Medicine

@maxowens How many mg? And did you have any dude effects?

@Anonymous i’m on 20 mg rn, had to switch up from 10 after first couple months. i’m not familiar with dude effects if you could explain

@maxowens I’m on 20 mg Lexapro. Was on 40, then 30. Since I’ve started Anafranil, 20 mg.

@dan_star Why are you tapering off?

@Anonymous I was on it for 7 months. Got up to 40mg. At first it seemed to help but then the last few months it wasn't really helping anymore so I'm trying Zoloft now which seems to be helping

@dan_star Have you only tried Zoloft and lexapro?

@Anonymous No I was on prozac when I was younger and then I was on citalipram for like 15 years and then recently tried Lexapro and now Zoloft

@Matthew L. Can you tell me some info on it? I just started it today.

@Anonymous Just that it’s supposed to help with OCD. Treats depression and general anxiety disorder.

@Madlexy I’ve been on Anafranil for over a few months, and have built it up to 300 mg a day. My dad has OCD and takes Anafranil. I struggle, hoping with increase Anafranil I’m going in right direction.

@Matthew L. Hey Matthew, I’m now on Luvox 150mg off the Zoloftand also on Remeron 7.5mg and Zyprexa now just PRN for sleep. I try to avoid Xanax for PRN anxiety/panic and opt for Hydroxyzine or Propranolol. I don’t know the increase in Luvox makes me jittery and anxious but doctor told me to just ride it out until your system gets used to the increase.

@Madlexy Just started taking 25mg of anafranil, and weaned down to 100mg of zoloft. So I’m taking both medications. Too early to tell if the anafranil will help with my OCD.

@nikki14 Yeah you may need to bump the Anafranil to 50mg. My one provider said 25mg is just basically to help you sleep but not have any impact on the OCD. I’m hoping to get back on it. It helps a lot. It’s just the dry mouth and sweating that’s bad.

@Madlexy That is very helpful to know! It’s good to hear the anafranil helped you. Did it make your ocd almost completely disappear? I’m really struggling with my ocd lately so I’m being so hopeful that this medication will help me live normally again.

@nikki14 With my type of OCD yes definitely. Intrusive thoughts and it also helped my depression. My psych wants me to do a wash out for a bit then reintroduce Anafranil at some point. Hoping to wean off Zyprexa and Xanax but I like the low dose Remeron for night-time. It knocks you out but doesn’t work well with higher doses.

@Madlexy I see, I’m glad it helps with those symptoms. Thank you for being so helpful and kind! I understand how frustrating the psych med “cocktail” can be when trying to figure out the best treatment. I’m on zoloft, klonopin & now anafranil so I’m hoping these will work well together. Side effects are never fun.

@nikki14 I know, I was doing really well but today I felt more panicky and anxious. That’s a good combo that your on. I was on Zoloft for years.