If you have sudden onset ocd postpartum (mine isn’t about the baby or anything), does that get better with time once hormone level out within a year? Or are you stuck with it and have to stay on medications? I’m afraid I’ll be stuck with this my whole life now that pregnancy brought it out.
I still have it almost six years later. 😓
Omg are you serious? Are you on medication?
@Anonymous What is your ocd?
No and I have a ton of them.
Oh! Oh my gosh how come you aren’t some kind of ssri? You’ve been dealing with it for that long and haven’t tried it?
I tried it before but just didn’t have a good reaction to it. I felt like it made my anxiety worse.
It does at first before it gets better- I couldn’t tolerate Prozac or Zoloft . Tried Zoloft twice it drove me nuts I was crawling out of my skin. I’m on lexapro now just trying to get adjusted to the dose
@Anonymous Oh really? I’m just scared to take them I think. I barely take Tylenol. Probably bc of Health ocd lol
@Anonymous But Zoloft is what I took before and worked for me years ago. But this time I felt like it gave me anxiety. I thought it was me. So it could be just I need a different med?
@Bnd1 Yup I’ve alwyas been the same way. But I had no choice:/ you should try it again
I’m working on ERP now.
I’m doing it too but it isn’t working yet :(
I see some sneaky reassurance asking 🤪
Anyone else develop it in their 30s? I’m 33 and just started showing symptoms in October 2024. So far have only been diagnosed with GAD , PD and depression.I started having intrusive thoughts after a series of panic attacks . My compulsions would be googling. I have made an effort to stop though because it only makes me feel worse. My intrusive thoughts have been around fear of going crazy
People who went from a really bad time with OCD to a better time now. Is it really possible? What was your theme? Did you take medication?
Hey friends, I hope you all are well. I just wanted to check in and ask people's experiences about being on medication. I have had OCD pretty much my whole life, just got recently diagnosed 4 months ago and my therapist recommended that I get on meds for it so I have a psychiatrist appointment set up. I'm a little apprehensive about getting on them, but I've realized that I do have some sort of chemical imbalance in my brain that plays a part in my OCD and anxiety. I would love to hear anyones experiences or words of encouragement. Thank you, I hope you all are well.
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