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How effective is fluoxetine (prozac) for treating obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)?
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Prozac (fluoxetine): Dosed correctly, it has been used for long time, as well as Anafranil & Luvox, (fluvoxamine) for OCD.
Answered 4/18/2015
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