Drug therapy failure rate in obsessive compulsive thought disorder.?
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It really depends on the extent of the illness, the medication used, and what other treatment methods are used in combination with the meds (like therapy).  But the research has the success rate anywhere between 60-80%.
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Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) often responds relatively well to treatment. It's just the animal in you (in all of us) that's making sure things are going to be OK in an unpredictable world. Treatment usually entails medication and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The meds do their job, and if you do yours, you'll likely have great relief from symptoms. The CBT entails trying to change your habits, and it takes effort on your part. Whether it's checking door locks, checking alarm clocks, checking burners (on the stove), hand washing, or some other ritual, they can usually be lessened, if not completely curbed. Don't be ashamed. Many people have OCD during difficult times in their lives and then are just considered "the worried well" the rest of the time.
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This (below) looks like an excellent study to try to gain access to and read.  I've seen a variety of statistics, with 10% seeming to be the most reasonable percentage of people who are successful with methadone treatment.  There are some who become addicted to methadone, however, so the clear-cut statistics you're looking for seem to be almost impossible to find.
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If you obsess about things you cannot change or cannot seem to control, yes.\n\nSee a professional, I did.\n\nI have had OCD since I was a kid, and I can't tell you how many times I would freak out if things were not even, or clean, or the way I thought they needed to be....\n\nA good medication like wellbutrin XL can change your life, but get a proper diagnosis first, by a therapist.\n\nTrust me, life is too short to sweat the small stuff!\n\nIt never goes away but when you learn to manage it, it changes your life.\n\nGood Luck,\nTanya
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My son has Tourettes OCD and ADHD.  He is only 11 and is on Clonodine.  I am wondering if eventually it will not work for him anymore.\n\nI am curious what your neurologist has to say.  I have heard that it takes trial and error and sometimes years to find what works best.  It may be possible for your child to function OK without any medicine.  It will just take time to adjust to the tics and incorporate them into daily living. \n\nBlessings to you.  If you want to, please feel free to contact me through this site to discuss further.
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ive been on several different ones.\nthey were never really like crack cocaine, although when i got off of them i started self medicating with other prescription drugs. \n\ni believe they are too quick to write the prescription before actually looking into the problem. as with all the kids with attention defecit disorder now. that is something else that is overly diagnosed. i wish they would realize that some prozac or celexa or ritalin or adderal isnt going to completely fix someones life.
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I am bipolar with mild OCD, My husband is currently hospitalized from a more severe case of the same problems.  I can't stress enough how important it is to get help for this sooner rather than later, believe it or not it can get WAY worse than your current situation.  Don't wait until you lose the job or trash your house or hurt yourself to get help. The bad news is mental health is decades or even centuries behind physical health, so our treatment options are somewhat limited.  Often behavioral or cognitive therepy can be extremely effective, even without drugs. If you don't have a psychologist, get one ASAP. \n\n            Is there a reason you don't want to use medication?  No one WANTS to use drugs if they are unnessasary, but I wonder if the anxiety about drugs is really worse than the anxiety we feel due to the compulsions. Today's drugs are compartively safer and often have fewer side effects - my only side effect from the drug I have been on for 7 years now is a mildly increased number of cavities. Even if you do decide to use drugs, talk therepy is still and important step.  If you have trouble affording it, call some local churches, they often have a marrage and family counselor on staff who will take a lower payment.  If you have insurance - your therepy, should be covered.  A good therepist should be able to help you explore non-drug options for your particular issues.  I reccomend you read up on it for yourself as well.   All the information the doctors have is availible to you at the library and online.  Know the DSMV-IV definition and the American Psyciatric Association's Treament Guidlines for your condition.  Go to a NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)class.  You can find all of these online.  Always remember, this trouble is not because you are stupid or lack will power.\n\nOne idea for this compulsion, create a "uniform" for work.  If you are close to anyone there, and feel you can share this with them, you might even take them shopping with you.  If you wear the same one or two things every day, you will know you won't be sent home, because you weren't yesterday.  Many "normal" professionals do this, just changing the scarf or necklace and wearing basically the same thing every day.  