Wombat140

That's funny. I've had exactly those symptoms with several different treatments. The first ever time was with a gluten and casein free diet. That one was horrendous! Up in the middle of the night, every night for a week, with either howling cramps or, er, the other thing, or both. This is supposed to be a good sign as it means you are getting opiate compounds out of your system, so the diet will work as soon as you've finished that stage - they call it the withdrawal phase. The funny thing was, the symptoms did go away after a while, but it never did all that much for the OCD! I kept up the diet for about six months, then gave up. Then I had exactly the same thing while taking SAMe. Not immediately, but after I'd been taking it for a few days. I stopped taking that pretty sharpish. It did seem to help slightly, but honestly! And I've had it just recently, too, after a few days of taking St. John's Wort regularly. It seems to have gone now, touch wood. I had a brief bout of intrusive thoughts at the same time, but don't know if the two things are connected. Does this suggest anything to anyone? It's got me baffled. Wombat140

I've never heard of tourettic OCD, where can I find out more? What I have isn't OCD and Tourette's, but a weird sort of hybrid. I have complex compulsions which are only necessary in certain circumstances, like OCD. But there is no reason for them, just an irresistible urge, like Tourette's. Does that count? If not, what does it count as? Wombat140

Chemar put this in the Tourette's Syndrome forum. I thought it should be here as well, so people will find it. http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/08/12/an...r-ocd/7699.html "A new study indicates that pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette syndrome or tic disorder may begin as a common bacterial throat infection. Researchers believe an errant immune response to the bacteria may trigger an autoimmune cascade. The mouse model findings are published online in this week's Molecular Psychiatry." What do you think about this? Wombat140 PS "Mouse model", indeed! Sounds better that way...

What is HBOT anyway, what does it stand for? I haven't heard of that one.

Thanks Chemar. I've made 7 posts now asking about various things and this is the first one that's been answered. I was starting to think my posts didn't show up for some reason, but it seems they do. Thanks for the suggestion. I've never come across a naturopath or a holistic doctor where I live. I'm not exactly sure what they are to be honest. Round here more of the complementary therapists than not are Angelic Reiki people, there is an epidemic of them. There are people who do more sensible things, but you have to look hard. All the best, Wombat140

Please?

Please?

I am looking for a Biofeedback/Neurofeedback practitioner in Greater Manchester (UK), or as near there as possible. Does anybody know of one? Especially one who knows something about treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or similar conditions, such as (for instance) phobias or Tourette's Syndrome. I have been trying to find one for a while now but don't really know where to look. Many thanks, Wombat142

I am looking for a Biofeedback/Neurofeedback practitioner in Greater Manchester (UK), or as near there as possible. Does anybody know of one? Especially one who knows something about treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or similar conditions, such as (for instance) phobias or Tourette's Syndrome. I have been trying to find one for a while now but don't really know where to look. Many thanks, Wombat142

Has anybody here tried blueberry leaf extract for OCD? I found an astonishing article about it at http://www.alternativementalhealth.com where somebody said they had tried it for something else, and it cured them of OCD and agoraphobia. Unfortunately the article was not signed. I have tried it myself and it did nothing, so I am now wondering whether it might have been something else in the supplement that did it. Or does it only work for some people? Or did it never happen? Please help. Wombat140

Hello StageDoor. Nice to see a familiar face, or not see them as the case may be.

Haven't got time to go into details, but I have OCD, I am not considered suitable for CBT and I can't take SSRIs. What does everyone suggest? I've tried to look into Neurofeedback, but can't seem to find anyone that does it. (I'm in Britain). Yours hopefully, Wombat140