Table 2.

List of Medications in Medicated OCD (mOCD) and Medicated Patient Control (mPC) Groups

Medications	N in mOCD group	Average dosage (mg)	N in mPC group	Average dosage (mg)
SSRIs/SNRIs
Citalopram	3	30	1	40
Escitalopram	6	25	9	15
Fluoxetine	4	47.5	2	35
Fluvoxamine	1	250
Paroxetine	1	60
Sertraline	2	162.5	1	100
Venlafaxine	1	300	6	262.5
Benzodiazepines
Alprazolam	3	0.75
Clonazepam	4	0.7	2	0.7
Lorazepam	1	0.5	3	0.7
TCAs
Clomipromine	1	100
Other
Buproprion	2	300	2	300
Buspirone			1	20
Gabapentin	1	600
Methylphenidate			1	54

Note: SSRIs=selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitors; SNRIs=serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors; TCAs=tricycle antidepressants. All subjects with the exception of one mOCD patient were taking a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI or SNRI). SSRIs were taken by 17/19 mOCDs and 13/19 mPCs, and SNRIs were taken by 1 mOCD and 6 mPC subjects. Ten mOCD and 8 mPC subjects were taking more than one medication. Benzodiazepines were taken as needed.