Managing with OCD

[Venkat]

I am an Indian aged 55 with history of OCD/DI for the past 25 years but living normal like others for the past 15 years with occasional spells of the symptoms of the sickness persisting for a period of one week to 10 days once in 3 to 4 years.At present I am on Clonil 25 mg daily and whenever I get the occasional symptoms I used to take Fluvoxine 25 mg 1-0-1 for 15 to 30 days gradually making it once a day and then nothing.This , off course I do it with the consultation of my psychiatrist and strictly under her guidance.Now as on date for the past one week I have such occasional symptoms and on Fluvoxine 25 mg 1-0-1.Along with that I am taking Rescue Remedy 4 drops,4 times a day.I have one question to my fellows in the group that whether a OCD /DI patients gets cured to normal with a particular dose certain medicine, can he/she live permanently throughout his life with that medication without and occasional disturbing symptoms in between like this and is it common among theses group of people such occasional disturbances?.Kindly clarify me

[monica]

Hi

This site is for people and their friends and families suffering from post natal illness - women who become ill following or during pregnancy. We're not health care professional here so have no specific knowledge of medication to give you. There are other sites for OCD - the NHS unlocked forum is a good place to start looking. Could you ask your questions to your psychiatrist?

Thank you.