Posted by ace on April 24, 2003, at 23:45:02
In reply to Re: My mind has changed again - for the LAST time! » ace, posted by Janelle on April 24, 2003, at 23:20:41
> I hate to ask this, but I have not followed your saga so I have no idea if you have tried it or not - but what about Luvox? I believe it is an SSRI, but works on OCD far more than depression. I bet you have and it didn't work?
Thanks for the reply Jen.
To answer your qstn I tried Luvox fro 2 days but had very bad insomnia. Of course I could have tried it at morning, but at that time I needed to get back to uni and couldn't screw around. I tried Zoloft for a long time - it did little for anything. To be honest I have little faith in newer drugs. I love the old faithfuls! But I must say I have heard of good responses to Luvox.
But after critical reading I've done (and I mean thousands of pages and many placebo controlled trials) i've seen Anafranil CONSISTENTLY comes out on top - much better than any SSRI. Of course some trials don't say this, but the VAST majority do. Most people choose SSRIs cause of s/effects, but s/effects hardly ever worry me.> Anafranil, from what I have heard, is still the *gold standard* for OCD. I took it a long time ago for mild OCD tendencies; the only side effect I had from it way back was extreme sedation. I should have given it a longer trial and that s/e probably would have worn off, but I was young and impatient in those days!
What are you on now? Also can I ask how Anafranil affected your sleep. For me, when I tried before (only very short term ie 2 days) it put me to sleep very quickly, but at about 4am, during REM sleep, I awoke suddenly. I am going to post a question about this, but did you notice anything like that?
Once again, thanks for your reply and take care!Ace.
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