OCD and medication

reddeka · Newbie User Joined: Jan 13, 2007 Posts: 9

Hello! I was wondering what everybody's experience has been with medication and OCD. What medication(s) were/are you on? How long did it take for them to 'kick in'? How many medications did it take to find the right one? etc.

Right now I am on Prozac for OCD along with Risperdal and Buspar. I've been on them for about a month now and havn't seen that much improvement but my doctor said you will usually start seeing improvement between 6-8 weeks. Or that it even takes months?

monkeycrud · Newbie User Joined: Feb 27, 2007 Posts: 10

Hi,
I've been taking an antidepressant called Fluoxetine for about 2 years. I have to admit it has helped, but as I always suspected the core of the problem won't be solved by medication. Saying that I stubbornly veered away from medication for a long time, and when I gave in I found that it did help (although not solve the problem).