Hi, I have a depression mania and ocd I have treated 4 years ssri drugs ex. Nexito haloperidol rispond. But didn't cure my symptoms .what is the reasons it?

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Dear lybrate-user, if you have mania and depression, you may be suffering from bipolar disorder that may need a mood stabilizer. Ssris work at a certain dose and after few weeks only. If I know the dose and duration of treatment, we can find the reasons. May be low dose, may not be tried for 6 weeks at least, may not been regular in taking tablets, may be the diagnosis is bipolar disorder, may be other work or family related causes.

Saranya Devanathan · Accepted Answer

Dear lybrate-user, if you have mania and depression, you may be suffering from bipolar disorder that may need a mood stabilizer. Ssris work at a certain dose and after few weeks only. If I know the dose and duration of treatment, we can find the reasons. May be low dose, may not be tried for 6 weeks at least, may not been regular in taking tablets, may be the diagnosis is bipolar disorder, may be other work or family related causes.

Gaurav Aggarwal · Answer

Hello, some people are resistant to such medicine. There we have to try superior drugs and other therapies. You will get well soon, just have patience and keep taking treatment.

Keerthy Reji · Answer

If you really have mania, a mood stabilizer is recommended.

Saul Pereira · Answer

You are very young and therefore the prognosis can be good if you cooperate. Most importantly, you need to seek the help of a counselor too and not rely on medication alone. There are certain adaptations that will suit you during the elation phase and there are certain behaviors that are required during the depressed phases. In the meantime, you can do certain things that will give you benefits anyway. Emotional therapy will alleviate a lot of the problems faced in this condition because it is a mood disorder. You need to particularly look at your levels of anger both for its reasonableness and to express it in appropriate manner. I suspect that much of this anger may have origins in early childhood that you may never be aware of it now. Talk to your parents and explore that angle. This information will help the counselor too. Also you will need to check whether there is any genetic factor involved. You must exercise regularly, eat healthily and sleep normally too. If your motivation and cooperation is good much can be achieved. You must have a time-structured schedule filled with interesting and reasonable activities and it must be monitored for compliance and delivery. The reason I say this is that many times you will be inclined to have grandiose notions and confidently believe that you can do without the medication. This will set you back many months in the treatment and delay and sabotage the recovery: forewarned you are forearmed. If this combination of medication with therapy is maintained for at least three years without any episodes or breakdowns, it is possible to taper the medication in consonance with the doctor.

Urmil Bishnoi · Answer

Dear user you are too young to take these medicines. When we are aware about our problem we are able to control but we have to control it in a proper way. You are too young and taking these tablets, it’s not good for your physical as well as your mental health. If you don’t want to take medication for life time then please wake up yourself, medicines are not a perfect solution for mental health, you have to work on your own, your will power, your mind and thoughts. But due to certain reasons if you are on antidepressants you have to take some extra care of yourself. I don���t know what are the circumstances under which you are taking medicines, I want to know the whole details about your disorder. But I must say don���t depend on the medicines and don���t make it a habit for future. You need counseling session for a better control on this disorder and medicines. Medicines are not the only solution, counseling is a best option for you so that you could better understand yourself and save yourself from the side effects of medicines. Please call and discuss your problem in detail and then i���ll be able to help you better.