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Suggest Treatment For OCD With Obsessions To Urinate Frequently
Question: HOW DO I DEAL WITH OCD. MINE IS A OBSESSION THINKING I NEED TO URINATE ALL THE TIME . I PRESS ON MY BLADDER TO MAKE MYSELF URINATE IF I FEEL I NOT GOING ENOUGH. IF I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE SOME FEELING TO URINATE I GET ANXIETY THINKING I WON'T BE ABLE TO URINATE. i DO NOT HAVE ANY URINARY DISORDER ,BUT HAVE WOUND UP GOING TO THE ER I F THINK I AM NOT URINATING ENOUGH. .THEY NEVER FIND ANY PROBLEMS EXCEPT I JUST DON'T WATI LONG ENOUGH.TO GET THE URGE.
Brief Answer:
anti-obsessional drugs.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I can understand your concerns.
You have OCD with obsessions to urinate frequently.
In my opinion, you should consider taking drug treatment for this as the obsessions are affecting your daily life.
You force yourself to urinate and have visited ER repeatedly. But no medical cause is detected for your symptoms.
In such case, anti-obsessional drugs like fluoxetine or paroxetine (prescription drugs) work wonderfully well.
In addition to it, cognitive behavior therapy can compliment the drug therapy.
I would suggest you to consult a psychiatrist and start appropriate treatment.
Hope this helps.
Feel free to ask further.
Best regards.
anti-obsessional drugs.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I can understand your concerns.
You have OCD with obsessions to urinate frequently.
In my opinion, you should consider taking drug treatment for this as the obsessions are affecting your daily life.
You force yourself to urinate and have visited ER repeatedly. But no medical cause is detected for your symptoms.
In such case, anti-obsessional drugs like fluoxetine or paroxetine (prescription drugs) work wonderfully well.
In addition to it, cognitive behavior therapy can compliment the drug therapy.
I would suggest you to consult a psychiatrist and start appropriate treatment.
Hope this helps.
Feel free to ask further.
Best regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
what do you think of the drug Zyprexa. my Psychiatrist wants me to take 5 mg at night and 2.5 mg in the morning. In your opinion what do you think of this drug .what is it supposed to do for me. Since I have ITP low blood platelets I guess she won't give me Paxsil or what ever
Brief Answer:
zyprexa is an antipsychotic drug.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again.
Thanks for details.
Zyprexa is an antipsychotic drug which also acts as mood stabiliser and anti-anxiety agent and is used in resistant OCDs.
Antidepressants have to be used cautiously or best avoided in patients with ITP.
In my opinion, use of wellbutrin (prescription drug) can be considered as it does not have serotonin actions and would be safer for OCD patients in ITP.
However, if your doctor wants to use zyprexa for OCD, I think you should give it a try. This may work for you.
Hope this helps.
Feel free to ask further.
Take care.
zyprexa is an antipsychotic drug.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again.
Thanks for details.
Zyprexa is an antipsychotic drug which also acts as mood stabiliser and anti-anxiety agent and is used in resistant OCDs.
Antidepressants have to be used cautiously or best avoided in patients with ITP.
In my opinion, use of wellbutrin (prescription drug) can be considered as it does not have serotonin actions and would be safer for OCD patients in ITP.
However, if your doctor wants to use zyprexa for OCD, I think you should give it a try. This may work for you.
Hope this helps.
Feel free to ask further.
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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