Does anyone here have any experience having the gamma knife procedure done for their OCD? If so what was your experience like and how much has it helped you? Thanks in advance.
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My psychiatrist is recommending this for me, but my parents won’t let me do it. Have you tried many other things first? The reason my psychiatrist is recommending it for me, is that I have failed nearly every OCD medication, and therapy twice a week at an OCD specialty center, and none of it has given me any benefit. I also tried TMS, which is better to try before doing gamma knife.
I also spoke to two people on instagram who got it, and emailed the hospital that does it. There are many things you should try first though, but if you have tried nearly every class of medication for OCD (medication that works on serotonin, dopamine, and glutamate), TMS (there’s also deep TMS which is more done for OCD), and met with an OCD specialist and still didn’t improve, then there are some trials that my psychiatrist found out about I could share with you
Sorry to write a third reply, but I forgot to add that ERP is the most effective therapy. I have struggled with it, but I know that it has worked for a lot of people. I think my situation may not be the best example, cause I think it’s a 1 in 1000 type of situation with how bad it is, but ERP is very effective
@anonymous23635 Thanks for your replies. I’ve been dealing with severe OCD with every theme you can imagine including Pure O for certain for nearly 10 years now. I’ve been prescribed 3 different ssri medications and currently have been prescribed Duloxetine a SNRI. I’ve also been through roughly 6 months of therapy which I have made some progress but overall I feel like I’m out of options and Gamma Knife seems like the last option.
@AnxietyGuy My dad knows someone who’s OCD might have been worse than mine, and she tried tons of things, but when she tried memantine, it made it completely manageable. Apparently chlomipramine is very effective too
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