This isn’t OCD related exactly but I think y’all might be able to help. I’ve been taking Lexapro for OCD and GAD for about two months now and it’s been ok. But today I woke up and I feel kinda spacey? Like cloudy, if that makes sense. Not sure if it’s the medicine or OCD. I know I’m dealing with hyper awareness/somatic cause of OCD but this feels a bit different.
Lexapro can do that but it could be something else. If it happens consistently, let you psychiatrist know. But try not to hyper focus on it and make it seem like it’s happening more - easier said than done. Links to help: https://www.shalanicely.com/aha-moments/erp-scripting-for-ocd/ - It may or may not be the meds https://www.shalanicely.com/aha-moments/shoulders-back-the-man-in-the-park/
@Erin P Thank you for the links! It might be the meds, I’m not sure, I’m just tryna not to make it a big deal. It also might be not them cause like I said I am dealing with some somatic symptoms right now, hard to say.
@markthesecond You’re welcome- either way o hope you feel better.
I have a question My OCD has felt almost invisible the past few weeks and now that is starting to stress me out a lot. Right now I am at a point in my treatement where I was asked if I would like to take medication. I told my therapist this week that I would like to try the medication based on how miserable I feel in during OCD flare ups. But now my brain always tells me that I only go throught this treatement etc. to seek attention and that I am just dramatic and should be ashamed of myself for wanting to take this medication. So now I am doubting if I should take the medication or not. Any advice?
Has anyone on here been on Lexapro before ? I just recently started it and I just wanted to see if anyone went through similar symptoms and if they went away at all. It started out as me feeling extremely tired all day long and now recently I feel numb like I have no feeling or reaction to anything like I used to before starting this medication. Has anyone gone through this? Does it go away after a while? Do you end up feeling normal and able to cope with the OCD better? Any feedback would be really helpful. Thank you
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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