aries – didn’t you once say you’ve read “reality therapy” by Glaser – he gives a case in one of his books on how someone with OCD was cured without medication. i’ve heard that there’s book called something like brain-lock that deals with OCD. also, i think i’ve heard that there’s someone in Bnei Brak who specializes in it. Dina Friedman, who gives parenting workshops, addresses it a little in discussing OCD in children.
So, basically, my understanding is that there may be alternative solutions for OCD besides medication. but, definitely need to find the appropriate help for it – there are correct and incorrect ways of dealing with it.