Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment Questions

Hi lybrate-user,
olanzapine is an antipsychotic medication used in illnesses like psychosis or schizophrenia. It is used in dose range of 5 to 30 mg per day. So, 15 mg per day can be considered a moderate dose.

Dear lybrate-user,
1) no medicine is safe on any organ. They can not cause permanent brain damage. No doctor will prescribe a drug that causes permanent brain damage.
2) unless I know the side effects, I can not say how long they will last.
3) they are safe if taken together. They all work together to give you more benefit.
They are all in very low dose now. After 2-3 weeks, follow up with the psychiatrist. Ocd needs much larger dose of clonil and cyclotin.

Dear lybrate-user,
daxid does not affect the eye pressure. Have faith in your doctors. Ocd affects the quality of your life. It is your choice to live with ocd or continue to take daxid.

In clinical settings, side effects are not much. Moderate to severe adhd does need medicines to control it.

Do not stop the medication abruptly. It will have bad withdrawal symptoms. With the advise of Dr. Step by step reduce the medicine. You may tell your complaints mentioned here to Dr. Too. Meanwhile, please start doing yoga, and go for cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety. Yoga, meditation and therapies work out beautifully to come out of this situation. All the best.

There are several treatment options for OCD, and the most effective treatment plan will depend on the individual's specific symptoms and needs. Some common treatments for OCD include:

Psychotherapy: This can include cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), which helps individuals identify and modify negative thought patterns, and exposure and response prevention (ERP), which helps individuals gradually confront their fears and learn to resist performing compulsive behaviors.
Medications:...more

Even though you want homeoathic medicine,
I am a psychiatrist practicing alllopathy. I would like to tell ypu that ocd is among the four major. Mental illness andhas treatent which has to be mointored as per patients need. Counselling and therapy also play ab important role. I suggest you book a detailed consult for evaluation and proper treatment.

It’s common to experience a change in mood occasionally or to go through a short period of feeling elated or blue. But if your behavior is unpredictable for a number of days or longer, it may be a sign of something more serious.
For example, you may:
be so excitable that you find yourself unable to control urges to spend money, confront people, or engage in other uncontrollable or risky behaviors
feel like you want to harm yourself or end your life
be unable to visit friends, get...more

Since you are feeling good with this prescription, you are advised to stay with this treatment. Homeopathy cannot treat severe mental disorders. Instead, I suggest you seek a counselor's help and work with that therapy in tandem with the medication. As you improve over time you can consider modifying the drug. In counseling, you will learn skills, techniques, and tools to handle schizophrenia and its complications. This can equip you for life. The emotional side of this condition particularly ne...more

What is Acceptance?
Acceptance, in terms of mental health, is when you simple allow your emotions and thoughts to be. You don't judge them or label them as "bad" or "negative". Sometimes, with anxiety, you might feel a tightness in your chest and you would normally describe that as "painful" instead, try to explain how it feels like "heavy".

What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness and acceptance go hand in hand in many ways. Mindfulness is used to stay in the moment so that you can obs...more