I am on 100mg of Prozac with really great results. My obsessive thoughts don’t consume my days, and when faced with situations that would normally trigger me, I’m able to stay calm. Nothing has really worked for me besides medication, though I’m trying to practice ERP. The thing is, I don’t know if I psychologically could practice it if not for the medication. I hope others have this kind of success too! Don’t give up!!
My doctor refuses to take me above 20 mg of Prozac. I'm looking for ocd pyschiatrist though.
@Anonymous Are you seeing a general practitioner currently? I didn’t see any real improvement until 80mg but then I had a stressful life event which caused a relapse, then I was increased to 100mg.
I see a PA, but would love to see someone who specializes in my OCD which causes anxiety and depression
@Anonymous Yeah a PA won’t do you much good :( even a psychiatrist who doesn’t specifically specialize in OCD will be able to help you a lot.
The area I'm in is very rural is the only problem. I would need help locating one.
@Anonymous I wonder if there’s anything through the app. I wish you luck 🩷 have you seen any improvement with just the 20?
Not at all and it's been like 4 months
@Anonymous Yeah :( I’m really sorry. Maybe you could ask your PA for names if you haven’t already. Please don’t give up hope
He says all I have to do is say I'm happy and I will be happy.
@Anonymous Yeah that is just ridiculous. I have never met someone who received sufficient treatment from a PA or GP for mental health issues but sometimes they don’t have a choice. I wish I knew how to help :(
@clamcastle Did ever have a problem with being alone? I hate to be alone
@Anonymous I dunno, I kind of prefer to be alone. I wanted to be alone when things were really bad because I was avoiding triggers. It’s definitely not good to be alone with your thoughts though, you need to stay distracted so it doesn’t slip back in. I hope you have some times of peace from it. When I’m really bad my theme is all I can think about, and it involves magical thinking too so even if I’m safe it doesn’t really matter.
@clamcastle I try to remain busy but still the thoughts are still there. I think that's why I hate to be alone.
@Anonymous Yeah something I kept telling my therapist was that it didn’t really work, doing it before medication. I benefitted instead from acceptance during that time. Are you okay with sharing your theme? Mine is emetophobia currently but no pressure to share.
@clamcastle I'm not 100% sure yet but believe I'm dealing a lot with religious OCD
@Anonymous I’m sorry :( the most important thing I learned is that it’s all different names for the same thing, like the theme can be anything and it will feel the same. It kind of helps to weaken it for me.
@clamcastle I hate feeling like I'm going crazy and the doctors don't want to help. I'm looking for a new one though.
@Anonymous You’re not crazy I know exactly how you feel I’ve been there many times. You will find one and you’ll get the help. You just need the right doctor and all will be well. Just stay strong and find things that make you feel happy or safe. Stuff that is true no matter what. So like, I know that no matter what happens I still have the people and the things I love.
(25f) Before I was diagnosed with OCD I tried Lexapro (wasn’t bad but wasn’t great) and Citalopram (partially think it was a part of what caused me to develop severe anxiety that ignited my once not so active OCD.) After diagnosis tried Effexor and didn’t see an improvement. Was on Adderall for a good amount of my life and mentally did good on it, stopped about 2 years ago because the physical side effects started to become more noticeable. Maybe I go back on Adderall? Maybe SSRI’s and I aren’t a great fit? Anyone taking other medications that helped?
I am having a really hard time with ocd and anxious thoughts and feeling extremely uneasy. I'm home alone today so it's really easy for me to get stuck in my thoughts. I'm on day 4 of prozac. I felt like yesterday I had a period of time of about 30 minutes where I felt really focused and like the anxiety lifted completely. But then an obsession started and it brought me right back down. Hopefully I feel relief again today. I'm going to go get some house work done to take my mind off of things. Does anyone have any first hand experiences with prozac? How long until you felt any relief? Any really bad side effects? Any unforseen pluses? Much appreciated.
Has anyone had success treating their OCD without medication and solely ERP or non-medicinal methods. I have pretty severe OCD and just about every sub-type, but I’ve been on various meds (SSRI & SNRIs) for going on 8 years and have never found one that truly relieves me of symptoms. I’m looking to see if it’s worth continuing with the side effects I experience (mostly mild) or if there are alternatives that could work for me. Low key tired of constantly changing meds in an attempt to find something that works when maybe medicine isn’t the route for me…
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