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Lead
New York State Psychiatric Institute
see above
Age
18–65
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Age 18-65 years old
2. Primary Diagnosis of OCD
3. Physically healthy and females must be using effective contraception
4. At lease moderate OCD symptoms (Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale \[YBOCS\]score greater or equal to 16 prior to entering trial)
5. Able to provide consent
6. May be on or off selective reuptake inhibitor (SRI) medications
1. Patients on an SRI medication will be included if the dose is stable and adequate (or if they don't want to increase their dose \[e.g. side effects\] and have a history of prior SRI or CBT treatment meeting criteria for adequate trial)
2. Patients not on an SRI medication will be included if they they have failed at least 1 prior trial of standard OCD treatment (e.g. SRIs or CBT)
You may not be if
1. Ongoing treatment with memantine
2. Patients planning to start CBT during the study period or those who have started CBT within 8 weeks prior to study enrollment
3. Presence of psychotic symptoms or lifetime history of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or other psychotic disorder.
4. Current major depressive disorder (patients must be free of the disorder for three months prior to enrollment). Patients will be excluded if they are moderately to severely depressed, but if they are mildly to moderately depressed they will be included (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale must be \<18).
5. Judged clinically to be at risk of suicide (suicidal ideation, severe depression, or other factors).
6. Current eating disorder
7. Females who are pregnant or nursing
8. Severe renal insufficiency, severe hepatic impairment, or seizure disorder.
9. Documented history of hypersensitivity or intolerance to memantine.
10. Concomitant use of trimethoprim, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor medications
