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Can 5-htp used to treat ocd instead of zoloft or paxil (paroxetine)?
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Maybe: 5-htp is available as an over the counter supplement in many countries, and has shown effectiveness in depression. Whether it is clinically useful for OCD is unknown to me. I have prescribed both paxil (paroxetine) and zoloft in the past for OCD, but we now have better medications, so I wouldn't recommend either the supplement or those two medications. I believe the best medical treatment are other drugs.
Answered 2/21/2015
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