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Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental health condition involving recurring, unwanted thoughts and repetitive behaviours. These experiences can be distressing and may interfere with everyday life.

Zoloft

Sertraline

25mg · 50mg · 100mg

Sertraline tablets for major depressive disorder and panic disorder. It is an SSRI that can take a few weeks to show its full effect.

From$0.32/ tabletView

Fluoxetine Capsules

Fluoxetine

10mg · 20mg

Fluoxetine capsules for depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It increases serotonin in the brain to regulate mood.

From$0.44/ capsuleView

Anafranil

Clomipramine

10mg · 25mg · 50mg · 75mg

Clomipramine capsules for obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression. It tends to cause more drowsiness than other antidepressants in its class.

From$1.01/ capsuleView

Luvox

Fluvoxamine

50mg · 100mg

Fluvoxamine tablets for obsessive-compulsive disorder. It often causes drowsiness, so evening use is common.

From$1.69/ tabletView

Key points

  • Obsessions can include troubling thoughts, images or urges that feel hard to dismiss.
  • Compulsions are repeated behaviours or mental acts a person may feel driven to carry out.
  • Onset can be in childhood, though symptoms often begin around puberty or early adulthood.
  • People affected include men, women and children.

Medicines listed for obsessive-compulsive disorder

The listed products contain Sertraline and Fluoxetine, as well as clomipramine and fluvoxamine. Sertraline, fluoxetine and fluvoxamine are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, while clomipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant. These medicine classes can have a role in care for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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