Medication - OCD

Hey everyone. I have suicidal ocd. About 6 weeks ago I started on medication (citalopram) for my ocd. I had rough up and downs for the first week weeks, then about 2-3 great weeks, and now I don’t know what’s going on. I feel as if I’m thinking constantly but my anxiety response is gone. For suicidal ocd, it’s scary because I based the fact it was OCD off how much anxiety I’ve gotten. Now I’m really concerned with myself over all the thoughts. Any advice? Anyone have ups and downs with meds? Any kind words are appreciated

Username: OCDisHellOCDisHell

Date posted: 23w ago

I'm not a doctor or a scientist but I do know a little about SSRIs (20+ years on them). So SSRIs help to build Serotonin levels in your brain which is the brain "chemical" that makes you feel happy. It has other functions in the brain/body as well but one of the most important functions in our OCD brains is to reduce the anxiety. SSRIs are not meant to "stop" intrusive thoughts but rather to lessen the anxiety response to them thus making the thoughts less important. In combination with ERP training, SSRIs allow us to more easily ignore the thoughts which lessens their power over us. I hope this helps. God bless.

Username: marcygirl23marcygirl23

Date posted: 23w ago

@OCDisHell Thanks for the reply! I appreciate it. Hope you’re doing well

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 23w ago

Hey. You know it is OCD because you have a desire to "fix" these suicidal thoughts whenever they come in. Don't do any reassurance or "fixing" of these thoughts to convince yourself they are not true. That is a compulsion and will not suffice. Say to yourself, "maybe this is a real" and do not do any form of thought to neutralize the little anxiety you have remaining. Sit with it and continue living life with it at your side and it will go away naturally. I hope this helps. You got this :)

Username: marcygirl23marcygirl23

Date posted: 23w ago

@Anonymous Thanks for the reply. It’s hard to not do the “fixing” because it’s the fear if you do nothing, it will come true or you won’t be taking care of it.

Username: Rach :)

Date posted: 4y ago

i really don’t wanna go on medication but i’ve been in therapy for 2 months and i don’t seem to be getting better. i don’t know if it will get better with time or if i’m going to need to go on meds. i’m scared i’ll become suicidal, worse, or even become dependent on them. does anyone know if my intrusive thoughts can possibly go away with time if i really try or does that require meds? the thoughts are present all day long over basically everything i do. also for anyone who’s on meds how has it changed you with your ocd?

Username: Cactus11

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

Medication

Just curious I’ve been doing so good with my ERP and I’m like 80% better but POCD seems to have a huge grip on me still. And while I’m not so afraid anymore my mind still loves to obsess about it and give me feelings (my ocd is very very feelings based) and wants me to think about the obsession.it’s mostly just annoying and tiring. I have an appointment with a psychiatrist to just have a convo about meds that could help with depression and OCD. Has anyone gone through this? And what does the medication for you? (I know everyone is different) does it stop your brain from obsessing so much? 🖤

Username: Shayne Krauch

Date posted: 49w ago

Suicidal OCD

Hi yall!! The past week for me has been needless to say… very interesting. My doctor and I decided I would stop taking Lexapro after 3-4 years and switch me to Prozac as it has more research backing OCD relief. To be clear, I did experience remission on Lexapro, however I thought I didn’t need it anymore and decided to cold turkey!!! Great decision.. not! I completely relapsed and for the past year have been about 50/50. So while I thought I was weaning off lexapro and getting on Prozac I actually was weaning off lexapro and taking Paxil everyday. I caught this on my own because I questioned the generic name of the drug.. double check your pill bottles!!! Long story short I got that wrong righted and am a week into weaning off Paxil and onto Prozac. This past week has been very tough for me mentally, a lot of suicidally themed OCD. I keep thinking about dying, having thoughts like “kill yourself” but I know it’s not how I actually feel. I don’t wanna die.. this life is all we have. Why would I wanna do that? I get so confused though and because of the OCD I typically experience depression which fuels that fire a million times over… You might ask why I’m writing this? I’m writing this for those also suffering with a similar theme. We need to be doing our exposures for 1 hour daily, we wont get relief if we don’t. ERP helped me when I did it, but then I didn’t think I needed it anymore and eventually stopped. With that and medication, a healthy lifestyle and overall GOOD supportive people around you… it’s possible to experience full remission and put OCD in the backseat of your life. When I get back to full remission I will make sure to come back to this post and encourage all of us suffering. OCD truly is the worst. Have a good Saturday yall, even if I don’t know you I love you as a human being. ☺️

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