Experiences Switching Meds?

Curious to hear people’s experiences. I’ve been in an OCD flare up for about 5 months now after going off my medication (sertraline) abruptly in July of ‘22. I was fine until about January of this year. I’ve been back on sertraline for about 15 weeks or so now, which has helped a little bit, but not as much as it did before. Thinking about switching to Luvox, which was another medication my psychiatrist recommended I try (if I wanted to try something new). Anyone here on Luvox? Anyone here switch to Luvox from another medication? What’s your experience been like? (Not asking for medical advice — just would like to hear experiences to help inform my decision)

Ranger_867

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

Did you ever switch? I switched to Luvox and I’m still waiting for this “miracle drug” to really kick in.

Anonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

@Joey_867 Still haven’t switched. Ruling out a few other things first. How long have you been on Luvox so far?

Ranger_867

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

@Anonymous I’ve been on Luvox since July 14th. Was at 100mg, following week 150mg, then 200mg. So, I’ve only been doing 200mg for 2 weeks. I know I need to give it “time”…

Bryce

Date posted: 1y ago

Same thing with me, how are you doing now?

OCDNoThankYe

Date posted: 13w ago

Medication

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.

H399Rocd

Date posted: 12w ago

Medication for OCD?

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 ?

Saraghhhhh

Date posted: 6w ago

New diagnosis

I just got diagnosed with ocd and she suggested I think about taking lexapro for it. Has anybody tried that and does it help at all?

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