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Does 5-HTP Help Control OCD?

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Posted on Tue, 22 Nov 2016
Question: Can 5-HTP be useful in helping weaken the obsessions in OCD or increasing the ability to focus in ADD?
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Answered by Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (38 minutes later)
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Hello, and thanks for your question.

5HTP can be useful as an adjunctive (add-on) treatment for OCD, added on to an SSRI antidepressant such as Prozac, with the best available treatment being exposure and response prevention psychotherapy (ERT). So it may be worth a try. It does not have any effect on addition/focus for ADD.

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Does 5-HTP Help Control OCD?

Brief Answer: Consultation Detailed Answer: Hello, and thanks for your question. 5HTP can be useful as an adjunctive (add-on) treatment for OCD, added on to an SSRI antidepressant such as Prozac, with the best available treatment being exposure and response prevention psychotherapy (ERT). So it may be worth a try. It does not have any effect on addition/focus for ADD. Please remember to rate and close this answer thread when you are finished and satisfied. In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private web address below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private web address: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers