OCD Journey and loved ones

Hi Everyone, Really having a difficult day, my OCD has flared up due to concerns about my career and also tension with my partner. My partner asked me if I had a timeline for getting off my antidepressant. I have tried for years and have made it to managing at a low dose on Zoloft. I just feel like I can't give them a timeline because I don't want to get off my meds as there isn't another option I haven't tried when it comes to managing my OCD. Really appreciate and words of wisdom.

Username: PoWarriorPoWarrior

Date posted: 1y ago

heyy, at the end of the day you have to do what is best for you. please don’t get off your meds for someone else. you need to do everything when you’re ready ❤️ this is your life, not theirs and you deserve to live the best life possible and if that means it’s medicated then you do that. i’ve just started taking meds and i’m so grateful i did but i know if i ever come off them, it’s going to be when i feel stable and when i know i have the time and energy to come off them. meds for the win ✨ from the sounds of it things seem stressful in your life at the moment. perhaps now isn’t a good time to come off them. remember it’s your life and you have to do it when YOU’RE ready x

Username: Caitlin1692Caitlin1692

Date posted: 1y ago

I also felt the pressure to come off medication which led to two years of me finding out just how low I could go. There is no shame in medication and is often an important part of our healing 🩵

Username: bethkaybethkay

Date posted: 1y ago

When I first started on my antidepressants I was so ashamed almost that I needed these to be able to function. I think there is so much stigma around the antidepressants’ word. you do not need to come of your medication for anybody else. If they help you they help you! It is nobody else’s business. You deserve to feel happy and at peace and if they help you reach that then stay on them! I couldn’t wait to get off mine until I realised that actually they don’t make me weak or any less of a person for being on them xx

Username: Morgan-SMorgan-S

Date posted: 1y ago

If the medication is helping you I think you should continue with it. You shouldn’t sacrifice your mental health. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with needing a medication to help manage symptoms. I think a lot of people like to see it as a crutch but I’ve had to learn that my brain just isn’t wired like everyone else. OCD is not something that can just be talked away like GAD or other anxiety disorders and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Username: Resilient_Mom

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

Medications

Hello,I'm so on the fence about starting medications or not. I know its a personal choice but what benefits have you all experianced? I also practice ERP with my therapist so I know that should be helpful with my OCD journey. But what made you decide to start or not start? I've been on Zoloft before but not long enough to feel the effects since I got freaked out about reading about withdrawl symptoms so my OCD messed that up for me.

Username: Shayne Krauch

Date posted: 49w ago

Suicidal OCD

Hi yall!! The past week for me has been needless to say… very interesting. My doctor and I decided I would stop taking Lexapro after 3-4 years and switch me to Prozac as it has more research backing OCD relief. To be clear, I did experience remission on Lexapro, however I thought I didn’t need it anymore and decided to cold turkey!!! Great decision.. not! I completely relapsed and for the past year have been about 50/50. So while I thought I was weaning off lexapro and getting on Prozac I actually was weaning off lexapro and taking Paxil everyday. I caught this on my own because I questioned the generic name of the drug.. double check your pill bottles!!! Long story short I got that wrong righted and am a week into weaning off Paxil and onto Prozac. This past week has been very tough for me mentally, a lot of suicidally themed OCD. I keep thinking about dying, having thoughts like “kill yourself” but I know it’s not how I actually feel. I don’t wanna die.. this life is all we have. Why would I wanna do that? I get so confused though and because of the OCD I typically experience depression which fuels that fire a million times over… You might ask why I’m writing this? I’m writing this for those also suffering with a similar theme. We need to be doing our exposures for 1 hour daily, we wont get relief if we don’t. ERP helped me when I did it, but then I didn’t think I needed it anymore and eventually stopped. With that and medication, a healthy lifestyle and overall GOOD supportive people around you… it’s possible to experience full remission and put OCD in the backseat of your life. When I get back to full remission I will make sure to come back to this post and encourage all of us suffering. OCD truly is the worst. Have a good Saturday yall, even if I don’t know you I love you as a human being. ☺️

Username: Annonn

Date posted: 44w ago

Medications

What OCD medication(s) do you take & what are your thoughts on it? I’ve taken Zoloft and Fluvoxamine in the past and think it’s time to get back on something. My only concern is that I am a female in her mid 20s and I would like to have children of my own within the next 10 years & I’m not sure how medications would affect that.

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