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Suggest Treatment For Anxiety And OCD
I have been diagnosed with obsessive thoughts disorder. I have been on cymbalta 120ml per day since 2009. I feel they may be loosing there effectiveness as I am experiencing anxiety and the recurring thought that has dogged me since my late teens. I am now 63. Could this be the case with the cymbalta and can you offer newer mess that are now available. Feeling very sad. Kate
Mon, 27 May 2019
Hi,
Do not stop using this medication unless adviced by the doctor who prescribed it. Anxiety and OCD can be treated by discipline in thoughts and mannerism. Develop an alaram sytem in your body, as you start panicking or getting weird thots just divert your mind to something else and engage yourself, like watching dr phil, wendy williams show or going out and gardening or cooking or dating, step outside and do not remain at one place to ponder on anything. if you develop this mannerism to coupe against your anxiety, you will see how you wont be needing any medication. A habid is formed in 21 days, so tick with whatever your diversion may be from such thoughts for 21 days and see you wiil improve dramatically.
As far as medication is concerned, I won't advise any newer ones, and the current one you need to talk to the doctor who prescribed it.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shah Sayeema Nissar Kirmani, General & Family Physician
Do not stop using this medication unless adviced by the doctor who prescribed it. Anxiety and OCD can be treated by discipline in thoughts and mannerism. Develop an alaram sytem in your body, as you start panicking or getting weird thots just divert your mind to something else and engage yourself, like watching dr phil, wendy williams show or going out and gardening or cooking or dating, step outside and do not remain at one place to ponder on anything. if you develop this mannerism to coupe against your anxiety, you will see how you wont be needing any medication. A habid is formed in 21 days, so tick with whatever your diversion may be from such thoughts for 21 days and see you wiil improve dramatically.
As far as medication is concerned, I won't advise any newer ones, and the current one you need to talk to the doctor who prescribed it.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shah Sayeema Nissar Kirmani, General & Family Physician
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