Medicines used to treat ocd
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all, i was diagnosed with anxiety and was given xanax which made me very dull and depress. in order to treat depression docs gave me zoloft which triggered fear of harming myself.i used to see images of hurting myself with knife and sometimes other means. therefore, i developed a sharp fear for knives, heights, and guns etc etc..... that was in May of this year. i went cold turkey on all medicines but since then i am very down.
Do seek therapy with a psychologist who specializes in treating OCD. If the doctors you are seeing are general practitioners, they don't have any special training either in the meds used to treat OCD or therapy. In the olden days they would refer you to a psychologist their patients had success with and if that didn't work, the therapist would refer you to a psychiatrist for medication.
Olimelt is the generic of Zyprexa which is used to treat anxiety and depression and also works on controlling neurotransmitters in the brain.
A lot of medications that work for OCD are antidepressants. Sometimes doctors will prescribe a regimen of medications to see how you are doing. If you have been on them for a while, say about 4 weeks, and you are still having unwanted side effects then you should discuss with your doctor.
i used to think different,My Hobbies try to design,creating,writing something. Different thinking,I try to do 100% my work.I wont loose my confident simply.I will try,Hard-work, i wont listen the class(use to imagine,thinking something),But,I will pass the examination using some tricks & idea.
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Proate 500 ---- Proate is used as an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug, primarily in the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and, less commonly, major depression. It is also used to treat migraine headaches and schizophrenia. Zosert 50------ Zosert is a selective serotonin reputate inhibitor. It's used for depression, anxiety, ocd, panic. Sizodon 2 is an atypical antipsychotic. Risperdal is the name in my country.
I used to walk down the street (in a small seaside town in Ireland) and worry that every thing on the ground was a needle. It got to the point where everything i saw became a needle in my mind. My Dad told me chances are it would never be a needle and if I get the 'vision' of the needle I should ignore it. At the start it was hard but after a few weeks it died down and I felt less stress and didn't 'visualise' needles as much.
Guanfacine has several uses. In adults, it's used to treat high blood pressure, to prevent migraine headaches, & in some cases to treat heroin withdrawal. In kids, it's used to treat ADHD.
A lot of my OCD stemmed from anxiety and racing or jumbled thought. I still have OCD but I have learned to distinguish them as not true or necessary. Do you believe if you keep doing these things you will stay germ free or is it your mind telling you these things are necessary to prevent germs. There is always hope. You are looking for a balance in your thoughts. Learning something different could help. Don't close the door on all options.
I appreciate your time to responds. Do you know if there are actual medicines that help with ocd? Do you know a good? Also how do they help. When I seemed help they psychologist never offered me any treatment but just taught me breathing techniques. Is it possible to get over the fear of syringes through help?
That's not OCD, you're describing a different anxiety problem. I believe it's time to look into therapy if you're not doing that already, as your activity isn't any risk of HIV. And if you're just switching from one anxious thought to another, it's really time to treat that.
Most medications that are used to treat OCD are anti-depressants, specifically SSRIs...selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. In short, it is believed that we don't have enough serotonin in our brains and these medications help us to have a proper balance. Now the flip-side is that I take a SNRI and not a SSRI. Mine is a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhhibitor. So, again as lola said we are not doctors, it is best to discuss this with your psychiatrist.
I take 10mg 3 times a day. It used to just be 2x, but my job got stressful and we made an adjustment. I was originally given Xanax which was a huge mistake on my GP's part. After suffering through drug dependence and getting help from a true P-doc, I found meds that seemed to keep my mind reasonably happy. I've taken Lexapro- first antidepressant I ever took. I do remember the timeline being hard to deal with, so I never gave it enough of a chance.
2 x ULN, then, observe for 3-6 months and treat if no spontaneous HBeAg loss. Consider liver biopsy prior to treatment if compensated. Immediate treatment if icteric or clinical decompensation. IFNa/pegIFNa, LAM, ADV, ETV, TDF or LdT may be used as initial therapy. ADV not preferred due to weak antiviral activity and high rate of resistance after 1st year. LAM and LdT not preferred due to high rate of drug resistance. End-point of treatment – Seroconversion from HBeAg to anti-HBe.
Definitely see a dermatologist - sometimes these types of things can make someone OCD and we think they return and they don't. Also - all the different things you use to treat can also cause itchiness and irritation. See a good trusted physician and trust what they tell you - it'll take some time for your nerves to calm from all of this madness.
I'm hoping someone here can help, perhaps a Ph.D. or someone with knowledge/experience of medicines--
I have been diagnosed ADHD since I was a little kid (early grade school) and diagnosed with social anxiety at 17yrs old (towards the end of high school). I've been on and off multiple medicines for both (I've been on 5-10 different drugs; see my personal feedback below on some of the meds if you are interested in that information). I also very much think I have OCD.
Celexa is a more preferred drug for OCD at a low dose for children. This drug seems to work the best with the fewest side effects. If you don't mind what type of OCD subject is it?
Just to add has you father looked into getting treatment? There are new medicines approved in the last couple of years that are much more effective and better tolerated than the medicines previously available.
Cure rates are as high as 98% or better and treatment could be as simple as one pill a day for 8 or 12 weeks and your dad could be cured.
For your question I agree with Clementine whole heartily you have zero risk.
I have a question. Are drugs in the benzo family ever used to treat seizures? As in Xanax, Klonopin, Valium, Ativan, Restoril, etc?
I have simple partial seizures and was on xanax on an "as needed" basis to control some nervousness about going back to college. I was on it for about 2 months. I started realizing I got less of my sensory and motor seizures which have always been uncontrollable since I started getting them back in 2000.
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