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Have OCD. Taking Salipax. Getting Headache And Suicidal Thoughts. What Should I Do?
Question: iam girl has 20 years old. i has ocd.i took salipax from two months. the second week was so hard
while the third was better after the third every thing was bad . pain in XXXXXXX and headache
eyes problems. cant up on my legs or set more than mibutes.
i cant think i feel hard to think like something makes me
hard to think. i feel i dun feel my body. i cant sleep good.
i wake up my eyes i cant open and feel pain in my head pain
in circular way even in my XXXXXXX it has from one week
suicidal thoughts came to me . although it hasnt became before medicine ever.
i was sick with ocd but i didnt care to die. and i tried to neglect the aide effecta
because i know i should love the medicine to makr the ocd go
but my friens from two days told me you are smaall
and in danger.
while the third was better after the third every thing was bad . pain in XXXXXXX and headache
eyes problems. cant up on my legs or set more than mibutes.
i cant think i feel hard to think like something makes me
hard to think. i feel i dun feel my body. i cant sleep good.
i wake up my eyes i cant open and feel pain in my head pain
in circular way even in my XXXXXXX it has from one week
suicidal thoughts came to me . although it hasnt became before medicine ever.
i was sick with ocd but i didnt care to die. and i tried to neglect the aide effecta
because i know i should love the medicine to makr the ocd go
but my friens from two days told me you are smaall
and in danger.
Hello
Thanks for your query. OCD is a disorder characterised by repetitive thoughts or images or doubts that is usually followed by repetitive actions as well. Salipax is fluoxetine a standard drug for the disorder. It is a safe drug but the side effects include an initial increase in anxiety symptoms and headache as well as sleep difficulty. What is of concern to me is repeated suicidal thoughts. It is possible for severe depression to coexist with OCD. Hence I suggest meeting your psychiatrist again for evaluation of depress ion as well. If required the drug can be escalate d to higher dose as Salipax is also a drug for depression. Inpatient treatment can be considered since you have repeated self harm ideation.
Regards
Dr Sundar
Psychiatrist
Thanks for your query. OCD is a disorder characterised by repetitive thoughts or images or doubts that is usually followed by repetitive actions as well. Salipax is fluoxetine a standard drug for the disorder. It is a safe drug but the side effects include an initial increase in anxiety symptoms and headache as well as sleep difficulty. What is of concern to me is repeated suicidal thoughts. It is possible for severe depression to coexist with OCD. Hence I suggest meeting your psychiatrist again for evaluation of depress ion as well. If required the drug can be escalate d to higher dose as Salipax is also a drug for depression. Inpatient treatment can be considered since you have repeated self harm ideation.
Regards
Dr Sundar
Psychiatrist
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