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Augmentation for Fluoxetine
Can Risperidon or Aripiprazole be used for augmentation along with Fluoxetine in case of OCD ? Which one works better for augmentation ? Share from your clinical experience.
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Both work well as an augmenting agent. The choice among them depends on the patient's profile.
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Both of these medications can be added as augmenting agents to the primary treatment and the choice essentially lies with patient and doctor both. Risperidone is more commonly used but if sedation and weight gain or diabetes are the other issues the patient is dealing with, aripiprazole is preferred
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Risperidone is preferred
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Risperidone has greater evidence!
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Dr. Syed Bushra Imtiyaz
Neuropsychiatrist
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Hi, yes both have evidence as augmenting agents in OCD, and if all parameters are kept neutral then perhaps most psychiatrists tend to lean more towards risperidone than aripiprazole
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