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I'm taking clomipramine rn after a stay at residential, doing three rounds of PHP and then IOP all not very successfully. I was told by the psychiatrists and pharmacist that it is a pretty severe and last resort medication as the side effects are pretty bad and there is a high risk for intense issues with a skipped dose such as seizures. They generally try everything else (this is my fifth ocd med and nothing else worked at all) so patients don't have to live with the side effects. You should definitely ask your doctor though why she thought it would be better to switch you as I'm sure they have a reason.
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I’m on ssi for my ocd I struggle to take care of myself and it just depresses me as an adult to no I can do things but have such a hard time the repetitiveness of everything is frustrating I’m just unmotivated to do stuff cause it’s so hard sometimes I just learned bout exposure and response therpay no doctor has ever told me bout it they’ve never told me ocd needs it’s own therpay and I’ve been trying to get help but insurance has been an issue I’m already not functioning well I just want to get help to get better and love a life I’ve been dealing wit this for 15 years I just want to have some relief I’ve had times we’re I was better and was happier I just want to be like that atleast I’ve been so stressed I’ve not been eating much my ears ring I feel nauseous I have anxiety and panick attacks I don’t wear bras cause I feel like I can’t inhale I had gerd and vertigo I just want relief atleast I want to ask for xanex to atleast relax and get some rest and help me feel less stressed but don’t wanna look like a drug addict but this is my life I’ve had several doctors prescribe me medications I just want some relief.
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I can’t even go to a regular mental hospital cause my rituals and contamination ocd make it hard when I have a roommate trying to chnahe my clothes in the bathroom and wash my hands and them only allowing certain amounts of clothes when my dressing rituals require me to use more clothes and I wear my bras and undershirts in order and them touching my clothes bothers my contamination ocd it’s all traumatizeing and they don’t understand it I’m just tired of being misunderstood I just want to ask for xanex and let me rest and be relaxed.
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- 25w
I went to talk to a psychiatrist based off my Nocd therapists recommendation. I had a very hard week beforehand where I had anxiety so bad I couldn't leave my bed. It seems like once I get my period my anxiety and everything dissipated some so I talked to the psychiatrist. Anyways, I was immediately put off by her because she told me she didn't have any information on me included in the referral for one reason or another. So I had to basically "fill her in" on my life story. I have anxiety disorder, panic disorder, OCD and PTSD. I told her these things and how hard the last week had been. She started asking questions like I had bipolar disorder, which I don't have. She then wanted me to take buspar and Zoloft TOGETHER daily. I know for a fact you never start two medications daily at once. You don't know which one is causing symptoms if you do. So I immediately didn't like that. I asked her about Zoloft specifically daily because it is an SSRI what I should do if it gave me thoughts of harm for myself. She told me "just go to the hospital".... Now, I don't wanna say that was the worst possible thing she could have said to me, but it was. Because now my OCD is spiraling that just my general harm OCD thoughts are enough to mean I need to go to the hospital. It had been 2 days and I cannot stop obsessing that maybe I'm depressed or suicidal because of this. I know I don't want anything to happen to me. I love my family and my friends. I am scared of death. But the thought is sticky and it's been so, so frustrating. My anxiety has been so frustrating. I feel so lost and like nothing I'm trying to fix my issues is working very well. NOCD therapy has been one of the only things to help in the long term, but I still get terrified of certain obsessions like suicide. I don't really know what to do, if anyone has any advice or any personal experience that may help, anything would be nice right now. I've felt so lost trying to figure it all out.
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- 11w
So, I’ve had my OCD mostly “under control” for the past 10 years (I’m 44, battled this all my life). I’ve been on a high dosage of Luvox, but unfortunately it’s lost its effectiveness about 6 months ago. For the past five months I’ve also been doing therapy sessions on this site and have had a fairly good outcome. My main obsessions have mainly regarded around balance and symmetry. Anyhow, I’m in the process of switching to Prozac. It’s only been 6 days, so I obviously feel nothing yet. I made the foolish mistake of googling “What can antidepressants cause?” Unfortunately I found a very recent article of a study showing antidepressant users have a higher chance of getting ALS. There’s also older articles that say the opposite. But this one article FREAKED ME OUT. And I can only focus on the worst outcome. So, now I’m stuck in a repetitive thought pattern of getting ALS from the one medication that is supposed to help me. It’s absolutely terrifying and I haven’t experienced a health anxiety fear like this in years. I want to research more and more online, but I know this won’t help. It will only make things worse. Anyone with health anxiety have any advice on how to conquer this? I’m standing strong and not getting off my medication or doing any research.
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- 10w
Hello last year I had gone thru a very rough time In my life where I needed to be put on Zoloft 50mg around march 2024. I was diagnosed with anxiety, depression and OCD. Ive been suffering from OCD since I was like 11 and depression since I was 19, but I never sought help until last year Im 27 because I knew I needed it to help me get thru life. I was on 3 months on Zoloft and I went to a trip to Miami which honestly helped me so much, I honestly attribute that trip to Miami in healing me more than the Zoloft it self. I met my current girlfriend there. After coming back I felt like a new person. I still kept taking the Zoloft 50mg until late April (2025) this year when I decided to tapper down to 25mg by my self without a doc recommendation, I didn’t feel anything during the month of may this year until like may 30th when I woke up in a panic and I felt like I was back at square 1 before I started Zoloft. Mind you ive been thru some life changes, I recently graduated RN school and my gf moved in with me. Ever since the end of may I’ve been very anxious, my OCD is on high gear and my depression too. I went back up to 50mg I’m seeing a new doc, my questions is has anyone gone thru a similar situation? If so what helped you and how long did it take you to stabilize ?
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