Just took 50mg dose of Zoloft !😳 I’m nervous

@OCDVIC This makes me feel so much better. I’m happy it’s working for you. I just get so in my head about medication, but Ik it’ll help.

@tylermatthewsnead Oh dude im not a big fan of big pharma but if it helps fck it. Lol its hard for me to take ibuprofen sometimes for headaches and that should tell you allot 🤦‍♂️😂

@Steven55! I have a therapist. She doesn’t specialize in OCD, but she knows a little bit about it. I’ve been telling her about my medication journey and I like her

@tylermatthewsnead - I was on Zoloft years ago for OCD, but my therapist wasn't trained in treating it. Consequently, although the Zoloft helped to take the edge off it didn't treat the disorder. I dropped it later on. It wasn't until I found a trained OCD therapist who uses ERP therapy that I began to recover. Never needed the meds, although I'm certainly not knocking anyone who does use them. I'm not disrespecting your therapist, but if you feel you're not getting anywhere with the treatment of the disorder you can find a good, trained OCD therapist through NOCD.

@Steven55! Can also attest that I was on high doses of zoloft without therapy and struggled greatly with ocd. The ERP is what is 100% non negotiable to me to recover

@Steven55! I definitely will be getting a NOCD therapist once I find a job and can pay for the services. Until then I have to use my Medicaid insurance

@Anonymous Yes I am noticing that the Zoloft eases my symptoms to the point where I can still go about my day , but the thoughts still feel so real sometimes. The Zoloft just helps give me less anxiety about them , so the therapy is definitely needed

@OCDVIC Yeah my 25mg definitely made my symptoms worse in the beginning but then I noticed a slight shift towards the 4th week and that’s why my doctor decided to increase my dosage. I’m hoping I don’t have a set back

@Illyas Basically all themes. I have pure OCD

@tylermatthewsnead They jump from one to another or sometimes I’ll have all themes , and some days if I’m lucky I’m not struggling as much

@tylermatthewsnead - I've been on a similar journey with OCD. I've been through several themes.

@alicee_1100 It’s working really well for my depressive symptoms. That’s the only reason I decided to take it. The OCD was one thing but depression on top of that made it harder for me to cope. Now for my OCD , I still get intrusive thoughts that bug me but they pass more often than not. I still definitely need ERP therapy though.