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- Esnvvv
- Date posted
- 50w ago
Has anyone experienced OCD improvement with Lexapro? I'm nervous to start.
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Has anyone seen an improvement with their OCD with meds? I am about to start lexapro and I’m nervous!
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- AcceptUncertaintyAcceptUncert...
- Date posted
- 50w ago
Everyone isn’t the same. I have just about any subtype of OCD that you could think of. Meds did not work for me and only worsened my symptoms. In fact, I started to obsess about the side effects of the meds which led to more panic. The only thing that helped me was building up the courage to face my fears.
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- amanda107amanda107
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 50w ago
I’ve noticed a lot of improvement on setraline 100mg. Have luckily no side effects either. It did spike my anxiety at first but now after a couple of months I feel great. I was also nervous and putting off medication for so long, I wish I did this sooner really.
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- Bunnies123Bunnies123
- Date posted
- 50w ago
I’m taking Sertraline 150mg and about to increase to 200 just cause of how severe my ocd is;however, it did reduce my ocd thoughts so much! But I still have a bit here and there
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- EsnvvvEsnvvv
- Date posted
- 50w ago
@Bunnies123 I was on that for about 11 years and it pooped out on me 😿 I’m on pristiq now but it’s only helping with my depression! The OCD has been ever present
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- AcceptUncertaintyAcceptUncert...
- Date posted
- 50w ago
Good luck and I’d say just stick with it for the time period that the doctor recommends because I was told that I didn’t give them the time needed.
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- AnonymousAnonymous
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 50w ago
I take fluoxetine 60 and it helps a lot with intrusive thoughts . Since my increase everyday seems better 🙏
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- Apples32@Apples32@
- Date posted
- 50w ago
I have been taking Luvox for the past year I’ve made such major improvements on intrusive thoughts, spiraling, and other ocd related things 😵💫 with active therapy and medication I am able to do other things without getting consumed by ocd stuff and I can handle my triggers so much better and also my attention span has gotten better. Also there hasn’t been any side effects for me
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- EsnvvvEsnvvv
- Date posted
- 50w ago
@Apples32@ I have looked at Luvox but gonna try lexapro first! I am so glad to hear how much it’s helped you!! Thank you for the positivity
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- TBdiz89TBdiz89
- Date posted
- 50w ago
I’ve noticed a big improvement whilst taking medication. I used to be in 40mg of citralopram and came off it because I felt a lot better. Over the year I was off the medication I started to noticed myself slip back into old habits and finally had a breakdown in August of this year. I am now on 150mg of sertaline and I have felt a huge improvement. The thoughts are still there but I feel like I can handle them much better. Medication effects everybody differently it works for some and it doesn’t for others, it by no means gets rid of intrusive thoughts but it does take the edge off.
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- EsnvvvEsnvvv
- Date posted
- 50w ago
@TBdiz89 I’m so glad to hear you’re doing better!!! Thanks for sharing with me! 💕
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- henry.omar
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Anybody here on medication for their OCD? I know everyone’s experience is different, and different medications work differently for different people, but I’m just trying to get a pulse on what to expect. I’m seeing a psychiatrist soon and I’m hoping to get some meds going.
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- N_Smitty90
- Date posted
- 1y ago
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So my OCD has gotten significantly worse in the last month or so. Constant anxiety and I decided to get antidepressants. I will begin taking them this weekend. I think there’s anyone have any good things to say about them? A couple years ago I got a script for them took one pill and the side effects were pretty hard to deal with so my doctor told me to cut one and a half and take that for a week but I decided not to take them. I think I’m ready to give it another chance. Does anyone else have anxiety about starting medication? Or does anyone have experience dealing with this?
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- Bryce
- Date posted
- 1y ago
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Anyone on Prozac for ocd and does it help? Or anyone on Lexapro and it helps?
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