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Hi My wife has been taking Clomipramine Anafranil for many years my local chemist is having difficulties obtaining them. Has anybody else got issues with the supply of Clomipramine? thanks

Hi penny my wife is on 250mg daily and they take at least two weeks to get into your system if you can persevere they may help its the only thing to help my wife's ocd in all the years she's had it

Hi Alex I was being a bit frivolous its a way of coping with this debilitating condition and I don't actually have it but after 34years marriage I've got a bit of an idea Eddie

Like all the settings on the computer being deleted and having to start with a blank sheet everyday

She has seen both, the psychologist was best as for meds she's tried almost all the present meds she is on were prescribed after a spell in hospital. New doctors have tried to change the regime with almost disastrous consequences and I have to spend time demanding she be put back on this regime as they do offer some respite. But at times she doesn't accept this Over the years she has spent long spells in hospital life is just about bearable, but in the mornings I darn't say that

Hi yes she's on a lot of meds mainly clomipramine (anafranil) she sees a psych every 8 weeks or so not tried CBT as she gets to stressed

I'm writing this for my wife who suffers from OCD Every morning she wakes up in a panic it wears off somewhat as the day progresses. The next day she is just the same like "Groundhog Day" or a computer resetting. shes asked me to type this statement "I FEEL MY MIND IS ALWAYS GOING ON ABOUT SOMETHING ALL THE TIME I'M AWAKE" She was first diagnosed with OCD over 35 years ago. Any comments would be helpful I'm trying to get her to use the forums so this is the start. Ta

Thanks for the replies. I'd already downloaded the article it was this that got me thinking. As for leaving it to the experts my wifes condition can get so out of hand that the proffesionals often ask me for the besy way forward including medication dosage. I think we are stuck in a routine, as the dignosis "OCD" seems to have stuck and she finds it very difficult to explain herself. There is a lot more going on and most proffesionals we have seen take the easy route and are not very helpful i've heard "this is a fascinating case" a number of times. Will write more when iv'e done more research.

I came upon an article about Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. I don't suffer from OCD but i am a carer, my wife was diagnosed with OCD about 37 years ago. Her symptons are not typical OCD (yes i know thats a trite statement please bear with me).Has anybody any experience of the topic especially any "experts". Her "OCD?" has never realy been helped much. Thanks in anticipation.

Guys saw this performance yesterday and it was amazing, another OCD organisation was involved, but i don't think that should be a problem. It explores OCD using dance and opera. Use this link then follow the other links. http://www.newscient...julius-ocd.html or a short movie showing the highlights http://player.vimeo.com/video/33240367 Eddie

Ashley this is fantastic news, sorry i have only just seen the item hence the slow response. you asked about topics, i would suggest how to say NO!!. I know the idea is not to reassure but even after 29 years i find it dificult and sometimes its just easier to go with the flow, i know this is not the right thing to do but as i am sure you know its not only the sufferer that OCD torments. Realy looking forward to this conference. Eddie :clapping:

Hi alan have just seen your ramble its very good news about your partner, my situation is similar its like having the world turned on its head, roles switched 100% from doing everything to at times feeling unwanted and uneeded. Its hard and scary that the demon will come back. Shouldn't complain this is what ive dreamt of an equal partnership, but it is hard. Anyway good luck and i hope everything continues going well. Eddie :clapping:

Hi iv'e been caring for my wife who has ocd for many years. Its very stressful the rituals and behaviour are hard to live with as you no as a non sufferer the worries seem not so important to us the carer but to the sufferer they are mighty real. Any way i saw a CPN about six or seven years ago and he stressed the importance of a regular break. i'm lucky my wife understands this need and every three to four months she stays with her sister. Fortunatly away from home the ocd does not seem to travel well and she copes ok. Its easy to feel guilty about it but it does work we have been married 28 years this year and i'm still here. enjoy your break do things just for you it your rest time good uk. eddie :clapping:

Hi tinkerbelle I'll say sorry first. You have to stop and think, you say"we have come so far" if that were true you would not be in this position things would have improved. My wife has been sectioned on more than one occaision and yes "I cried, how bad and incompetant was I ?" But given the rest that i needed gave me the opportunity to think and replenish my strength to go on. If she hadn't gone into hospital when she did i have to ask would WE have even been here now, let alone be together. And we are still together after 27 years. Just try to get away for just an hour or so and think look at your situation you owe it to yourself and the rest of your family if she has to go away for a short while, that is surely better, you would get a rest and be able to find what is best for YOU!!!!! you deserve a life you are not here just for everybody else. I said sorry at the start and i meant but when you hit rock bottom you have to accept the alternatives. Good Luck Eddie