Do I Have Substance/Medication-Induced Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorder?

Do you experience obsessions, compulsions, skin picking, hair pulling, other body-focused repetitive behaviors or other symptoms characteristic of the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders?

Is there evidence from history, physical examination or laboratory findings that the symptoms in question 1 developed during or soon after substance intoxication or withdrawal or after exposure to a medication?

Is the involved substance/medication capable of producing the symptoms in question 1?

Is the disturbance better explained by an obsessive-compulsive and related disorder that is not substance/medication-induced?

Does the disturbance occur exclusively during the course of a delirium?

Does the disturbance cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning?

It is unlikely that you have substance/medication-induced obsessive-compulsive and related disorder.

Based on your answers, it is unlikely that you have substance/medication-induced obsessive-compulsive and related disorder.

While it is unlikely that you have substance/medication-induced obsessive-compulsive and related disorder, you are displaying some signs related to it. The disorder is rare, but the consequences can be very bad. If you would like to get more in-depth information about the disorder and feedback on your symptoms, it may be important to talk to your doctor.

While it is unlikely that you have substance/medication-induced obsessive-compulsive and related disorder, you are displaying some signs related to it. It may be important to seek medical attention. Your doctor will want to make sure that the symptoms were not present before the use of the substance. If the symptoms were there before the substance use, you will not be diagnosed with substance/medication-induced obsessive-compulsive and related disorder, but you may be diagnosed with another obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Unfortunately, you are displaying symptoms typically seen among individuals who have substance/medication-induced obsessive-compulsive and related disorder. Seeking medical help is crucial in this case. Treatment for the disorder may include stopping to use the medication that causes symptoms and replacement of it or a prescription for antidepressants. In most cases the symptoms disappear once the substance is eliminated from the body. However, sometimes the symptoms continue to exist for days or weeks. When symptoms don't go away, treatment usually includes taking an antidepressant and behavioral therapy.