Has anyone here ever taken or take Ashwaghanda, Magnesium, or any other natural supplement instead of or with a prescription med? I would really rather not take any medicine but honestly I’m not okay with nothing, my depersonalization, anxiety and ocd make life hell but I hate taking medication. Please help
I take a low dose Lexapro and it slows the hamster wheel and feelings of depression significantly. I also take natural supplements/ mag, ashwaganda sometimes, GABA and saffron
i know that medication is so hard and i myself am not a huge fan but I am on sertraline (zoloft) and i am on a pretty low dose (100 mg) and it really helps. I don’t have any negative side effects and it helps with depression and anxiety and ocd a LOT. It’s not for everyone but I find it really helps me
I’ve been taking ashwaganda for about a month and a half and I would definitely say it’s helpful. It doesn’t take the ocd away but it does help calm the symptoms.
i hve tried quite a few different supplements but it’s different for everyone, most responses i hear are positive but i didn’t have a great experience with ashwaganda; for some reason it made things worse and i didn’t realise it until i stopped taking it and felt better again. magnesium was useful for sleep for the first month but after that i found it started to make me more anxious until i stopped , however vitamin D works wonders for me, it defiantly makes me feel more energised and clearer. it’s rlly trial and error, some people get great results! however i’m thinking of trying medicine now because the supplements haven’t rlly worked for me.
@Roccoxx555 it’s defiantly worth trying things out, i just thought i’d share another perspective with you :)
Yeah this. Medication is just an option you should go for if you can. Supplements might help but ehhhh not much.
I take ashwagandha and Inositol for about 8 days, waiting to see if it helps
Medication is gonna be your best bet. Supplements can help but their effects are hard to measure.
I’ve been taking a 5-htp and tryptophan supplement. It definitely helps some to take the anxiety away. They are precursors to serotonin so I assume it works in a similar fashion
Magnesium is amazing for my sleep! I take it right before bed it help keep me calm/ relaxed a little bit for a while but I have been having a hard time so I’m going to get back on antidepressants next. I a was also being a generally a bit obsessive looking into supplements instead of meds because I hate to feel dependent on anything ! It I am gonna just do it because I did feel better when I was taking them. I was using celexa but I am going to look into lexapro this time around.
Thanks for everyones responses! I recently found out I’m allergic to Zoloft so thats why I’m so nervous about new meds, but when I talk to my doctor tomorrow I’ll try to see what he thinks of a low dose of Lexapro since that would be my first choice of ones I haven’t taken yet- Fluoxetine unfortunately stopped working for me after 9 years 😕
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.
Medication for OCD? Hello all, 19 male here, this seems like a cool community that isn’t nearly as triggering as reddit. I have pretty severe bouts of existential thinking or fear of going crazy ( psychosis ) after some pretty heavy mushroom trips a few years ago, I know logically I should be fine but I do know what it’s like to lose it and it’s scary. Currently I deal with relationship focused OCD, it’s all day from before I even open my eyes. I want things to work out with my girlfriend badly. Also I can come close to a panic attack sometimes which perpetuates everything. Anyway, I mention the fear of going crazy because the way my anxiety/derealization makes me feel is that I’m not mentally stable cause I feel out of it or unreal. I saw that a lot of anxiety and depression medication can cause psychosis and I feel like I could use some help in getting ahead of my OCD because the compulsions are had not to give into when I’m in such distress/not knowing. Plus overall I just feel like I have no idea how I feel about close to anything. Anyone relate about that ?
So I have been diagnosed with GAD and OCD and my psychiatrist prescribed me with zoloft 🤔 but I dont know im really hesitant to start medication because im scared of the side effects and ik afraid of relying on a medication for a long time. Does anyone else take zoloft? What is it like? Any side effects?
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