As for Effexor I'm not sure if its good for OCD or not.
Good Luck, hope things work out for you,
Regards Jane.
> My wife has the Obsessive bit and we have just found out that her sister in England is on effexor for depression. My wife is currently on Busperone, Risperidone and Fluoxetine,but it doesn't seem to be doing much good (she's been on it for 3 weeks or so now). Can effexor be used to treat OCD?(I understand it is similar to the combination she is on). And is there a likely genetic link?
> Thanks in advance. Tom.
Posted by Dunedin on December 17, 2001, at 2:26:46
In reply to Re: Is Effexor of use for OCD ? » Dunedin, posted by janejj on December 17, 2001, at 1:48:56
Jane (or anyone with Prozac experience- I presume that'd be a LOT of you!). If she has a higher dose (she's on 20mg at the mo') she gets 'agitated' (her word). Does anyone else have this reaction?
Thanks (this board is proving to be a BIG help, for me at least)
> Hi Tom,
>
> She should keep taking her current medication for three more weeks minimum to give the drugs the chance to work properly. Fluoxetine (Prozac) is supposed to be good for OCD, but your wife would need to be on quite a high dose to notice a reduction in the symptoms that she displays, maybe 60mg. I'm sure that her doctor will up the dose once your wife has become used to the medication, just give it a chance.
>
> As for Effexor I'm not sure if its good for OCD or not.
>
> Good Luck, hope things work out for you,
> Regards Jane.
>
>
> > My wife has the Obsessive bit and we have just found out that her sister in England is on effexor for depression. My wife is currently on Busperone, Risperidone and Fluoxetine,but it doesn't seem to be doing much good (she's been on it for 3 weeks or so now). Can effexor be used to treat OCD?(I understand it is similar to the combination she is on). And is there a likely genetic link?
> > Thanks in advance. Tom.
Posted by Mr. Scott on December 17, 2001, at 18:36:39
In reply to Thanks Jane, but she gets agitated on high Prozac , posted by Dunedin on December 17, 2001, at 2:26:46
When 20 mgs worked it was golden, but after 9-12 months it pooped and I tried raising the dosage only to experience intoloerable agitation, that never went away..
Scott
Posted by Dinah on December 17, 2001, at 19:43:37
In reply to Is Effexor of use for OCD ?, posted by Dunedin on December 17, 2001, at 1:22:11
Luvox worked for me for four years for OCD and pretty much stopped the obsessions. It never did poop out. It didn't make me any more agitated and I am very prone to agitation. I think my dose went from 50 mg to 300 mg and it was pretty effective even at low doses (they raised the dose to try to get an antidepressant effect.) Of course YMMV.
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