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If a patient had an axis 1 diagnosis of ocd only.....and was to start onan ssri and therapy..would you choose prozac , luvox or anafrinal he is 25?
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SSRI: Probably Prozac or Luvox. If the patient has not tried anything else.
Answered 5/6/2019
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Answered 12/24/2020
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