My nephew suffering from ocd like symptoms with depressive episode on and off. After taking 300 mg fluvoxamine in a day since 6 month not getting cure, psy started kivikalm plus even after prognosis not good, what can be done next.
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Some times its need to augment another drug with ssri like chlomipramine in resistant case. You should take cbt session with expert psychologist along with that. Don't worry ocd has good outcome now a days.
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Don't worry. Ocd is very much treatable condition. There are many cases where tab. Fluvoxamine alone doesn't show improvement and it needed modification in treatment. There are lot of other medications are available to treat ocd. Also adding physiotherapy along with medication also show better results. Discuss all this with your treating psychiatrist. All the best.
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Get him on psychotherapy it works well with medicine also rule out any other disorder by discussing with a mental health professional consult with me or any psychologist for therapy and counseling online or in person as well as diagnosis all the best.
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common mental health problem. Symptoms typically include recurring thoughts and repetitive actions in response to the recurring thoughts. A common example is recurring thoughts about germs and dirt, with a need to wash your hands repeatedly to "clean off the germs" However, there are many other examples like sexual thoughts, counting, checking, orderliness, etc. The usual treatments are cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant medicine, or both. Treatment often works well to reduce the symptoms and distress of OCD greatly. All the best.
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