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Obsessive compulsive disorder
Doctor choosen for me risperidone or aripiprazole. My age is 22 years. Which is better for me. Which have minimum side effects. Which work better for ocd. Ssris does not work in my case.
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Risperidone is more efficacious
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Dr. Anshul Mahajan
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14 yrs exp
Ludhiana
Counselling advised
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Dr. Rahul Kansal
Neuropsychiatrist
8 yrs exp
Jaipur
✓ Risperidone or Aripiprazole alone is not a good treatment for OCD.
✓ SSRI and TCA's are a must.
✓ If they don't work, it could mean your diagnosis may be wrong.
✓ I need to re-evaluate you to diagnose you better.
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OCD (Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder)
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It is a thought disorder where you have one or many types of obsessive thoughts that repititively come into your mind. The person suffering from OCD despite realizing these thoughts as unwanted and undesired is not able to control it completely.
Infact efforts to resist or control these thoughts cause significant distress and anxiety.
Themes of obsessive thoughts are very wide, cleaning, checking, ordering and arranging, sexual, religious etc.
It is caused due to genetic transmission, brain diseases and affliction of OFC - Orbito Frontal Cortex of your brain.
Treatment consists of Medicines and CBT based counselling.
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DR RAHUL KANSAL
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Dr. Armaan Pandey
Psychiatrist
14 yrs exp
Mumbai
In my opinion, the efficacy varies from patient to patient. So do the side-effects. I personally prefer Aripiperazol. I wonder if you have been advised to use a TCA. Stick to the same doctor for a long enough time to know your prognosis on a particular medicine.
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