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What is the best medicine for obsessive compulsive disorder? cipralex or anafranil?

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Dr. Bernard Seif answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

OCD: People vary in their response to medication. Your doc will likely do a trial on one or the other and you will find out. :Please do not forget the behavioral aspect of OCD. Consider seeing a mental health professional who works w/OCD. An old book called "The Boy who Couldn't Stop Washing" by Rappaport may also be helpful. Peace and good health.

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

There is no one best: Meds approved by the FDA to treat OCD: fluvoxamine (Luvox), clomipramine (Anafranil), fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva) & sertaline (Zoloft). Other medications are also used off-label to treat OCD. It isn't possible to predict which one will be just right for a person. Psychotherapy is also important.

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A member asked:

What is the best medicine for obsessive compulsive disorder? cipralex or anafranil?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Bernard Seif answered

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