Common antidepressant drugs such as Prozac and Zoloft can be effective treatment options for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), according to a new review of studies.
Patients who take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, are twice as likely to get some relief from their OCD symptoms as those who take placebo pills are.
However, the drugs have a "modest" effect at best, said Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Soomro, lead review author and honorary research fellow at St. George's Hospital Medical School in London.
"Although SSRIs should be considered potentially effective treatments for OCD patients, treatment decisions need to take account of the potential adverse effects of these drugs," including nausea, insomnia and sexual dysfunction, he warned.
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
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