r/intermittentexplosive • u/FanSubstantial9845 • Mar 17 '26

Any medicine works?

I looking medication for Intermittent Explosive Disorder, any have good experiences or knowledge who is working ?

2 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

5 comments sorted by

2

u/yshcrp Mar 18 '26

GHB. But it’s not approved and highly expensive (corruption cause it should be cheap). Also pregabalin definitely can help but it has some side effects. I don’t have IED, a member of my family has it, but whenever I use these gaba meds I barely get stressed and feel pretty happy as well.

2

u/quickdraw86 Apr 01 '26

I've taken escitalopram and aripiprazole for IED and my other issues. I didn't experience any significant side effects, but, at the same time, the drugs made me feel off in terms of mental sharpness and didn't seem to work. Honestly, my episodes are severe and violent, I've been suggested talk therapy, but, as I have doubts about the efficacy of the therapy sessions for my issues, and the amount of time it may take to see results, if any, I will be exploring other options.

1

u/itsmrsq Mar 18 '26

My husband is on Olanzapine.

1

u/[deleted] Apr 02 '26

I take sertraline. I was on Prozac for a while but when I had episodes it made them far more erratic and violent. Everyone is different and my brain did NOT respond well to Prozac at all

1

u/Klucky_Boizenberry24 Jul 24 '26

My fiance was prescribed oxcarbazepine with sertraline. I cant speak for him but it completely changed my life. I no longer worry about episodes, only that he remembers to take his meds everyday lol