Sertraline is making my ocd worse
I feel like my ocd has gone much worse with medication. I feel more anxious when I was not medicated and it makes me feel tired.
how long have you been on it if you don’t mind me asking
@rosegolden143 A month
I suggest speaking to your doctor about this.
@Nica Ok thanks , I will
So, I am also taking this. It has taken about 6-8 weeks to see any therapeutic benefit. I do have to say, the month mark was also rough for me. You have to remember your body and brain are adjusting to the new chemicals you are introducing. There Is going to be an adjustment period. Also, those who suffer from OCD are typically on higher doses than those who do not. Once my psychiatrist increased my dosage and I waited the 6-8 weeks, my mood has improved and I am able to see a bit more clearly through the fog. Please reach out to your doctor and let them know you suffer from OCD and what that might look like from a medication standpoint. Good luck! Advocate for yourself!
I had this happen for me, as well, and was advised that increasing my dosage would help— seems counter intuitive, right? But with sertraline specifically this can happen. I personally could not make it through as my OCD became absolutely unbearable but that was also before ERP. There are always other drugs to try if you have that option, but many people do have a particularly rough adjustment period with sertraline.
@Lavender Yes! It was rough. But I think once it has adjusted I do like it. I felt as though Paxil didn’t have this bad of an adjustment. I took that a few times on and off over the past 15 years or so. But the Zoloft (Sertraline) is safe if I want to have another baby. I have also heard that it is easy to come off of this one too.
I’ve tried both Prozac and Zuloft to help treat my OCD and neither has worked. I was on 80mg of Prozac and now 150mg of Zuloft but have felt little to no difference. Is there a better medication anyone can suggest? Thanks
I’m Farley new to being diagnosed wirh Ocd my entire life I was called a hypochondriac because I was always obsessing thinking I had all these things wrong w me , eventually after I had my daughter turned into obsessing of her health when I finally knew something was wrong was when I became obsessed with “kill your daughter “ sentence in my head over and over again crying scared , eventually got help been on meds for a year low dosage recently it just came back because I’ve been stressed out and got triggered my doctor increased my medication did anyone else notice more anxiety when increasing your ssri for the first couple weeks? 😭
I’ve been wondering a lot these past two months have been really bad. I’ve had just about every theme of OCD from harm, sexual, existencial you name it. The only theme I haven’t had is germ OCD, I think it’s because I’m a nurse and I literary live around germs. This time around I’ve been obsessing with sleep and not being able to sleep, which has caused me to have depression. And now I’m like obsessed over my depression to the point where I’m literary questioning my own sanity, and my own experiences almost as if I’m over analyzing every experience and feel depressed over it evened good experiences feel like ass cus I just start doubting them. Has anyone experience this before? I got started on sirtraline and now I am obsessing over the fact that I need a pill to get better which I hate cus I’ve been able to beat my OCD unmedicated. Am I beyond help at this point ? I feel like I am a completely different person I don’t even remember what I used to be like.
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