6 weeks of a higher dose of Zoloft than I was on previously and I’m finally notice a big difference 🫶 just two weeks ago I was crying to my mom so frustrated saying how much Zoloft and therapy is it going to take to feel normal again. Recovering is a HARD process but it’s possible…I’m not out of the woods yet but let this be a little glimmer of hope for you today
I'm not advocating for anyone to run out and up their dosage or go right to the max in their medication, but higher dosages of SSRIs are typically prescribed for OCD. My personal experience is lower dosages of sertraline (zoloft) have not had the same beneficial effects as higher dosages. Again always consult with your doctor for the dose that's right for you. I'm on 200mg and its helped tremendously for my OCD. Hope this helps. God bless
Can I ask how long it took of taking 200mg to feel a difference and have there been any negative side effects?
@Joe87 Sure. I've been on 200mg for 10 years so its been awhile since I started the dose but I can tell you recently I tried to lower my dose due to some side effects I wasn't pleased with. It was a HUGE mistake as my OCD symptoms became debilitating. I started, with the help of my doctor, increasing the medication back to 200mg by 50mg increments and I'd say about three weeks I started to notice a difference. I've posted elsewhere that I believe, through Google searches, that it takes about 4-6 weeks, up to 8 weeks for a therapeutic effect of Zoloft. Everyone is different though. I can tell you the side effect felt most often is fatigue but I still work, go to school, workout, socialize. I just tend to sleep more. A second effect that is more of a personal one and i wont go into details but it is common with SSRIs to experience performance issues in the bedroom. Hope this helps. God bless.
Me too. Exactly. It's no use being perfectly physically healthy if mentally you can't function at all. It's no life. Thank you for your reply. I wish you all the best. Have a nice day.
Does this help with rocd?
So let me start off by saying I wouldn't get caught up on what "form" or "type" of OCD you have when it comes to treatment. At the end of the day OCD is OCD. The form or type is simply to categorize what type of fears you're having but again it all boils down to OCD. So when we talk about treatment the focus is OCD, period. That's not to say there aren't perceived benefits of categorizing your OCD when it comes to discussing what type of fears others are experiencing and if they are similar to yours, but again OCD in any form is OCD. And i will add that i know this to be true because over my 32 years of dealing with OCD its possible to have experienced many of the types or forms of OCD, not saying ive experienced all of them but OCD really just attaches to fears and doesnt care about the categories Hope this helps. God bless
Is Zoloft (sertraline) an effective treatment for OCD? | NOCD https://www.treatmyocd.com/medication/posts/is-zoloft-sertraline-an-effective-treatment-for-ocd This article mentions 200mg of zoloft "is typical among OCD patients".
I have been on Zoloft 200mg for about half a year now. At 100mg I was half ok than I am now. 200mg is great for ocd, but usually just not enough. My psychiatrist told me that higher doses than the maximum recommended are needed for ocd. Between 225 and 300mg. We haven't tried it yet because I do have side effects. Mentally I am 90% better than a year ago, physically I am 50%worse than a year ago. I slept almost nothing for half a year, I was tired all the time, couldn't focus, felt useless and it all led to a very high blood pressure, weight gain more than one could imagine and of course diabetes. Now I am dealing with these problems. Once I have it all under control, l we will definitly head for close to 300mg. The side effects are bad, but without Zoloft I have no life. I was unable to live before due to ocd. It really helps. At least for me. It saved my sanity, my life. Good luck. Best wishes.
Noda thanks for sharing. I too experienced the weight gain but have offset that with exercise. I look at it this way would I rather take meds and have some side effects or not be able to function at all. I'll choose the former. God bless
Hi all!! It's been a while since I've been on here and I just want to say everybody can do this. When I was diagnosed with ocd and specifically so-ocd I thought oh lord I'm lying to myself and my sexuality. No! I've always been straight and will be!! Anyway, what I have learned is to let thought be a thought (that is harder than it seems). But if you try to not force the thought and let it leave when you want and show the thoughts that you are unbothered things will become easier. But today I have the realization that I no longer have the urge to figure it out because I do know who I am and that these thoughts are not of me. I no longer feel like I am lying to myself and I feel more and more like my old self. Anyway, if you have read all the way here just know you got this I'm proud and I feel myself beating ocd every day. You will have your down days and that's ok just get back up and keep moving forward. Love you all❤️
To peoples who are struggling with ocd and wants to know if ERP will actually work or not read this: It's been a year I'm struggling with OCD, in 2023 I didn't realize that I was being a victim of OCD, I thought it was normal to worry about the thoughts I was having, actually the thoughts are not even about me, I'm having thoughts about singer's sexuality since years I know it may sound silly but I have been since a year these thoughts are real to worry about, in January my ocd became stronger, I strat having episodes of ocd every week, in may I got to know that I have ocd and from the moment I got to know that I have ocd I didn't have a single day struggling without ocd, in April I started doing ERP it's been 5 months I doing ERP but I'm not still recovered fully but yeah I don't have episodes anymore, I don't worry about the single thoughts for days but still my every thought is controlled by ocd , I still have anxiety which is out of control, I still feel like these thoughts will never go away but I choose to live the way I want without caring about these thoughts.....I know no one's free to care about my mental health but if anyone's reading this please encourage me😔🙏
I’m starting to feel like recovery is not possible. I want to love my boyfriend again. I want to be with him forever. The pain in my chest is becoming unbearable. The headache I have everyday is becoming unbearably exhausting. Losing this relationship will be the biggest regret of my life but I’m also scared that staying will be the biggest regret of my life.
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