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Suggest Treatment For OCD

Posted on Fri, 11 Mar 2016

Question: I am 26 years old and I think I am suffering from OCD (as searched on net) from past four months. Whenever I talk to any girls or women (I mean any one of other sex). I tend to look at their upper parts. Even though I don't thinking like that or anything like this. But I tend to look at their upper parts. I don't know why. It is affecting my social and professional life. Please help.

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Please describe the symptoms in detail.

Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries

I can understand your concern. The consciousness during talking to girls and irresistible urge to look at their breasts even though you don't want to do that could be occurring due to OCD. This should be evaluated properly. In OCD proper treatment is needed in form of medicines and behaviour therapy.

Apart from this symptom are you having any other symptoms like uncontrollable urge to wash hands, uncontrollable urge to keep things clean, urge to check things again and again like wallet or locks etc? Please mention these in follow up question so that we can proceed further.

Thanks, Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (12 minutes later)

No other symptoms
Its just this only
While talking I tend to look at their breast
More I think to control it, more it happens
Its feel awkward

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
OCD can be treated with medicines and behaviour therapy.

Detailed Answer:
Hello again and thanks for asking again

In such case as you have mentioned also these symptoms clearly suggest OCD. The more you tend to control more it happens also strengthens this diagnosis. For OCD SSRIs are the drugs of choice. Fluoxetine, Paroxetine or Fluvoxamine are commonly used. These drugs if taken regularly help to reduce the symptoms in about 4 weeks. These medicines are safe to use and are free of serious side effects. You have to visit a psychiatrist for proper evaluation and for prescription of these medicines.

Apart from this behavioural therapy especially Thought stopping technique, Relaxation exercises, Diverting the thoughts can also also help to reduce the symptoms. Please don't delay the treatment and visit a psychiatrist. With proper medicines and behaviour therapy these unwanted thoughts and impulses will reduce. No need to worry.

Thanks, hope this helps you. Please don't hesitate to ask again for more doubts.

Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (9 minutes later)

I am also willing to meet psychiatrist in person
But I feel shy discussing such a thing
I mean is it normal for every psychiatrist?
Does such kind of case is normal?

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No need to feel shy for that.

Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for asking again

First of all there should be no hesitation in discussing such things with a psychiatrist. No need to feel shy for that. I come across many patients with similar complaints. Such things are normal and OCD is not a disease in which one should feel bad. Though as you feel guilty of these obsession but OCD is not an illness which is associated with stigma.

So no need to feel bad. Just visit a psychiatrist and explain your symptoms in detail without concealing any facts. This will help in proper diagnosis and will help in proper treatment.

Thanks, Hope this helps. Still have more doubts please ask again.

Take care

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar