I am a 31 year old male who has been on medication for Depression and Anxiety (OCD) for the last 8 Months I suffered from it for about 10 years before seeing this doctor. This is the first psychiatrist I am seeing .I am comparatively better than before however I still see some images mind creates Images while working and I have become least concerned about my weighty issues. It is the first the psychiatrist I have been to as the problem is not going away he is not changing the medication. Do you think It can go away?

Dr. Sathya PrakashPsychiatrist13yrs exp

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Hi, Thanks for writing in, welcome to the forum. Considering the longstanding history, I think reasonably good progress has been made. I am not sure if your question is whether you should see somebody else or ask your own doctor to increase dose/ change medication, or, you are asking if the medicines can be stopped now. A lot depends on how much symptoms is still present and how troubling it is. Medicines will certainly need to continue at the time being but whether a dose increase or change of medicines is needed depends on how troubling the residual symptoms are. Although I am not aware what medicines you are on, it may not be wise to decrease/ change the existing medicines right now, risking re- emergence of symptoms. Very often, in OCD, symptoms improve significantly and continue at a low level. The exact scenario in your case is a little unclear to me and will need a proper evaluation to clarify. Take care! 

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