Plant-based, alternative Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) treatment
OCD, or obsessive compulsive disorder, is a mental health condition characterised by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours. OCD can affect people of all ages, and in many different ways. Conventional, licensed treatment options help most manage their day-to-day life with OCD, but for those who have been unable to find success with these options may be eligible for new, natural, plant-based OCD treatments.
Am I eligible?1 in 50
People are estimated to experience OCD at some point in their lives, which would equate to around 1 million people in the UK.
10th
Most debilitating illness on quality of life a person can have in 2006 by the World Health Organisation.
93%
Of people with OCD involved in a statistical analysis reported a reduction in compulsions and anxiety with cannabis.
Over â…”
Of UK adults would consider natural alternatives if their doctor recommended it, says representative research.
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Symptoms
Anxiety
Compulsive behaviours
Feeling stressed or panicked
Intrusive images or urges
Repeated behaviours or routines
Unwanted thoughts
If you are suffering from any of these symptoms. Please speak with your GP to find out more.
Treatment options:
When treating obsessive compulsive disorder, talking therapies, like cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), are commonly used to help people face their obsessive thoughts and work towards lessening their impact on everyday life. There are also a number of medications that may be prescribed to help balance brain chemicals, such as SSRIs and antidepressants.
Citalopram
Clomipramine
Escitalopram
Fluoxetine
Mirtazapine
Paroxetine
Sertraline
Find out if you may be eligible for natural, plant-based OCD treatments here
Am I eligible?A word from our specialist
Dr David Tang
Clinic Director
How can plant-based products help OCD symptom management?
People who live with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) experience patterns of intense and unwanted thoughts or fears, called obsessions. These obsessions often lead to the development of repeated behaviours, or reactions to the obsession, which are called compulsions. Compulsions can impact or impede day to day life, and acting out these compulsions typically becomes a coping mechanism to dealing with obsessive thoughts.
But recently, evidence suggests that certain natural alternatives may be of benefit to people with obsessive compulsive disorder. This is because one of the biological networks that is involved in regulating our moods and emotions is the endocannabinoid system. This is the same system, or network, that carries plant-based chemicals around the body after they’re ingested or administered.
Although evidence in this area is still being uncovered, currently, it appears that when natural chemicals are used appropriately and applied medicinally, they can impact neural activity. Findings suggest some of these plant-based may be able to calm an overactive mind by balancing brain activity, and communication signals, after accessing the endocannabinoid system.
This, in turn, can lessen the feeling of anxiety and relieve stress and possibly the intensity of compulsions, which may make daily life easier to manage. In the UK, those who have not been able to find similar results, or relief, with conventional OCD treatments may be eligible for these plant-based options at Releaf.