Please suggest me some substitute of prodep 20 mg for ocd. It is causing some side effects. Like skin rash and constipation in my body.

Question

Dear lybrate-user, are you sure that the skin rash came up only after prodep 20 mg? If so, it might be allergy for fluoxetine or for the capsule material. You can try any other brand of fluoxetine. You can inform the doctor about the rashes who will prescribe some other ssri like fluvoxamine. But 20 mg is too low a dose for ocd. Meet your doctor after 2-3 weeks to increase the dose.

Saranya Devanathan · Accepted Answer

Dear lybrate-user, are you sure that the skin rash came up only after prodep 20 mg? If so, it might be allergy for fluoxetine or for the capsule material. You can try any other brand of fluoxetine. You can inform the doctor about the rashes who will prescribe some other ssri like fluvoxamine. But 20 mg is too low a dose for ocd. Meet your doctor after 2-3 weeks to increase the dose.

Santosh Bangar · Answer

Dear Lybrate-user, Other ssri can be tried. Ask your psychiatrist for more information. Also, cbt can be equally effective, especially the combination of two.

Sushil Kumar Sompur V · Answer

There are many medications that are used for ocd and prodep 20 is one of them. Doses need to be titrated and also there may arise a need to titrate the medications or augment the treatment with other medications depending on your response to treatment. I hope that you are also using therapy in the form of counseling to help with your obsessive thoughts leading to compulsive behaviors and cbt is the preferred form of counseling. If you have further questions regarding side effects please ask them on a private forum. Look forward to hearing from you. If you need help with booking an appointment online with me on this website either text, an appointment for a confidential and private consultation you may do so by contacting the help desk of Lybrate.