It saves a fortune in wardrobe costs, and it has worked for me before.  Even if it works, this is a temporary fix - you need to have a therepist to help you work through the inevitable future compulsions.  Goodness, I sound like my mother.\n\nThat is all I can think of for now. Just talk, talk, talk.  Nothing fights stigma and shame like communication. Get as many positive, sane friends to put good thoughts in your head as you can.  It will give you a mental army to fight the bad thoughts.  May God bless you with an easier road in the future.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242-1000, USA.\n\nCompulsive buying disorder is characterised by excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges or behaviours regarding shopping and spending, which lead to adverse consequences. Compulsive buying disorder has been estimated to affect from 2 to 8% of the general adult population in the US; 80 to 95% of those affected are female. Onset occurs in the late teens or early twenties, and the disorder is generally chronic. Psychiatric comorbidity is frequent, particularly mood, anxiety, substance use, eating and personality disorders. Treatment has not been well delineated, but individual and group psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy and 12-step programmes may be helpful. Debt consolidation and credit counselling will be appropriate for many individuals who have compulsive buying disorder. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) re- uptake inhibitors may help some patients regulate their buying impulses. Self-help books are also available.\n\n\nI hope this helps...\n\nDon
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Try this site:\nhttp://www.centerwatch.com/patient/trials.html
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Terets syndrome or really bad ocd
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I think it's great that you are going for help.  Not many people have the strength to do it.\n\nI'm going through some substance problems myself and your question interested me, because I saw my Psychologist today and we had a discussion about similar meds.\n\nI've done some reading about Campral and there's a lot of BS out there.  Merc is the company that manufactures it and the description they give on their website on how it works is pretty vague. It also appears that it's not FDA approved in the US, where it's more widely used in Europe - I'm not sure if that means much, because there are many FDA approved drugs that don't work for what they are prescribed for. \n\nI got a pretty good description from NetDoctor over here;\n\nhttp://www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/100000440.html\n\nFrom reading it, it appears that the way it works, is that it stimulates your brain in the same way alcohol does or in essence, acts like fake booze, thus decreasing the cravings.  You will eventually have to be weaned off of this drug (similar to alcohol ?!?!).  It's not designed to reduce withdrawal symptoms and it will not work if you continue to drink.  Taking this drug a lone will not cure your addiction; it is an adjunct treatment to an intensive phycotherapy program for substance abuse.\n\nIt appears that you have a Psychiatrist lined up.  If you don't have a good addiction therapist lined up, I would try to find one before taking this medication.  You should manage your expectations and goals to be concurrent with the success of your therapy, where the Campral will provide additional support to keep you from hitting the sauce.\n\nI'm glad you brought this up; this is something I will discuss with my psychiatrist next week.\n\nIn my situation; I'm battling several years of synergistic drug abuse and a few mental disorders (Bipolar and borderline personality disorder).  I was initially prescribed anticonvulsants (mood stabilizers) to manage my manic highs and depression and it was imperative that I stoped drinking and using so that I could let the meds work.  My Psychiatrist hooked me up with a good Psychologist that specializes in substance abuse.  I have one on one sessions with both of them and am also part of managed group therapy for substance abuse with 8 other people, run by two psychologist.\n\nI'm doing really well, but still have cravings.  Through the therapy, I've identified the emotions, people and situations where I drink the most.  The most prevalent of situations is business travel and this is where we started talking about the anti-drinking drugs.  My psychologist recommended I take Antabuse.  This is totally different from Campral.  This stuff will make you very sick even if you consume a little booze.  Essentially it's designed to reduce your cravings by literally, PUTTING THE FEAR OF DEATH IN YOU!  \n\nI'm not sure how bad your drinking problem was or if Campral or Antabuse will work for you.  I'm not sure Campral would work for me and it's just one more thing I would have to be weaned off of.  You are going to have to go cold turkey on the booze for at least two months if you want the antidepressants to work, regardless of whether or not you take the Campral.  If you drink with antidepressants, they won't work that well and the campral will make you more depressed.  It doesn't make sense to me?\n\nThis is my opinion, I am not a Dr.  Your Dr. certainly knows what's better for you than me.  I know that my cravings are powerful, especially when I'm in certain situations, with that said, I feel the Antabuse is appropriate and will provide the support I need.\n\nI hope this helps and if you want, I can email you and let you know what my Dr. thinks of Campral when I speak to her.  Feel free to email if you have any other questions.
