Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment Questions

You are on many drugs which maybe interacting with each other to make you uncomfortable. Better to do serum sodium levels and ecg, then take another opinion.

You can test yourself for survival. If you do not get success in getting results, pl result to our ayurvedic approachand few months of treatment (preceded by cleansing at your home) you ll see yourself changed. Med may continue for sometime. Pl consult.

Hi, I can understand your concern for your brother. He must be going through the break up depression. De does need to be handled by professional psychologist and if needed for medical treatment. Many times counseling itself helps though it takes a little long. Family support is the most important key factor.

You need psychological counseling and psychological autosuggestion therapy through the online process for three weeks without any medication for the permanent solution of your psychological problems of bipolar disorder. You can contact me for this on Lybrate website or direct contact me for this on mobile. Thank you.

Fluoxetine shows it's effect at different doses in different individuals. One need to start at 20 mg per day, after breakfast, increase to 40 mg after 2 weeks. If needed, you can further increase by 20 mg every week, maximum up to 80 mg per day.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common mental health problem. Symptoms
typically include recurring thoughts and repetitive actions in response to the recurring
thoughts. A common example is recurring thoughts about germs and dirt, with a need to
wash your hands repeatedly to clean off the germs;. However, there are many other
examples.

The usual treatments are cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), a selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressan...more

Dear Rajendra,
How much clofranil sr you are taking and for how long? It works at a particular dose and after 2-3 weeks. Once clofranil starts working, your guilt will come down. To stop overthinking, you may need therapy with exposure and response prevention (ERP)

1.no alcohol 3. No smoking/ tobacco/drugs/ avoid pollution
4. Diet - no ghee/ butter, have mix of vegetable oils - mustard, til, ground nut, olive oil, have more green vegetables and fruits, have whole grain atta, no fried. Fast. Spicy / processed/ junk food. Less sugar, potato, rice. Less salt.
5. 30 mts brisk walk daily 6. Deep breathing exercise for 10 mts daily
7. Meditation daily for 10 mts. 6-8 hrs of sleep at night
8. Expose your body to sun for 15-20 mts daily after some ...more

We need to first understand that why are you facing this problem,
there are several ayurvedic medicine that can be used to help you with your problem.
You can book an appointment with us for further evaluation.
Don't stress too much, we are here to help you.

Hi lybrate-user,
while going through this verbatim, it appears that your condition of ocd and depression is not yet remitted completely and that is probably due to undertreatment. The treatment you are getting still need to be optimized and dose of fluvoxamine should be increased to 300 mg per day. Clonazepam need to be tapered off and stopped gradually. If needed a medicine from tca class can be added as an augmentation strategy or as an add on.