- Username
- Anonymous
- Date posted
- 2y ago
First off I want to say that you should always seek medical advice from your doctor/prescriber and not base your decisions based on anyone else but you and them. And I want to say that medication for the treatment of OCD can be incredibly helpful, along with ERP with a specialist in OCD the two can be highly successful in treating OCD. Some people do just ERP and some people do a combination- it is unique to each individual. I, personally have relied on both- ERP skills and my medication. For me, I view my OCD very much as I would any other medical issue- something is not working properly n my brain and I need to do certain things to help it out.
Did it help with your thoughts? The medicine
I was on 50mg for a month and it helped so much with both ocd and anxiety. I had very little side effects but I had to stop because it turned out I was allergic, which is super rare and I was fine, just itchy.
So it helped with your intrusive thoughts?
@Anonymous Yeah it helped a lot
Me! Zoloft 50mg first, then 100 and now 150mg / day. At 50/100 mg had zero help, since I started with 150mg it helped me a lot! I have only intrusive thoughts and ruminating days in stressful period now, if I don't sleep well I can start ruminating like at this moment, but usually it is going better, zoloft did a lot for me. Now is almost a year I'm on zoloft, still continuing because it's not a definitive cure and you still have to take it for long time. I don't know if it's forever or not, but for sure some years.
Looking for some feedback on experiences people have had using Paxil for OCD? Did u experience many side effects at the beginning? If so, for how long? I’ve heard it’s one of the worst SSRI’s for weight gain has anyone else experienced this?
Does anyone have any good experiences with SSRIs for OCD?
What are everyone’s experiences using SSRIs for OCD? I’m not currently medicated and was curious if they actually help.
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