Twelve Squirrels in a Trenchcoat

Date posted: 1y

Everyone's favorite game

Now it's time for everyone's favorite game! Am I feeling weird because of the summer heat and weather changes, upping my meds, or just because? No one knows! Could the insomnia be a symptom of my meds or dehydration? Are my headaches caused by lack of sleep or stress? Am I sweating from the heat or is it a side effect from meds? Should I drink coffee and will it make my tummy hurt? Find out the answers in roughly a month when I can finally get to the doctors! (FR tho, I really hope when I adjust to the upped dosage of Zoloft most of this goes away. I'm trying to keep my spirits up regardless. Overall my mood has been pretty good tho, I just want this to settle out)

Blumenkohl1

Date posted: 1y

Hi can I ask you if the false feelings and intrusive thoughts have gotten better through the meds? I am so unsure if I should start taking Lexapro since I will have a major life change next weekend (I will move to another city far away from family and friends) and Idk if this is enough time to experience the worst side effects at home, so that I won’t have major side effects when I get there. I’m quite scared that the meds won’t do anything and only make me worse :/

Twelve Squir...

Date posted: 1y

They have actually. I occasionally get hit from time to time, but overall I do feel happier and it's easier to disregard the thoughts. I feel more hopeful and at peace with the future and I've had less chronic pain days. Right now the side effects I'm experiencing are: trouble sleeping, restless leg syndrome at night, bursts of excessive energy and nervousness and chest tightness. I heard those symptoms eventually will even out hopefully. Also I cannot take any pain killer except for acetaminophen and I cannot drink alcohol

Blumenkohl1

Date posted: 1y

@Twelve Squirrels in a Trenchcoat Thank you for your answer:) I think I will get them from the pharmacy today since its quite disrupting my day to day life, although the anxiety fluctuates a lot and isn’t present a lot of times atm, but I spend a lot of time at home at the moment anyways. How many weeks have you been taking them? :)

Blumenkohl1

Date posted: 1y

@Twelve Squirrels in a Trenchcoat Did you also experience false attractions, did they get better from the meds? Sorry for the many questions

Twelve Squir...

Date posted: 1y

@Blumenkohl1 I started taking them three months ago. I was at 50mg at first and didn't feel hardly any difference. Then I bumped it up to 100mg, (had to work my way up slow, had to do 75mg for a week to make sure I was good and then after that week of 75mg I've been doing 100mg for almost a month)

Twelve Squir...

Date posted: 1y

@Blumenkohl1 They got mangable. I get false attractions but I'm able to say, "So what? I could either have these feelings and freak out later. Or just have the feelings and skip the anxiety". Took me a long while to get there though 😅 Though occasionally it flares up even with the Zoloft, but not nearly as frequently

Blumenkohl1

Date posted: 1y

@Twelve Squirrels in a Trenchcoat Okay thank you for that insight:) my worst symptom is false feelings and attractions atm, makes leaving the house so anxiety inducing and real:( so I hope to get some relief of that with the meds as well as the mindset you portrayed:) Acceptance is a hard one for me

Blumenkohl1

Date posted: 1y

@Twelve Squirrels in a Trenchcoat Oh wow okay😅 Idk if lexapro works different with the dosage since I will start at 5 mg and my therapist said that the highest I can go is 20 mg🤔 it might be a different active substance

Twelve Squir...

Date posted: 1y

@Blumenkohl1 Same! But doing more research into radical acceptance is really your best bet. Even though it's tough we got this!

Twelve Squir...

Date posted: 1y

@Blumenkohl1 Sounds like it, I'm not super informed on Lexapro, but I would trust your therapist and talk to her about any concerns. From what I understand my dose is fairly standard

Blumenkohl1

Date posted: 1y

@Twelve Squirrels in a Trenchcoat What kind of research did you do? It’s so hard to accept the thoughts and they feel so intentional and real

Blumenkohl1

Date posted: 1y

@Twelve Squirrels in a Trenchcoat Yeah you’re right! I think I might talk to the chemist as well, they know the medications and might help me to understand:) thank you for your help though!

