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Ocd anxiety career
Hi doc, my husband git anxiety attack 2 year back. Now he is 99% recovered. Only right now he feels sometimes chest pain and have mild OCD. He ocd symtoms are like he loves cleaning home and wiping door knobes, switches which he do daily. Apart from that right now he is taking Nexito 0.25 mg daily. Right now he is not working and preparing for gov job since 3 years.I am working in IT (WFH) but lot of workload.Last year we became parent as our baby born. Now my husband needs to prepare more seriously or find job. But when he take too much pressure he gets anxiety symtoms like chest pain . He focus someday someday he waste time. Should I consult psychiatrist for him to change his medicine.. so that he would focus on his career? I told him to let consult doc he said he don't want to change medicine as it will give more sleepiness as side-effects and not able to study. But anyway he is not studying much.. What should I do? Please help
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Get a second opinion regarding the medicines. Sometimes under treatment may not lead to total recovery but some reduction of symptoms wherein a person could handle routine situations but not stressful situations or try moving forward in life. Good luck
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The current situation reflects that the current treatment is inadequate for controlling symptoms. There needs to be detailed assessment to know proper diagnosis, current stressors as well as his personality traits and coping skills. Post that, rational modification of medications and need for Psychotherapy has to be evaluated.
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The point of Psychiatric consultations and treatment are not just symptom resolution but also attaining the pre- illness functionality - work as well as with inter personal relationships.
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Kindly visit a psychiatrist for change / up-titration of medications, and do specify your concerns about sedation on meds.
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