Meds

I am talking Zoloft for like 2 years now. I think that it has helped keep my intrusive thoughts at minimal. My issue right now is going back and forth if I have ocd or not. Also think I’m I making up or lying to myself about the past intrusive thoughts that I have had.

@Get it done! I definitely feel you on that & it can make you harder on yourself if you think you don’t have it. Then it’s got you thinking, “what is wrong with me”. I would say talk to your doctor/therapist, because if there’s a chance you relate to the subtypes you probably do have it. I’ve had two doctors tell me I had it which has helped with accepting it.

I have been taking sertraline for a couple of months now. It has reduced the intrusive thoughts slightly, like as long as I’m sort of distracted by something else I won’t get them much. What it really helped me with is being able to forget the intrusive thoughts more easily, if that makes sense. Like, I won’t ruminate on them as much and sometimes I’ll forget them almost instantly. Also, my levels of anxiety are a lot lower, I have had way less high anxiety/panic situations. I may have also had slight depression (not diagnosed), which I think it has also helped with.

@Anonymous This is exactly I was on my sertraline & then Lexapro, so I know that the OCD medications have worked for me before. I’m really starting to think that could be why my OCD is hitting me hard rn. I also have depression, so working my antidepressant back in has helped some, but Wellbutrin which I know can help with mood stabilizing not so much OCD that I’ve read!

Clomipramine (anafranil) is supposed to be one of the best medications there is according to my psychiatrist.