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Can I discontinue Risperdal and take buspar for Obsessive compulsive disorder?
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My son, age 25, has OCD and taking 30 mg of Lexapro and.75 mg of Risperdal but continues to have daily health concerns.  Has increase weight gain and sleepiness.  What do you think about discontinuing Risperdal and augmenting with buspar? My son is anxious.thank you,
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Dear User,Thanks for using health care magic.I am sorry to say that there is no role of buspar in OCD. In my view dose of risperdal need to be increased as 0.75 mg is too low for augmentation if he is not responding to this dose. Other than this there is no harm to change the SSRI from lexapro to other one. If he already tried all or most of SSRI than augmentation with clomipramine is another option.'Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help".Thanks