Well, if that is the case, I'd say your son is way over medicated. I have a problem with doctors prescribing anti-psychotics to people with OCD. I've never taken them, but I know some folks that have and they just moped around like zombies. (The "cure" was worse than the disease in my opinion) Then on top of that I see your son is taking one of the old tricyclic anti-depressants (imipramine) and Clonozapam, so I'm not surprised he's weak or tired. If it were me, I'd go see a different psychiatrist for a second opinion on what the minimal amount of medication would be to take. I had severe OCD and a lot of symptoms can be treated with cognitive behavior therapy. I only take 50mg zoloft once a day and that's it. That's a baby dose generally reserved for depression and I plan on being medication free in the future. So good luck to you and your son. I truly believe he'll feel better once he gets off that anti-psychotic
No, my son has only been diagnosed with OCD.
I'm just curious if your son has anything in addition to OCD? That just seems like overkill for OCD
Thank you for your comments. I will look into all the suggestions you gave.
Witey
Seroquel causes cataracts. That much is known. If that happenned he should be transferred to another antipsychotic. I believe Seroquel is the only antipsychotic known to do that (I had to get regular eye tests when I was on it). Abilify is the antipsychotic with the best side effect profile. I have made a full recovery from schizoaffective disorder with an antipsychotic agent (for more information google "Dr. Javitt, glycine") that is in Phase II FDA study but that is not approved yet (for more information on all new psychiatric medications in development google "psychmeds123"). Ask his psychiatrist if he needs an antipsychotic. Those are not needed for ocd but the psychiatrist may have prescribed it for another reason but ask what it was. As for Luvox all SSRI anti-depressents work on OCD so there's no reason it could not be changed. Speak to the psychiatrist more.