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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common and uncontrollable mental disorder where a person has a need to repeat some actions (compulsion) or keeps having specific thoughts (obsession) repeatedly. Obsessive habits include washing hands frequently, keep counting things, arranging things in a particular order, etc. Fear of germs and constant awareness of breathing are examples of compulsive behavior.

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Can I know any permanent cure for my unwanted thoughts?

Query: Hi doctor, I am keep on getting unwanted thoughts and feelings related to the environment around in the vicinity. I am getting images of god, food items, fecal matter, song lyrics, animal skin feeling sensation, etc. There are countless examples. I am getting some racing feeling while resisting my t...  Read Full »


Dr. Seikhoo Bishnui

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. The intrusive thoughts and ideas you have mentioned are related to obsessive thoughts and should be evaluated properly. Obsessions are repetitive, unwanted, intrusive, repugnant, dominating ideas, impulses or thoughts that are purposeless an...  Read Full »

I have repeated thoughts of past situations. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor, I have repeated thoughts of past bitter situations all the day for the past six months. I get easily upset and I start crying for unnecessary reasons. This is making my life hell and I have no peace at all. I am having a very poor concentration, not able to study. These thoughts are ki...  Read Full »


Dr. Vishal Anilkumar Gandhi

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You seem to be suffering from obsessive thought disorder with depression. You may have compulsion but you have not mentioned in your symptoms so it seems to be only an obsession. For example, having an obsession with contamination and compulsion of washing unnecessaril...  Read Full »

I pass urine frequently. Will I develop CKD in the future?

Query: Hello doctor, When I drink water after 15 to 20 minutes I feel to pass urine. So, I drink less water from one year. I suffered from OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) psychiatric disorder from five years. The doctor told me that I am passing more urine due to anxiety. My urea creatinine and blood s...  Read Full »


Dr. Anshul Varshney

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. No, not at all. If your urea and creatinine are good, there are no chances that you will develop any renal failure or CKD just because you pass excessive urine. To alleviate your anxiety, get your urine osmolality test done and if that is normal, the urine you are pass...  Read Full »

I have OCD, which is affecting my routine. How to treat it?

Query: Hi doctor, I am observing obsession since last two to three years. I discussed my symptoms with a doctor at icliniq and he told me it is due to OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder). Firstly, I have this problem if a topic or matter emotionally bothers me. I keep calling my mother frequently on phone ...  Read Full »


Dr. Ashok Kumar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query with keen interest and agree with your doctor who suggested OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) for current symptoms. In addition, it appears to me that there is secondary depression. So, your diagnosis for current condition can be called OCD (obsessi...  Read Full »

Why do I feel like I am controlling the blood flow to brain?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 29 year old man. I do not have any health problem other than chronic fatigue. My height is 5.58 ft and weight is 158.73 lb. I feel some discomfort inside my brain. I feel as if there is a block in blood flow to the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus. I feel that I could lose c...  Read Full »


Dr. Aida Abaz Quka

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I carefully passed through your question and would explain that it is quite impossible to block the blood flow in the pituitary gland or hypothalamus. It is regulated by several physiological circuits, which are not controlled by our mind, but the receptors sensitive ...  Read Full »

I have OCD. Can Fluoxetine help me?

Query: Hi doctor, I am suffering from OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) since I was a child, and I did not know that I have this type of sickness until I read about it on internet. And now I am 27 years old. I need to ask you whether I can take a medicine by myself (Prozak or alternative). My symptoms...  Read Full »


Dr. Ashok Kumar

Answer: Hi, Thanks for posting a query at icliniq. First of all I would like to inform you that OCD like symptoms occur in various disorders other than OCD itself. And the management of different disorders varies according to etiology. Regarding your question about self treatment, I would suggest against...  Read Full »

Why do I keep repeating sentences in my mind?

Query: Dear Doctor, Since I was a child, I keep repeating some bad words and sentences inside my mind. I do not understand why. Eventhough such thoughts are prohibited by our religion, my mind keeps saying certain words each minute without my control, sometimes I feel that I just want to hit myself. And al...  Read Full »


Dr. Ashish Khandelwal

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, you are right. You have Obsessive compulsive disorder. The medicine you told is also correct. You should not treat yourself. It would be better for you to have regular contact with a psychiatrist. Shyness will not lead to any good. If you do not want to walk to...  Read Full »

How to deal with Paroxetine withdrawal?

Query: Hi doctor,I am 21-years-old. I was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder two years back. I followed treatment with the help of a psychiatrist who included cognitive behavioral therapy and medication. As many a time, I have tried to stop Seroxat (Paroxetine) on consultation with my psychiatris...  Read Full »


Dr. Parth Nagda

Answer: Hello, Thank you for your query. Paroxetine has a short half-life, so that is why, when you are trying to stop it, it is causing you withdrawal symptoms. There are two things you can try. 1. Replacing it with a longer-acting SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) and then stopping it. Fo...  Read Full »

what is the reason for my daughters strange behavior?

Query: Hi doctor, My Seven year old daughter started behaving strangely for the last two months. She started feeling something that stuck in her throat and she cannot swallow. Then, she said that all foods are junk and would ask whether a particular food can be taken after another food, etc. For example,...  Read Full »


Dr. Padmapriya Chandran

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your daughter seems to be having some symptoms of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). But, before proceeding to the diagnosis, I want to know if she had any fits in the past or any history of headache, blurred vision, vomiting, fever, etc. Has she been suffering from fr...  Read Full »

I have a constant feeling that something is touching my body. Am I paranoid?

Query: Hello doctor, I have been constantly feeling that something touching me all over my body. I have been experiencing it for a few years, mostly the same thing. I think it was triggered by my first episode of sleep paralysis, but that was the only episode of it. I do not know what it is or why it is co...  Read Full »


Dr. Sreenivasan Vazhoor Ramsingh

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Since this has been occurring persistently for the last few years and appears to be causing you significant impairment, I would ask you to get it evaluated in detail by a psychiatrist. I do not mean to scare you, but at your age, you are vulnerable to a lot of psychiatri...  Read Full »

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