You will most likely be prescribed antidepressant or anti-anxiety medication for OCD, alongside therapy. There are different varieties of OCD medication, but a commonly prescribed type is called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). These include: Citalopram (Celexa) Fluoxetine (Prozac) Sert...
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While both drugs are very effective, SSRIs have generally become the preferred medication for anxiety disorders, including OCD. SSRIs have less side effects than other forms of antidepressants, less withdrawal symptoms, less danger in the event of an overdose and overall are considered safer that ...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and anxiety were in the news throughout 2009. Some news was good, some bad, and some flat-out ugly. Here are our votes for the top stories of the year related to OCD, Social Anxiety, Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Trichotillomania, Phobias, and Cogni...
VI. Treatment for OCD often involves a combination of medication and therapy. Medications can help reduce the anxiety and obsessions, while therapy, particularly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), can teach you how to challenge and change your thought patterns and behaviors. It's a long process,...
Managing these conditions, as well as OCD with medication and therapy can be helpful to managing all symptoms. What causes OCD to worsen can be managed with the right treatment plan. Learning how to manage triggers for your OCD, such as anxiety and stress, can help someone avoid these ...
Often, an adult with OCD will recognize that the obsessive thoughts are not realistic and will try to ignore them or suppress them. Temporary relief may come by performing a compulsive action. Compulsions are persistent, repetitive behaviors or mental acts. The goal is to reduce the anxiety ...
Molly is a therapist and associate director at The Center for OCD and Anxiety at Sheppard Pratt. We discuss her therapy story, cognitive processing therapy (CPT), trauma and OCD, CPT for trauma (PTSD & CPTSD), how trauma can fuel the OCD, CPT helping exposure and response prevention ...
Even when things are going well,OCDcan hijack your day. Obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors -- and theanxietythat comes with them -- can take up massive amounts of time and energy. Thoughmedicationandtherapyare the main ways to treat this lifelong condition, self-care is a secret wea...
For people with severe symptoms or co-occurring mental health conditions (such as depression and anxiety), OCD medication combined with ERP can be an effective treatment plan. SSRI antidepressants like fluoxetine (Prozac) and sertraline (Zoloft) are the most common medications used in OCD treatment...