. From last 8 years I am suffering from depression and ocd, the medicine which I was taking has ruined by life now. I need support and guidance how to face this type of attacks and what is the permanent solution to get rid out of this. Every time when I visit psychiatrist he only increase the medicine dose. Whenever there is change in routine life like I go home or some marriage (happiness) or something bad happens repeated thoughts come into mind which leads to anxiety attack. Moreover depressive thoughts like nobody is with me, I am alone no financial support is there romes around my head though I am earning right now. Currently I am taking fluvator 100 mg mirnite meltab 7.5 mg galop 10 mg clonotril 1 mg also taking these medicines for a long run have feared me for side effects as I am losing memory power. Can I take above medicines lifetime? I request you to please guide me for overcoming the above situations.

Ms. Rachna MishraPsychologist10yrs exp

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HIe user.... How to Do Something When You're Depressed Your goal should never be to move mountains and become a superhero, particularly in a fragile emotional state. You'll just get ever more depressed and demotivated. Your goal should simply be to do something tiny. A. Start small. Like, a tiny puppy-monkey-baby. Don't try to magically become a happy person again. Instead, try to focus on tiny habits that might lead to bigger things: floss one tooth at a time; put your running shoes on in the morning; write down three things you're grateful for before you go to bed. None of these things should take more than a few seconds. Start with that. Once you complete said thing, give yourself a pat on the back. See, that wasn't so difficult? B. Maintain the habit. Jerry Seinfeld had a strategy for pushing through procrastination and staying creative. He bought a big wall calendar, and every day he wrote jokes, he would draw a bigggg X on the day. His focus was not on creating the best jokes every day, but simply on never breaking the chain. Obviously, that turned out okay for him. If you floss one tooth for a few days in a row, put your running shoes on every morning or simply write down a few things you're grateful for in the afternoon, you'll naturally find yourself: flossing all of your teeth; probably going outside with your running shoes; and finding more things to be grateful for. All of that will naturally start to shift your brain chemistry towards the positive. Inertia is a powerful force. C. Tell yourself you're a fucking winner. You are not a loser. Look at these awesome things you've been doing for a few days/weeks? Keep an eye out for that voice. Every time the little asshole starts rampaging around in your skull and making you feel like shit, pinch yourself. Seriously. Do it hard. (Or better yet, buy one of these bracelets AND SHOCK YOURSELF.) And focus on something you've done recently that was cool: I flossed my teeth! Once you get into a habit of this, you'll find that those anxieties and dark thoughts that often pushed you to the edge will be less pervasive and debilitating and, even in those really low moments, you'll have more anchors to tie your ultimate happiness too. So tell yourself: "I'm a fucking winner." Smile in a mirror when you say that. 

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Dr. Dushad RamPsychiatrist27yrs exp

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Dear sir there is one condition called treatment resistance ocd. I am not sure whether you have it. Usually ocd is very long lasting like bp and diabetes. Discontinuation of medication means returns of sever symptoms. What you can do is consult a qualified trained clinical psychologist who will tell certain technique to control your symptoms. At this time your symptoms are not under control and is very frustrating. As such for many people medication doesn't work up the mark. Please also request your doctor for any change of medication if not done earlier.  

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