Well before I was first diagnosed with PTSD 15 years ago I was fascinated with the number 6 and tried to do everything within the context of that number. In recent year this got worse and got to the stage of doing everything possible in 6's. I bought a 6 room house, have 6 cats, have 6 pair of sox, pants etc. I of course was diagnosed OCD and bipolar and have been treated for both. I am taking lamotrigine and the Pdoc was pretty certain that the 6 thing would ease on this drug apart from its other benefits.I tried not to do it but have been super obsessed with 6 this week to the point where I have been buying groceries in 6 and counting every thing by 6's including tiles at the supermarket. I am very down that this new med hasnt helped in this as it is one of the main triggers for me as I tend to have manic episodes when obsessed by things like excessive counting and repeating thing over and over. Hoping you can tell me this is a passing thing not related to the new meds which I was really hoping would help particularly with this.I am also coming off prothiadan which affects me badly. I am in far northern Australia so getting to the doc is not possible for a couple of weeks. Anyone had experience with this-really need some advice here.

Kenny66

hi kenny, nice to know you are another aussie! I had a friend with a counting issue. She found anti-psychotics worked for here. Dunno what ones they are. Antipsychotics can also be good mood stabilisers apparently, so there could be a few options within that range of medications that you could trial. Try not to get too disheartened if the first trial doesn't work... it usually takes a few trials to get the right drug. I don't know why doctors aren't up front about that - it creates so much unnecessary disillusionment that some people give up on treatment all together, saying "I tried medication, it didn't work", when in fact, only the first trial didn't work, as it usually doesn't, (in an arbitrary figure of) 90% of the time . My advice is to hang in there mate; try to be as circumspect as you can be; DESPITE the illness doing your head in. One foot in front of the other mate! Step by step you will get to the place where your medical care IS highly effective. Keep posting.