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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Medication Strategies

1. Alpha-2 adrenergic agonist
   • clonidine (Catapres)
   • guanfecine (Tenex)
2. Beta adrenergic blocker
   • propanolol (Inderal)
3. Neuroleptics
   • haloperidol (Haldol)
   • pimozide (Orap)
   • fluphenazine (Prolixin)
   • olanzapine (Zyprexa)
   • risperidone (Risperdal)
   • ziprasidone (Geodon)
4. Antidepressants
   1. Tricyclics
      • clomipramine (Anafranil)
      • desipramine (Norpramin)
      • imipramine (Tofranil)
      • nortriptyline (Pamelor)
   2. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
      • citalopram (Celexa, Lexapro)
      • fluoxamine (Luvox)
      • fluoxetine (Prozac)
      • paroxetine (Paxil)
      • sertraline (Zoloft)
   3. Other trazodone (Desyrel)
5. Benzodiazepine (e.g. clonazepam (Klonopin))