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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - OCD Treatment With BenzodiazepinesHas your doctor prescribed a benzodiazepine to you? These include Alprazolam (xanax), Lorazepam (ativan), etc. These things slow the transmission between signals in the nerve endings causing you to feel calmer. They are called CNS depressants or Central Nervous System depressants and they do as the name suggests. The only problem with prescribing these drugs is that some are addictive and some are dangerous for long term use as a lot of FDA studies have not been done for long term use so the effects of long term use are unknown in some drugs even ones that I have not listed. What important to understand is that in treating OCD, these medication are mainly used for anxiety but we know that OCD caused by anxiety so these are sometimes given in advance if someone is about to go into a stressful situation or into a situation that is stressful to them even if it would not be stressful to most people. What we do know about benzodiazepines is that they are strong, make people feel drunk or droney and should not be used as a long term cure for OCD. They should be used in patients who have severe reactions to their OCD and who have let it get to the point where they can get rid of it alone. The use of these drugs should be used with tapering off in mind over time as the patient also does mental exercises and faces their fears in the mean time so that when it is time to get off the drug, they will possess the skills they need to face anxiety and OCD on their own. Take action: Make sure that you talk to your doctor before you start or stop any medication and that you let them know that you want to also work on the mental part of it as well by facing your fears so that you won need the medication forever. |