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Bipolar disorder comorbid with OCD
I have bipolar and ocd together. Aripiprazole and vortioxetine was tried which proved beneficial but had side effects like impulse control behaviour and drowsiness upon which aripiprazole was stopped and lamotrigine was added with vortioxetine. Isn't it double edged sword? As vortioxetine is mood destablizer and lamotrigine stablizes mood. Kindly help
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OCD with Bipolar.Vey tricky we need to bring that balance between medication carefully.your doctor has given something .just wait n watch.according to response the drug and dosage ll be modified.No need to worry.
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Sometimes bipolar with OCD it will very tricky to treat symptoms altioght both combination may have opposite effect but we usually adopt thsta approach to control OCD symptoms also ..so continue sma medicine according to my opinion
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You need medication change.
Consult a psychiatrist.
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Kindly connect. As the drug given to you all are new drugs..there are better old drugs available which can give you better results. Kindly connect for better treatment.
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I can help you better with further treatment course needed. U can connect me via whatsapp on seven zero eight two zero two two zero six two.
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Dr. Soumya Ande
Psychiatrist
4 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Vortioxetine is a drug used in depression (including depressive phase of bipolar disorder) and in ocd. Lamotrigine is a mood stabiliser. They can be used in combination. Don’t worry, unless you notice any side effects. Hope it helps
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Dr. Vivaswan Boorla
Neuropsychiatrist
11 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Vortioxetine is an antidepressant and not a mood destabiliser.
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