Hormone hope for men with disorder - National - theage.com.au
Well, this is something of a surprise. And if a cause of OCD what about the woman who have it? The typical pattern for OCD is for it to start as a child then go away for awhile during puberty(when there is all kinds of hormonal changes going on) and then to return in the early 20’s to stay. So I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that hormones might be involved at some level.
I think eventually we will find their are multiple factors in the causes of OCD. And even more things that can effect it, positively or negatively. While I am not a doctor I still believe that it is genetic or the predisposition is genetic and it takes some other factors to trigger it.
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BB on Jun 28 2006 at 7:15 pm
I go with the ‘brain not operating properly’ theory although what isn’t linked to genetics?
I agree too that a trigger may be involved… probably emotional, crisis or something like that.
Matty on Jul 13 2006 at 5:08 am
Think we’ve discussed this before but I tend to go with the genetic angle as well.
True or not, I just don’t think it’s a curable thing as so many of these medical ‘breathroughs’ seem to mistakenly hint at in their reports - just controllable. Assuming an underproduction of serotonin is the primary reason (big assumption), I think you’re born with a low level which eventually dips below the critical point - at which time you change from having the ‘potential’ to develop OCD to actually developing it.
By the time you get to the stage of diagnosis and treatment, most of us have already done so much prolonged psychological damage to ourselves that full recovery is impossible both medically and psychologically I guess. Also, regarding whatever chemical/chemicals cause it, isn’t there a possibility that (as with other elements of the body) once you drop below a certain level then the brain simply stops producing it altogether?
Gloomy…