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OCD medication discontinuation
Sir I am OCD patient and on medication for 2 years.I take 25mg paroxetine twice daily and 100mg quetiapine thrice daily. This has reduced my symptoms upto 70%. Sir,please tell me how long I should take medication and how to lower doses to discontinue medication. I will be much greatful to you for this consultation.
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Dr. Sunil Gupta
Psychiatrist
16 yrs exp
Mohali
Hi. OCD us a treatable condition with adequate treatment. It's nice to know that you have achieved significant relief with your treatment. Regarding the treatment duration, we generally advise the patients to continue treatment for at least one year after symptoms are completely resolved. At this stage I would advise you to talk to your psychiatrist regarding addition of cognitive behavioural therapy to the treatment. The therapy sessions will help reduce the symptoms further and in addition decreases the chance of relapse post treatment.
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Discuss with your psychiatrist regarding cognitive behavioural therapy.
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