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Medication question
Why do I feel anxious even though I’m on meds. I’m on Zoloft 25mg and steel feel anxiety about my hocd. Also I’m in therapy every Monday.
Why do I feel anxious even though I’m on meds. I’m on Zoloft 25mg and steel feel anxiety about my hocd. Also I’m in therapy every Monday.
Medication isn’t going to cure your anxiety. It lowers your anxiety so you can do ERP therapy and not constantly have panic and anxiety attacks.
@Nica this. also, it takes almost a month + to see any effects
I would talk to your doctor or whomever prescribed you the medicine in the first place, it could be that you’re in the adjustment period or this isn’t the medication for your specific anxiety. Yes medication is not a “cure” for anxiety but if you aren’t feeling the correct effects then it may not be for you and that’s ok. Glad you’re in therapy also it would be good to voice how you feel about it, I hope you start to feel better soon
@Celeste29 Thank u
im assuming you just started the medication or recently did . i have some experience with taking antidepressants/anxiety meds . im on wellbutrin and i have been for a good amount of time now. ANY medication is going to have bad effects ( depending on the person too ). my medication made me EXTREMELY anxious to the point where id wake up early and have literal panic attacks , my heart was beating faster, i was sweating and pretty much it made my anxiety worsen. and i too was in therapy every week ( sometimes twice a week ! ) . my personal advice is this, my “bad” side effects actually lasted 8+ WEEKS ( psychiatrists usually say within 2 weeks the bad effects will go away , but that isn’t true in my own experience ) . also, i thought that i was going to see some BIG and HAPPY change , you wont. medication will NOT and i repeat , will N O T make your anxiety go away . it ONLY makes it a bit easier to deal with. so , for example, if you usually have panic attacks that last 2 hrs , then on the meds your panic attacks may last 1 hr.
@moonjoy Have you ever been on or tried any other medications other than Wellbutrin? Did you see similar effects? I personally tried a few that had bad effects but not all
Thank you for sharing what you are going through. I would definitely suggest reaching out to the provider that prescribed the medication and let them know what you are experiencing. You mentioned you were in therapy as well. Is it ERP therapy? ERP (exposure and response prevention) therapy has helped me with my OCD.
I would talk to your doctor about meds. I will say that meds will not take away the anxiety but helps in the management of symptoms.
Hi everyone, I’m new to the community. I was diagnosed with OCD just a couple of months ago and have been doing some reading and other research to try and understand the disorder. With this, I have been actively seeing a great therapist who has been helpful to build tools to deal with my intrusive thoughts ( contamination OCD is my worst theme). Do help learn to deal with the compulsions, I start on Sertraline or “Zoloft” I believe since November 2024. Currently I’m on 50mg and have been doing this for just over a month. My question for those who are also taking Sertraline and it has been successful, how do you know it has really provided a benefit and how long did it take to get there? I sometimes feel the medication works, and sometimes I feel it doesn’t (maybe that’s my OCD trying to mess with things). Thanks!
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?
I struggling with POCD specially fear of inappropriate porn thoughts.. I am in week 3 sertraline and my anxiety is like at the peak now.. I hope it gets better when I hang on with the med
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