Twelve Squir...

Date posted: 1y

@Blumenkohl1 Researching Radical Acceptance and trying to put what I find into practice, (just don't be tempted to compulsively research while you're googling).

Blumenkohl1

Date posted: 1y

@Twelve Squirrels in a Trenchcoat Okay thank you:) I will try my best! Ocd is good at telling me who I am, but I want to fight back

Twelve Squir...

Date posted: 1y

@Blumenkohl1 I know right! But if I can overcome it as much as I have, I know you can! You got this!

Blumenkohl1

Date posted: 1y

@Twelve Squirrels in a Trenchcoat Thank you a lot for your kind encouragement 🤍 the groinals and false feelings is what making me feel stuck as well as loss from my normal attraction :/ but we are stronger than ocd! 💜

VGH

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

A good reminder for us all, we can never know for sure the answer to all of OCD’s questions, but allowing time to pass will for sure help our recovery from OCD❤️😀

Joey Gerbino

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 24w

Medication(s)

Good morning fellow soldiers, I hope everyone’s had a positive week! I wanted to touch on medication(s); specifically SSRI’s 💊 For both those currently taking and those contemplating taking and the importance of taking your medication(s) as prescribed. For example, I’ve been inconsistent the past three months ever since moving. And unfortunately, I’ve noticed differences here and there. I’m currently in the process of getting back on track as prescribed, but I also have noticed that I most definitely need a decrease in milligrams overall. Case in point; just because you start out taking a prescribed dosage of medication(s) at first, doesn’t mean that you can’t/shouldn’t address a decrease in dosage overtime. Of course, this is something that should be discussed with both your primary care physician and/or psychiatrist for final approvals. SSRI’s can have adverse effects as well; as much good as they do for you, overdosing can also have adverse effects as well. Be self-aware, mindful, etc. We’re our own best judges and should always be open to and aware of any/all signs! Sending love, compassion and support to all those suffering from the monster and battling the beast that is OCD 💌

nae nae

Date posted: 23w

Haven't been on in a bit

I hope everyone is doing well! It's been a week or so since I came on the app. I wasn't doing so well, but I promised myself I'd stay off until after my next psychiatrist appointment (two days ago). The appointment didn't last long. I regret not going into more detail with her, but I shared the basics of what I had been dealing with. We're raising my dose (Sertraline) to 100mg. Hopefully, that will do something...? The intrusive thoughts haven't been too bad, but I just feel... blank. There's not a lot going on in my personal life right now, so that might be the main reason. I'm doing okay, though. I've read three books in the past week. I'm about to start my fourth tonight. I don't know if keeping busy in this case is a form of avoidance or not. But I feel depressed if I'm not doing anything, so... here we are! 🥲

nae nae

Date posted: 15w

Mini vent (sorta)!

I'm struggling with a lot of doubts today, but trying the best I can to keep on living my life 🥲 I'm on 150mg of Sertraline right now, and honestly, I'm feeling a lot better than before. Do I still get triggered? Yes! But I'm handling it easier. The only issue is, I feel like I'm obsessing over recovering? Not if I'm doing it "right," but more so getting to a point where I feel "perfect." That's not possible, I know. Even before OCD spiraled out of control, I struggled with other issues on a daily basis. But life felt simpler back then, and I didn't have this magical (and annoying) ability to remember every single bad thing that's ever happened to me or every single intrusive thought I've ever had in extreme detail 😭 Whenever I'm feeling okay, I can not help but think, "Remember how bad it was (insert time-frame)?" And then my mind zip zaps through every instance I've ever felt anxiety, like...? I don't even know if it's me doing this or if its OCD, but it frustrates me so, so much when it happens. Anyway, that's all for now... If anyone can relate, we're in this together 🤍 Hang in there!

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