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You have to understand that not all medications work for all patients. What works for me, may not work for you, and so forth. Also changes to the treatment plan may be needed at various times during the course of bipolar disorder to manage the illness most effectively. A psychiatrist should guide any changes in type or dose of medication. Be sure to tell the psychiatrist about all other prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, or natural supplements you may be taking. This is important because certain medications and supplements taken together may cause adverse reactions. As for the prices, it all varies on he type of insurance you have, or if you quqlify for assistance through the pharmacudical manufactuers. \n\n\n* Lithium, the first mood-stabilizing medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of mania, is often very effective in controlling mania and preventing the recurrence of both manic and depressive episodes.\n\n* Anticonvulsant medications, such as valproate (Depakote®) or carbamazepine (Tegretol®), also can have mood-stabilizing effects and may be especially useful for difficult-to-treat bipolar episodes. Valproate was FDA-approved in 1995 for treatment of mania.\n\n* Newer anticonvulsant medications, including lamotrigine (Lamictal®), gabapentin (Neurontin®), and topiramate (Topamax®), are being studied to determine how well they work in stabilizing mood cycles.\n\nAnticonvulsant medications may be combined with lithium, or with each other, for maximum effect.\n\n*Atypical antipsychotic medications, including clozapine (Clozaril®), olanzapine (Zyprexa®), risperidone (Risperdal®), quetiapine (Seroquel®), and ziprasidone (Geodon®), are being studied as possible treatments for bipolar disorder. Evidence suggests clozapine may be helpful as a mood stabilizer for people who do not respond to lithium or anticonvulsants.\n\n*If insomnia is a problem, a high-potency benzodiazepine medication such as clonazepam (Klonopin®) or lorazepam (Ativan®) may be helpful to promote better sleep. However, since these medications may be habit-forming, they are best prescribed on a short-term basis. Other types of sedative medications, such as zolpidem (Ambien®), are sometimes used instead.
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I would go to www.ocfoundation.org to see if they have a recommendation for someone in your area.  If you are not limited to your area, I think the best person out there is Dr Bruce Hyman at www.ocdhope.com, he helped me.\n\nIt is possible to manage OCD.  \nAlso you if you can find a support group in your area through the oc foundation, that would be good too.
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I think people have answered about bipolar depression above.  \n\nObsessive compulsive disorder is as the name suggests - thinking about things over and over and then often having to perform ritualistic activities - like washing hands or repeating the same words or arranging and re-arranging your socks.\n\nOCD is a version of a particular type of anxiey disorder.  There are others including GAD - generalized anxiety disorder with and without panic attacks.  \n\nBipolar depression is not necessarily related to either OCD or anxiety disorders, though any combination of the three can occur.  Interestingly some of the medications you might use for each of the disorders can be helpful - though with bipolar depression you usually need a mood stabilizer - with the other disorders.  SSRI's and Tricyclic antidepressants are helpful.  Using benzodiazapene's are sometimes used too.
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I have had them.  You can't cure them, not medicinally, anyhow.  You can manage them with (as the last poster said) Valium (a sedative) or Xanax (anti-panic).  I have taken Xanax, and it works, but you have to be careful with it; it's addictive.\n\nI take Klonopin (clonazepam) now, and have for years.  It pretty much does the trick.  However, it only stops the attacks; it doesn't re-wire the brain... :)
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Therapy, medication, and practice in living are the only ways to treat OCD and other mental health issues. If the treatment you are currently getting is not helping you, it may be time to get a second opinion from another Dr or Therapist. There are often more than one approach to therapy or type o therapy. Hope this helps.
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Very valid question. My 8 yo daughter was recently diagnosed with ADHD and OCD.  While they are two completely different conditions, the presence of both conditions in one child can exaggerate the appearance of one or both conditions.  Medications and therapy definitely helps.