Did you know theres lots of different reasons for ocd? It could be low or high throid levels that give you depression and ocd. Its hormone imbalance that gives it you too (male or famale). theres MS (multiple syrosis), defects from when in the womb (liek i was told by 2 specialists) they said my mum had a fever and when she was pregnant with me and one of my brain nerves got affected and during age 0 to 11 i was ok. but they said that the reality of it comes to light when your body lacks nutrients i.e. during puberty. thats when it starts and it explains why mine started at 11. i started my periods then. also lyme disease. please google it to find out more. but i have seen a lymes specialist too. he said similar stuff but i am doing a degree at the moment so i cant try his meds at the moment coz im scared it will ruin m y last yr of degree. take care :)
ps contact me for furtehr details if you want. America have found out that electrical impulses in brain can make it better by 80%.
2007-12-30 01:41:41 · 5 answers · asked by allgiggles1984 6 in Health ➔ Mental Health
theres more to it. tehres a deeper uunderlying issue to it. not just 'imbalance of chemicals', we all know that one. this is new research. all that chemical stuff is old.
2007-12-30 02:18:37 · update #1
Hi--What causes obsessive-compulsive disorder isn't fully understood. Main theories include:
Biology. Some researchers believe OCD is a result of changes in your body's own natural chemistry.
Environment. Some researchers believe that OCD stems from behavior habits that you learn over time.
Insufficient serotonin. An insufficient level of serotonin, one of your brain's chemical messengers, may contribute to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Some studies that compare images of the brains of people who have obsessive-compulsive disorder with the brains of those who don't show differences in brain-activity patterns. In addition, people with obsessive-compulsive disorder who take medications that enhance the action of serotonin often have fewer symptoms.
Strep throat. Some studies suggest that some children develop OCD after infection with group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis — strep throat. Some research suggests that an antibody against strep throat bacteria sometimes mistakenly acts like a brain enzyme. This disrupts communication between neurons in the brain and may trigger OCD. However, these studies are controversial and more evidence is needed before strep throat can be blamed.
2007-12-30 03:24:07 · answer #1 · answered by 777 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as anyone seems to know, it's caused by chemicals that don't work the way they are supposed to .
I have heard of depression or psychosis caused by abnormal thyroid levels, multiple sclerosis, and other diseases; but I can't recall even one time where doctors determined that OCD was caused by one of these things.
It's possible it might be caused by something that happens to the brain before someone is born. Autism is thought to be related to things like that, and some people with autism have behavior that is similar to OCD. Some people are diagnosed with both. Tourette's Disorder and OCD go together sometimes as well.
The best treatment for most people is medication.
There are surgical procedures and electrical stimulation, but these treatments are considered risky, experimental, and not fully accepted by the mainstream of medical science.
2007-12-30 01:58:14 · answer #2 · answered by majnun99 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-19 16:11:55 · answer #3 · answered by Andrew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/512651/coping_with_ocd_dont_be_the_victim.html
2007-12-31 13:31:17 · answer #4 · answered by mortician 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from what I know it is all due to imbalance of the body chemicals...
2007-12-30 02:11:27 · answer #5 · answered by moin_shaikh 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