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Hello Lybrate User, usually once you get near normal improvement with medicines the same should continue for 3-6 months for further stabilization and then gradually tapered and stopped. You should follow tapering of medicines under guidance of your treating psychiatrist. Please dont stop medicine suddenly as it may lead to relapse of symptoms.

Although testosterone can help you for short term, it is not recommended unless we know the actual cause for this condition. I recommend you to have your serum testosterone check in the morning before breakfast. Also avoid taking viagra or any tablet related to that as it can really took a toll on your heart since you already have a heart condition.

You may try breathing exercises for relaxation. There are so many types of breathing exercises you can practice them regularly. Some yoga poses are also beneficial for you. Meditation needs practice. A daily practice will provide the most benefits. Whatever form of meditation you choose, awareness of the present moment is key. When you meditate, you train in being aware of whatever object of meditation you’ve chosen. There will be distractions in the form of sounds, odors, sensations of discomfo...more

Thus is not memory loss,this is due to overdose as sedation and coagnitive distrubance due to many medication n Anxiety.so reconsult your Doctor.

For weight loss. It is important to take frequent meals at regular interval of time. Empty stomach try to include 2 tsp aleovera juice+ 2 tsp amla juice in equal amount of water. Include high protein with high fibre diet with less carbohydrate. Avoid to take every kind of packaged, process food and all kind of sugary drink. Try to take your dinner as soon as possible and avoid jogging after dinner, you can go for walk after dinner. You can do exercise in evening time. In Breakfast you can museli...more

Hello, you should take homoeopathic medicines along with these medicines. Consult a homoeopath in person for the proper medication.
You should set your daily routine. Start the day with morning walk, exercising and meditation.
Drink plenty of water through out the day.
These little changes will keep you positive and active.

Dear lybrate-user,
it is good that you are able to tolerate the medicines and kept the ocd without any rituals. I hope that you are keeping your thyroid (tsh) also in balance.
Along with these medicines, you need cognitive therapy from me or any clinical psychologist. You need to question and challenge the negative thoughts like" I have suffered a lot in life" I have ocd" I have hypothyroid also" these kind of thoughts come up due to certain errors you make in your thought process. You n...more

Hello
for anxiety disorder combination therapy works I.e. Medecines and psychotherapy. Kindly consult a clinical psychologist for better management of symptoms.

The medications you are taking are fine provided you attend regular review with your psychiatrist and do regular blood and other tests for the same. Good luck.

Dear lybrate-user,
You have hypothyroid problem that needs life long replacement by thyronorm. The dose of thyronorm will be decided by TSH level and your clinical condition. It can be done by any MBBS doctor. You can consult the doctor where your wife is working. It can be done once in 3 - 6 months or if needed in between.
You have another problem - it may be recurrent major depressive disorder or dysthymia. Both are life long disorders needing life long treatment. Please ask the same M...more