| Re: Lexpro vs. Prozac
I've taken both Lexapro and Prozac (and Zoloft) for my OCD. Lexapro absolutely sucked for me. It actually made my OCD worse, and I just felt so anxious all of the time. I just stopped Prozac awhile back because it wasn't really doing anything for my OCD, and all it did was make me so freakin' tired that I couldn't function, so I got permission from my PCP to wean off of it. Zoloft did help my OCD when I first started taking it, but that was only because I needed something, but really, SSRI's never did do much for my OCD. In fact, I had two breakdowns where I was incapacitated while I was taking SSRI's: one with Zoloft and one with Lexapro. Lexapro is used for OCD because it, too, is an SSRI like Prozac, but I don't actually know if it's been clinically proven by the FDA that it helps obsessions and compulsions; Prozac has. As for the sexual side effects, I can't help you there. I'm a devoted virgin until marriage,personal beliefs that are only heightened by my OCD scrupulosity/morality issues.
-GatsbyLuvr1920-
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Last edited by GatsbyLuvr1920; 06-12-2006 at 02:00 PM.
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