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My daughter has ocd , they have her in prosac and lexipro ( just recently) she cannot sleep.. she is very restless and cannot get to sleep ?
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OCD: I would have her prescribing doctor review the symptoms- lexipro can certainly alter sleep. Perhaps she needs trazadone instead
Answered 1/3/2015
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