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My mother has been taking- (3 tablets) mirtazapine 15 mg and 1 tablet - aripiprazole (10 mg), since 2 months now, the combination has been very effective in treating her ocd and depression, but since a week she has been experiencing some side effects like- weight gain, tiredness, motor skills not functioning slow, unable to walk fast, she also experiences brain zaps, even though she's taking the medicine regularly. Are these side effects common? How to deal with these side effects, when the medicine has actually helped her overcome ocd and depression a lot. Is changing medicine a good option?
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For medicine psychiatrist will guide better but if has ocd please take therapy and counseling too all the best.
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Yes it could be the side effects of medicine she is taking. For ocd and depression there are better medications options are available with least side effects. Please discuss with your treating psychiatrist about other medication options such as ssri for ocd and depression which has better results and less side effects. All the best.
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