Difficulties or not?

@Newb82 I also went through a period of my life with something like religious ocd….. I went to Narcotics anonymous for a long time, but my ocd really got hold of it, and it did a lot more harm than good, I don’t go anymore.

@Mowgli I stopped NA because of OCD. It latched onto the fact that there were users there and tbh it felt a bit culty.

@Newb82 Yup, I think it is culty. I ended up there for a long time, and totally bought into it all (cos of ocd) it was very hard leaving

@Newb82 Ur in uk I think ?

@Mowgli Yes I am in the UK.

@Mowgli Thanks for responding. I’ve had a hard time finding someone with the same issue. I feel like a random nutjob when I post about misdiagnosis of schizophrenia. It’s a cliché isn’t it.

@Newb82 That’s just ocd again making u doubt urself eh. I know what you mean though

@Newb82 What part?

@Mowgli Cornwall but I’m from the midlands.

@Newb82 Ahh nice, been a long time since I been down those parts, I’m just north of london

@Newb82 I do find ocd so interesting now. Like we’ve all got ocd, but everyone has their different angle on it. If you were an ocd therapist you’d never get bored, I could do it myself, I’d end up with loads more themes I hadn’t thought of yet, haha

@Mowgli *couldn’t do it

@Mowgli Haha I get what you mean lol.

@Mowgli I’m going to Asia soon. I’ve lived in Cornwall for two years and discovered I like moving. I can’t afford to live here but I could live comfortably in India and SE Asia. Once I’ve spent a few years there I can think about the rest of the world.

@Newb82 That’s cool. I’m half Indian (hence the user name) my wife’s also Indian, we normally go out there every year for 3 months. Until I had my last big breakdown, I haven’t been for about 4 years

@Mowgli My cousins are half Indian. Tbh I can’t wait to go. I’m having a couple of months in Bali to break myself in then to India to stay there mainly with excursions to nearby countries between visas. I can’t say there is anything I have looked forward to as much as this.

@Newb82 That’s great man, as soon as I’ve tapered off the med they gave me I’ll also be going

@Mowgli How do you manage getting meds over there. I hear to go to ones that look more like Boots than a market stall say.

@Newb82 Ahh don’t worry about meds etc, there’s loads of chemists, and you get way better treatment over there than here

@Mowgli I’ve heard this. I can’t get an appointment here. I mean I have an official diagnosis of schizophrenia and I want to travel the world. They can’t legally stop me but you’d think they’d want to sit down and discuss it. I want advice if nothing else. For me though as long as I can get meds I’m okay.

@Newb82 Best thing to do in India is find the local private doc and get ur meds through him, the appointments and meds aren’t expensive and the doctors are great. For all the recreational meds for travelling etc like diazepam you just get at the chemist

@Newb82 Did they put you on seroquel when u had ur last episode?

@Mowgli Risperidone. I’ve been on olanzapine and depixol too. Risperidone is the best but I think it is giving me Tourette’s.

@Mowgli How much are meds? Do I have to be in a city to get a Dr?

@Newb82 They are cheap, very cheap, and you don’t have to be in a city to get to a doctors or chemist, pretty much wherever you are in India you’ll be able to get to one fairly quickly

@Mowgli Thanks so much for this. Although I am sure I have OCD I don’t fancy going cold turkey off antipsychotics halfway around the world. I’m not that crazy. I’ve been committed to the travel for about eight weeks as in it will cost me money to back out now but meds were a real sticking point. I knew roughly how to go about it but now I’ve spoken to someone who is pretty similar to me and knows how to do it.

@Newb82 Whenever I’m prescribed meds I always go on a dose higher than what I actually take, then I save up the rest incase something happens, like a shortage in covid etc

@Newb82 Have u not got a diagnosis for ocd yet? You can get one pretty easy through NOCD

@Mowgli No proper dx yet. I’m waiting for NHS to sort their act out. I’ve considered using NOCD whilst travelling. I’m pretty good at looking after myself but obvs I need a proper therapist to do therapy.

@Newb82 Yup, nhs can take a long time eh

@Mowgli I’m in a rural area so I don’t think that helps. I was supposed to have a meds review in Nov/Dec but I’m still waiting.

@Newb82 I think in the uk now you have to be actually dead before they will see you

@Mowgli Is it the same where you are?

@Newb82 Yup it’s always a long wait, you have to be pretty persistent, I’ve luckily a great doc, I don’t get to see him much, a lot is over the phone

@Mowgli Do I need to get a diagnosis over there or take the doctor a letter from my GP to get meds?

@Newb82 Take a letter I would say

@Mowgli Thanks.

@Newb82 If you can’t get one don’t worry, you’ll be able to see someone there that will diagnose and give prescription

@Mowgli I can get one I’m sure.