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I am taking toficalm 50 mg tab how many days I have to continue this medicine for completely cure my OCD problem. Although I'm also taking chlorofranil 25 mg also so does I have to take these medicines for 6 months.
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Dear lybrate-user, OCD, in general, needs long term treatment and maintenance. May be for 2-3 years. Both Clofranil and Toficalm are in low dose. Your psychiatrist may build up the dose after 2-3 weeks depending on the effect and side effect. It works at certain dose which needs to be built up slowly. Reduction in the amount of your fear alone is not the treatment. The OCD rituals should be stopped and you should endure your irrational fears so that OCD does not affect your life. It may take minimum of 6 months depending on your rituals.
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