Posted by Quintal on December 27, 2006, at 21:27:37
In reply to Re: ocd out of control, will ultram or a benzo help » Quintal, posted by Phillipa on December 27, 2006, at 17:29:55
> Quintal if you are calm you tend to not be so repetitive as I have some OCD as well. Love Phillipa
I know in theory that's true - that's why I was surprised that benzos are not usually effective for OCD. I found some of my compulsions got worse on benzos - I could stand by the sink pouring glass after glass of water down the plug hole for hours and not worry what anyone thought about me. The same with amphetamines but with jitteriness.
Actually benzos can make OCD worse and it can appear for the first time in people taking benzos and during withdrawal. This was one of the objections to benzos raised by my ex psychiatric nurse - he'd seen people develop OCD when they'd withdrawn from benzos and they were left with more problems than they started with.
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