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post Feb 9 2008, 08:09 PM
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Hi all,
I would like to know if any of you have OCD but manage to take care of the symptoms without SSRI's? What other types of medication works for you?

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post Feb 10 2008, 11:38 AM
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Welcome to our room. I am aware of what triggers my OCD tendancies i.e. usually stress. If I find myself washing hands more often that I should I make a list: ticking off those times it is apporpiate to wash hands and if I find I'm going to the sink more often, I take a walk round the garden, drive to the shops ...... distraction therapy works usually for me.


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post Feb 17 2008, 05:41 PM
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Well there are tricylic anti-depressants. I got some very nasty effects from SSRI's. I think anti-anxiety pills like Valium can also be prescribed short-term.


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I took Valium as necessary during the 1990s until itmade me feel ill rolleyes.gif that scared me: a it meant I was without chemical support when necessary and b I didn't know why I suddenly felt weird when taking it!

Now I have a beta-blocka I don't have the anxiety surges as often.


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