Pharmacotherapy for OCD

Michael Jenike, MD discusses medication for OCD treatment (2018). Presented in partnership with Anxiety and Depression Association of American (ADAA) and the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).
For more resources, please visit ADAA.org and IOCDF.org.

[@ryanrendick8214]

Wonderful overview, especially glutamate section

[@zhenjieyang8308]

thank you dr

[@henryzhao4622]

The only question that matters : would you give this to your children?

[@arthurv4401]

I would love to see this kind of presentation for general anxiety disorder

[@blakemoore666]

A lot of strong research on NAC, read about it!

[@Alritealritealrite]

In the past I was on 200 mg of Zoloft for OCD. Currently I'm taking Kratom and was thinking about starting 50mg Zoloft again. I'm seeing that they shouldn't be taken at the same time and at least 2 hours apart to avoid serotonin syndrome. I can't find a whole lot of information about it

[@yeahright6021]

Does kratom help with OCD??

[@fabioidalgo5135]

Would be possible stop SSRIS after 20 years and treat just with therapy?

[@right..5651]

I think iy would be possible, although i must tell you im no near being an expert. I think if you taper down for a good 6 months your body could probably get used to being without it, could need longwer period because of how long you been taking it. But please ask your Doctor! I just felt compelled to give you an answer and motivation to do so. Hope you got an answer from someone qualified already! Best Regards ☺

[@wybuchowyukomendant]

I had massive success with lowest doses of citalopram, anorgasmia was weird tho, I'm pretty sure I got wrist problems thanks to that to this day.

[@ljnv]

I'm 6th week Zoloft 100 mg and not feeling like it's not doing anything

[@Alritealritealrite]

@@ljnv I went from 50 mg all the way to 200 mg and it did seem to help me. I'm actually thinking about going back on it. I do remember taking a while to start working and it needed to be the higher doses. I hope it works for you

[@ljnv]

@@Alritealritealrite did you notice a difference between 100 - 200 ? Because I feel like I can cope at the moment but definitely not my Old self

[@brif2304]

“ if you have a really skinny patient and you want to fatten them up, give them Zyprexa” That is a horrific, demeaning way to talk about your patients. Is he even telling these people that they’re going to gain 25 pounds? Blatantly unethical. He’s talking about his patients like they are barnyard animals who need fattening up

[@FishTankEnjoyer]

I did have a good response to Sertraline