I am suffering ocd from last 5 years, earlier 2 year my condition was serious, but in last two years I only have problem when I leave my medicine, though the mg of my tablets is reduced. Currently my treatment is going in Agra. But my question is, Is their a need of any other treatment for? me so that ,I can leave my medicine, is there any therapy which I should take so that my medicine will be permanently closed.

Dr. Sathya PrakashPsychiatrist13yrs exp

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Hi, Thanks for writing in, welcome to the forum. If symptoms are controlled with medicines one must always remember that in certain people a phenomenon known as discontinuation related resistance is seen; that is the same medicine that was effective earlier does not work after a period of stopping the medicine followed by re-emergence of symptoms. So, one must be very cautious when thinking of stopping the medicines. The form of treatment that comes closest to your goal and may in some people allow one to gradually withdraw medicines are specialized form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy like exposure and response prevention, thought stopping, thought flooding, thought habituation and acceptance based therapies. Take care! 

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