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I'm taking prozac (fluoxetine) for ocd but it causes insomnia and and anorexia, is there a safe drug can treat these side effects, i tried olanzapone but not work?
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Yes: other antipsychotics such as seroquel [ quetiapine] can alleviate these side effects and also lessen OCD
Answered 4/15/2016
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