Drugs question for any OCDers out there….
Question:
Its weird u know i find the tricyclics give me less side effects then the SSRI’s except for Anafranil which did the same thing, ive never been so constipated in my life!!! "No Kidding!" <nokidd…@ria.net.IF.YOU.SPAM.ME.YOU.SUCK.ROCKS> wrote in message news:Nns5c.5149$CJ5.765@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Everybody is different, but Pamalor (Nortryptylline) was the most effective > drug ever for me. Unfortunately, because it’s a tricylic, it also had a lot > of side effects (horrific constipation being my biggest complaint). I > couldn’t take it for more than a few months. > The second most effective (for me) was Paxil. It did have some sexual side > effects that I wasn’t too happy with and weaning off of it is a bitch but it > worked well. > NK > "Loz" <lawrence.whale@ntlworld-REMOVE_THIS-.com> wrote in message > news:Q8r5c.4379$1h7.29201@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net… > > Hi there… > > Quick drugs question for any of you OCD sufferers out there as I am seeing > > my pdoc next week and would like a bit of advice/info before I see him. > > I suffer mainly from the more pure obsessional form of OCD. > > I have been on 150 mg Effexor XL for 4 months or so. It helps with the OCD > > slightly and my anxiety is also a bit better. I know that other OCD > > sufferers I have chatted seem to have had better improvements in their OCD > > symptoms with drugs so I want to chat to him about the possibility of > > increasing my Effexor dosage or giving another drug a go. > > Firstly, has any other OCDer found Effexor to be a good drug for > controlling > > the OCD symptoms. Secondly, if not Effexor what drug has helped most with > > your OCD? > > Thanks in advance for replying. > > Take care > > Lawrence
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"No Kidding!" <nokidd…@ria.net.IF.YOU.SPAM.ME.YOU.SUCK.ROCKS> wrote in message news:Nns5c.5149$CJ5.765@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net… > Everybody is different, but Pamalor (Nortryptylline) was the most effective > drug ever for me. Unfortunately, because it’s a tricylic, it also had a lot > of side effects (horrific constipation being my biggest complaint). I > couldn’t take it for more than a few months.
interesting. i am on both Effexor and Nortriptyline (only 50 mg, for sleep), and while i did find the Effexor somewhat effective on it’s own (150mg), i found the combination to be much better. they’re pretty similar in how they affect the brain, so it’s possible that a larger dose of Effexor will accomplish the same thing. because i’m on a low dose of Nortriptyline, i don’t get bad side effects from it. i’ve read that many OCD sufferers do best on a very high dose of SSRI and SNRI type meds, so it’s possible that you’ll do well on an increased dosage of Effexor. -kelly
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> i’ve read that many OCD sufferers do best on a very high dose of SSRI and > SNRI type meds, so it’s possible that you’ll do well on an increased dosage > of Effexor. > -kelly
I took Effexor and don’t remember it doing much for me. I guess all our body chemistries must be missing something and it’s a crapshoot trying to find the best one. One of the better antidepressant comparison charts is found here http://www.rxfiles.ca/acrobat/cht-Psyc-Antidepressant.pdf It’s a pdf file (meaning you need adobe acrobat reader to view it) NK
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> I guess all our body chemistries must be missing something and it’s a > crapshoot trying to find the best one.
And it takes quite awhile to find the right one unles you are lucky… Take Care Lawrence "No Kidding!" <nokidd…@ria.net.IF.YOU.SPAM.ME.YOU.SUCK.ROCKS> wrote in message news:Dl76c.7365$CJ5.7253@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > i’ve read that many OCD sufferers do best on a very high dose of SSRI and > > SNRI type meds, so it’s possible that you’ll do well on an increased > dosage > > of Effexor. > > -kelly > I took Effexor and don’t remember it doing much for me. > I guess all our body chemistries must be missing something and it’s a > crapshoot trying to find the best one. > One of the better antidepressant comparison charts is found here > http://www.rxfiles.ca/acrobat/cht-Psyc-Antidepressant.pdf > It’s a pdf file (meaning you need adobe acrobat reader to view it) > NK
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"Loz" <lawrence.whale@ntlworld-REMOVE_THIS-.com> wrote in message
news:tH76c.4624$1h7.30513@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net… > > I guess all our body chemistries must be missing something and it’s a > > crapshoot trying to find the best one. > And it takes quite awhile to find the right one unles you are lucky…
especially when most pdocs seem to change meds before even reaching therapeutic levels! -kelly
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Hi there… Quick drugs question for any of you OCD sufferers out there as I am seeing my pdoc next week and would like a bit of advice/info before I see him. I suffer mainly from the more pure obsessional form of OCD. I have been on 150 mg Effexor XL for 4 months or so. It helps with the OCD slightly and my anxiety is also a bit better. I know that other OCD sufferers I have chatted seem to have had better improvements in their OCD symptoms with drugs so I want to chat to him about the possibility of increasing my Effexor dosage or giving another drug a go. Firstly, has any other OCDer found Effexor to be a good drug for controlling the OCD symptoms. Secondly, if not Effexor what drug has helped most with your OCD? Thanks in advance for replying. Take care Lawrence
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Everybody is different, but Pamalor (Nortryptylline) was the most effective drug ever for me. Unfortunately, because it’s a tricylic, it also had a lot of side effects (horrific constipation being my biggest complaint). I couldn’t take it for more than a few months. The second most effective (for me) was Paxil. It did have some sexual side effects that I wasn’t too happy with and weaning off of it is a bitch but it worked well. NK "Loz" <lawrence.whale@ntlworld-REMOVE_THIS-.com> wrote in message
news:Q8r5c.4379$1h7.29201@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi there… > Quick drugs question for any of you OCD sufferers out there as I am seeing > my pdoc next week and would like a bit of advice/info before I see him. > I suffer mainly from the more pure obsessional form of OCD. > I have been on 150 mg Effexor XL for 4 months or so. It helps with the OCD > slightly and my anxiety is also a bit better. I know that other OCD > sufferers I have chatted seem to have had better improvements in their OCD > symptoms with drugs so I want to chat to him about the possibility of > increasing my Effexor dosage or giving another drug a go. > Firstly, has any other OCDer found Effexor to be a good drug for controlling > the OCD symptoms. Secondly, if not Effexor what drug has helped most with > your OCD? > Thanks in advance for replying. > Take care > Lawrence
