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OCD medication need life long ?
Hello sir / medam ,
OCD medication needed for life long or when can stop medication.
After stopping medication again OCD problem will come back ?
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I appreciate that you reach out with your concern
Generally patient reaches doctor very late (years)for the treatment after the onset of OCD
So not only they face chemical imbalance but also develop wrong personality (habit formation)
To deal with, one has to take simultaneously Pharmacotherapy and counseling
My many patients are off from medicines and totally recovered
Next Steps
consult experienced psychologist
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practice mindfulness and progressive Muscle relaxation techniques
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Dr. Vivaswan Boorla
Psychiatrist
11 yrs exp
Hyderabad
I understand your concern. In my experience most of the patients suffering from OCD needs longterm treatment. And we need to assess benefits of continuing treatment over stopping it. It is a shared decision between patient and doctor.
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consult psychiatrist
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don't fall pray for easy solutions.
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Dr. Vishal Bhatt
Psychiatrist
4 yrs exp
Rajkot
Not life long but long time sometimes as medicine will balance chemical that r deficientvin OCD .. so it will take longer time
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Dr. Upasana Rai
Psychiatrist
5 yrs exp
Varanasi
Mostly long course of treatment in ocd and medications can’t be stopped all of a sudden. As per symptom improvement, medicines can be tapered under advice of psychiatrist
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