OCD AND ITS AYURVEDIC TREATMENT

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic disorder in which the patient has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and / or behaviors (compulsions) that the patient feels the need to do and repeat. It reveals a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears leading to repetitive behaviors which tend to interfere with daily activities.

It you try to ignore it, it only increases your stress and the bothersome urges try to come back heading you into a vicious cycle of OCD

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OCD

People who have OCD face issues in all aspects of their lives due to these obsessions and compulsions.

Symptoms of Obsession:

These unwanted thoughts are repeated and persistent which cause distress and anxiety due to resultant urges. These obsessions are intrusive in nature and often have themes to them like:

• Fear of getting dirt on oneself
• Having doubts or fears about uncertainty
• Needing things in an orderly or symmetrical manner
• Aggressive or horrific thoughts about loosing control over oneself and harming others.
• Unwanted thoughts on aggression, sexual or religious subjects.

Examples of obsessive behavior include:

• Fear of being contaminated by touching something
• Doubts that stove is on or door is locked
• Intense stress when objects aren’t placed orderly
• Images of driving your car into crowd.
• Thoughts about shouting obscenities or acting inappropriately infront of people.
• Unpleasant sexual imagery.

Symptoms of compulsion:

These are repetitive acts that a person feels driven to perform so as to reduce anxiety or try to stop something bad from happening. However, when one engages in these compulsions there is no pleasure and only a temporary relief is achieved.

People often form rituals or rules to help control your anxiety when you they are having obsessive thoughts but these are not realistically related to the problem often.

Some typical themes are:

• Cleaning
• Checking
• Counting
• Order
• Routine
• Reassurance demand

Examples of compulsion signs and symptoms include:

• Washing hands until skin becomes raw in nature
• Checking locks repeatedly
• Checking stove again and again.
• Counting in a certain way
• Silently repeating something
• Arranging stuff to face a certain way.

Usually it begins in young adults or early teenage but, may start in childhood also. Obsessions and compulsions also change over time. OCD, is a lifelong disorder and severity highly varies.

CAUSES

The cause although isn’t fully understood but some of the theories are:

• Changes that occur in one’s own body or brain function
• There may be a genetic component.
• These behaviors can be learned from family members gradually.

 

HOW AYURVEDA HELPS IN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

OCD in ayurveda is associated with atatvaabhinivesha where atava means something that doesn’t exist and abhinivesh refers to the stubborn nature. In ayurveda focus is on removal of toxins from body and restoring the healthy body functioning. Treatment is involving of treatment of prana vayu and increase in satva guna which helps thev minbd to remain in a stable state. The nature of this disease requires long term treatment regimn so that the patient is able to control mind through self realization and self control and lead a healthy life.

 

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER(OCD ) GO KIT

Chandigarh Ayurved Centre “ obsessive compulsive disorder go kit” is purely herbal and ayurvedic formulation. This kit contain :Stress care tablet, Brain relaxant churna , Brodley syrup, Mann mitra tablet, Calm sleep tablet, Nerve up tablet. This kit is helpful in to pacify vata and help to strengthen the nerves and muscles of body.

1. Calm Sleep Tablet:

calm sleep tablet is an amazing combination of natural herbs like bhang, Brahmi, Tagar, jatamansi. It helps to relieve stressful conditions. They help to pacify the nervous system and also helps to calm minds and make your body relax and light. In Ayurveda when there is an imbalance of three energies i.e. vata, pitta and Kapha, it leads to disease. Vata has a sub dosha named prana doshas which regulates the sensory perception, brain, and mind. calm sleep tablets is effective in depression, anxiety, insomnia, amnesia, Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, and hypertension.

Recommended Dosage – Take 2 tablets twice a day with normal water.

2. Nerve Up Tablet:

Nerve up tablet is a herbo-mineral tablet and is purely ayurvedic formulation. CAC Nerve up tablets help in balancing the vata doshas. It reduces kapha dosha, and acts as nervine stimulant. It shows effective results in improving the central nervous system. It contains natural ingredients like shudha kuchala, shudha shilajeet,  praval pishti, shankh bhasma etc. These contains natural vatahar properties and helps in curing vata diseases.
Recommended Dosage – Take 2 tablets twice a day with normal water.

3. Brodley Syrup

The syrup contains – Shankh pushpi (Convolvulus pluricalis), Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), Yashti madhu (Glycyrihiza glabra), Dhania (Coriandrum sativum), Saunf (Foeniculum vulgare) etc…It mainly act as an Anti – Depressant and reduces the stress level. Syrup has best results in mental fatigue, aggressive behavior, learning disorder, mental retardation etc…
Recommended Dosage – Take 2 teaspoonful twice a day with normal water.

4. Brain Relaxant Churna

Brain relaxant churna is a herbal and purely ayurvedic formulation. It is 100% natural and pure. It is prepared from herbs that show calming effect on brain and gives you relaxation. It contains various herbs like Amla, Sonth, Pippali, Marich, Haldi, Bala, Suddha Gandhak, Lauh bhasma etc. that are Stress buster and provide you relief from anxiety. Herbs present in CAC Brain relaxant churna shows antioxidant, Neuroprotective, carminative and anti inflammatory properties.
Recommended Dosage – Take 1 teaspoonful twice a day with normal water.

5. Mann Mitra tablet:

Mann Mitra tablet is herbal and purely ayurvedic medicine. It is used in Ayurvedic treatment for psychiatric conditions and help to balance all the three doshas of body i.e vata, pitta, kapha. CAC Mann Mitra tablet improves intelligence and speech problems. It is helpful for making the nervous system strong and nerves as well. It contains various herbs like Bala, Vacha, Shankhpushpi, Nagkeshar etc that help you fight insomnia, anxiety, and stress. It works as a antioxidant, anti depressant, immuno booster, anti epileptic and as neuro protective drug.
Recommended Dosage – Take 2 tablets twice a day with normal water.

6. Stress Care Tablet:

Stress care tablet is an amazing combination of natural herbs like Sarpgandha, Brahmi, Tagar, jatamansi. It helps to relieve stress conditions. They help to pacify the nervous system and also helps to increase the mental and physical performance. It is very helpful  in anxiety,  depression, loneliness, insomnia and Provide strength to the nervous system.
Recommended Dosage – Take 2 tablets twice a day with normal water.