What is the best treatment for ocd and anxiety or even deppresion .which anti deppressant besides paxil.?!


Question: What is the best treatment for ocd and anxiety or even deppresion .which anti deppressant besides paxil..?
Paxil has to many side effects. Any others that don't have sexual side effects.
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Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.

Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There's this strange herb called "St John's Wort" - it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John's Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.

The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced... you have that "learned behavior" in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction... There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to....

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SSRI's and other such medications are notorious for affecting everyone in vastly different ways, depending on who you talk to. The best I can do is tell you that for me, Effexor XR has been a miracle drug, whereas my experiences with Paxil were nightmarish.

Unfortnately, there is no right or wrong answer here. It all depends on what you system responds to. It's trial and error, unfortunately. Best of luck and don't give up until you find what works for you!Health Question & Answer

Before trying the drugs, I'd try it naturally with diet & exercise.
Here are some good ideas:
1. Do something that gets your heart rate up a bit like, walking, running, biking, and swimming.
2. Eat Whole, Organic foods like: Broccoli, Cabbage, Organic Brown Rice, Beans, Spinach, Sweet Potato, Apples, and other fruits and vegetables in their Natural State.
3. Avoid eating corn, white bread, white rice, white potatoes, candy, sodas, chips, and anything else that you already know you shouldn

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