I am suffering from ocd counting of things .taking fluvoxamine 100 mg 2 times .how much time taken to cure this?

Question

It usually takes about 3-4 weeks for the medications to start working and after that to achieve remission of symptoms it may take another 3-4 months. A gradual tapering down of the dose while being in therapy is suggested to stop the medications.

Sushil Kumar Sompur · Accepted Answer

It usually takes about 3-4 weeks for the medications to start working and after that to achieve remission of symptoms it may take another 3-4 months. A gradual tapering down of the dose while being in therapy is suggested to stop the medications.

Ajaz Ahmad Suhaff · Answer

With treatment 20-30% patients have significant improvement.
40-50% have moderate improvement.
20-40 % have poor prognosis.
Both pharmacological therapy and psychological therapy (cbt, behavioral therapy) are important for getting well.

Saul Pereira · Answer

It may not cure by medication alone. I therefore advise you to seek the help of a counselor and develop some skills and techniques to counter the impulses. Please take your parents with you to determine the possible developmental issues that may have contributed to this condition. This is a fear-based condition and for some reason you have not been dealing with this childhood fear which has now developed into these repetitive adaptations to seem to need it for normal functioning. The behavior will then become based on magical thinking and certain rituals will become necessary to do normal things making you believe that either the frequency or the ritual is important to its success. This of course is a fallacy but there will come a time that even if told the truth, your belief will defy any logic and you will continue behaving like that even if it cripples you in your daily routines. It only appears as though some other force is behind these behaviors and that you are compelled to act in this fashion. That is obviously not true but no one can convince you of anything different. The obsession is a repeating thought pattern with no meaningful outcome; and the compulsiveness is the need to act on those obsessions also in a repeated behavior pattern as though you just cannot help yourself. This is all driven by fear and when you are frustrated with it, you will escalate anger over it. Doubt, insecurity, uncertainty, and lack of firm memory will all plague you and increase stress. There are certain behavioral techniques to be implemented and if they work you may get out of this condition rather easily. Medication in combination with counseling can make it work better.

Yashika Lalit Nathani · Answer

It can take upto 1 month for the medication to act fully and show its full effect. And according to the response we can decide how much time it might take. So it depends from person to person. On a person's metabolism, symptom severity, envoronmental factors etc. So its difficult to tell an exact time duration.

Prof Jagadeesan M S · Answer

Usually response is seen in 4 weeks, if not consult a psychiatrist and change the medications. Good luck.