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OCD will cure permeanently ?
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Iam taking OCD medication from 6 months.
Now when iam reducing doses after 10 days getting anxiety problems back.
After stopping medication again OCD will be back ?
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I do not mean to scare you but OCD is one of the tougher Psychiatric illnesses to treat and the treatment goes on for more than a year in most cases and you must be very careful not to stop the medication or decrease the prescribed dose without consulting your Psychiatrist. I hope you have also been taking Psychotherapy sessions because both the medicines and the therapy will help you get rid of the disease better.
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Consult your Psychiatrist and be in regular follow up. Do not experiment with the medicines.
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OCD can actually relapse if you stop the treatment prematurely so never do so without consulting your Psychiatrist
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Don't stop medications without your doctors advice
If needed at all, don't stop abruptly
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Dr. Upasana Rai
Psychiatrist
6 yrs exp
Varanasi
Please don’t change the doses without doctor’s advice. There’s a proper course if treatment and OCD requires long term treatment.
Sudden stoppage of medications can lead to worsening of symptoms.
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Dr. Vishal Bhatt
Psychiatrist
6 yrs exp
Rajkot
Sometimes it's take a time ..OCD will take sometime one year also , so no need to hurry , ocd happens because of some chemical insufficiency , so we give the medicine that balance those chemical , so sometimes it takes a time , have patience, don't decrease dose early as it will increase your all over treatment duration
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Dr. Vishnu Vardhan M
Psychiatrist
7 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Take the advice of your treating psychiatrist before deciding on stopping the medication.
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Dr. Bilal Ahmad Bhat
Neuropsychiatrist
14 yrs exp
Srinagar
6 months is too short period to stop medicine for ocd
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