zoloft

SSRIs don't help with dopamine uptake until you're taking it at high doses, they primarily impact serotonin uptake. Unfortunately, some of us have such severe OCD that we aren't able to function or begin to treat OCD without some assistance from an SSRI. I wasn't even able to begin to learn mindfulness meditation until I had begun an SSRI because the intrusive thoughts were running near constantly. I can tell you have good intentions, but it is potentially harmful to suggest that needing pharmaceutical intervention won't make things better. Aside from that being untrue, it also has been scientifically proven that we don't become dependent on it. Once you've effectively treated OCD and have it under control, many can taper off their SSRI (slowly to prevent side effects, of course) and the brain adjusts to doing its thing naturally.

@ReadyForImprovement Medications respond to everyone very differently and that’s objective. I have been suicidal 20+ times from this disorder of repetitive disturbing thoughts and ruminations about almost every topic known to ocd from harm to sexual you name it and I have been so lost inside of my own mind to where I convinced myself I was psychotic and or schizophrenic due to the hysteria of these psychological disturbances. The mind that of which is this non physical hyperdimensional organ of some sort is currently under diagnostic so all of these understandings of what is considered “hard facts differentiates from person to person. The mind has been proven to help physical illness by simply believing and trusting itself to heal. The placebo effect has been observed for quite some time now. Of Course this is foreign to the modern way of treating psychological conflicts and there is a reason. People underestimate the power of facing fears and using physical exercise to regulate dopaminergic stability and appropriate serotonin production. No such thing exists as a fool proof way to use medication and I stand by the fact that headaches aren’t caused by the lack of an aspirin. And to say people don’t become dependent on them is statistically subjective. Most therapist that know everything about erp will still not recommend medication because they understand the causes for concern. Now nobody can purely say they have the objective opinion on this matter but I sure am not discredited in the slightest because I have used methods such as working out, meditation and music to change the subconscious minds patterns and behavior. All of the above is objectively verifiable for anyone to research for themselves.

@hunter hale There are some fundamental flaws in these points and I'm not going to debate here because this is harmful to our peers. Armchair experts are by no means qualified to be imparting advice on medical issues here or anywhere else. I strongly recommend that everyone completely disregard the content of this conversation and consult with your doctor(s), pharmacist, and OCD therapist. Please do not begin or stop taking any medication based on something you read online. I apologize to anyone who has experienced confusion or distress based on this thread.

@ReadyForImprovement Any evidence for why I’m wrong. Who would consider you as an expert?

@hunter hale There is evidence, but this is pointless and harmful so I'm not going to continue the conversation. I'm definitely not an expert and neither are you, so that's why it is unwise to debate this.

@ReadyForImprovement Didn’t say I was an expert. I don’t think what I’m saying is harmful at all I am just saying the opposite of what you’re saying so you’re gonna disagree because that’s how your whole perspective on treatment is based.