OCD & Anxiety Treatment with Dr. Melissa Quinn: Meds, ERP, and Integrative Care Explained

Is Medication Right for Your OCD? A Psychiatrist Breaks Down SSRIs, Dosing, and What Actually Works

If you've ever wondered whether medication could help your OCD or anxiety, or you've tried an SSRI and felt like "nothing worked," this episode is for you. Matt Codde, LCSW sits down with Dr. Melissa Quinn, a triple board certified psychiatrist who specializes in OCD treatment, for a full breakdown of how medication actually works, why so many people are underdosed, and how medication and therapy work together rather than against each other.

Dr. Quinn walks through SSRIs, clomipramine, augmentation strategies, and common myths (including the cannabis conversation you don't want to miss), while Matt reframes ERP through the Restored Minds lens of emotional integration rather than symptom elimination.

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🧭 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

✅ Understand why OCD often requires higher medication doses than depression

✅Learn the difference between a treatment failure and an underdosed trial

✅See why medication is not a substitute for therapy, and how the two work together

✅Understand when benzodiazepines have a legitimate place in treatment

✅Learn why cannabis tends to worsen OCD symptoms rather than relieve them

✅See how tapering off medication safely actually works

✅Understand Matt's reframe of ERP as "Emotional Resistance Prevention"

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⏱️ Timestamps• 00:00 What this episode is about•

00:53 Why Matt rarely does interviews, and why Dr. Quinn was the exception

•03:03 The presentation begins: biological treatments for OCD

• 06:58 Medication options: why SSRIs are the frontline treatment

• 13:33 The #1 reason medication "doesn't work": wrong dose

• 41:20 The cannabis conversation

• 44:00 Redefining ERP as Emotional Resistance Prevention

Disclaimer⚠️

This content is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Consult a licensed professional for personalized support.