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I am OCD patient from last 11 years from 2014 to 2019. I will take alprax 0.5 but I not feel normal totally so I go to psychiatric treatment from 2019 to 2024 and I start Floxamine faloxtine paroxtine clonozopam etizolam proparanol not take all medicines together but in 2019 to 2024 my liver going fatty . Again and again in so many times SGPT is 530 and SGOT is 400. So I stop these psychiatric medicines and again go to Alprax 0.5 again by liver goes normal again but this psychiatric medicines left behind gas problem .... Now from last one and a half year my OCD anxiety is back again is any medicine in medical Line, which normalised my OCD and anxiety and also my liver become stay normal....
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You need medicine optimization and therapies like CBT or ERP which have been proven to help with OCD symptoms. Pls consult.
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• Try a liver-friendly SSRI at low dose with regular LFT monitoring.
• Consider non-benzodiazepine strategy; long-term alprazolam (Alprax) is not ideal.
• Start structured CBT with Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) — very effective for OCD.
• Lifestyle: weight control, exercise, avoid alcohol.
Consult psychiatrist + physician jointly for safe titration and monitoring.
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Hey, i understand what you've been going through. We need to further evaluate why SGPT and SGOT got so high. Sometimes it could be due to some other issue. Please consult your psychiatrist once and then we can curate your medication accordingly.
OCD needs proper treatment.
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Please do consult the psychiatrist online or offline
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Hi.. consult online for treatment
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Dr. Indraja Sharma
Psychiatrist
7 yrs exp
Kota
Your liver enzymes (SGPT 530, SGOT 400) are very high — this is not mild and needs proper evaluation by a physician + gastroenterologist. It may not be only due to psychiatric medicines; fatty liver itself can also raise enzymes.
Important points:
• Alprax (alprazolam) does NOT treat OCD long-term — it only reduces anxiety temporarily.
• OCD needs SSRI treatment in proper dose + CBT (ERP therapy).
• Some SSRIs are relatively liver safer (like sertraline or escitalopram) but must be started under monitoring.
• Liver function tests should be checked before and 4–6 weeks after starting medicine.
• Avoid alcohol, oily food, and unnecessary medicines.
Best plan:
1. Consult psychiatrist + physician together.
2. Repeat LFT, ultrasound liver.
3. Start OCD medicine at low dose with monitoring.
4. Add CBT therapy (very effective for OCD).
Do not stay only on alprazolam — it won’t control OCD properly.
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