- Username
- JamesAGlover
- Date posted
- 22w ago
Positive stories of Zoloft / Sertraline?
Can anyone talk about what Zoloft does for the brain in the treatment of OCD?
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- monica<3monica<3
- Date posted
- 22w ago
i was on zoloft for 6 years, but looking back i still had OCD obsessions and compulsions (i wasn’t diagnosed at the time) i started getting really bad last month and my doctor increased my dose (that didn’t help). when i went to the psych hospital a psychiatrist put me on luvox which apparently is specifically for OCD. i’m still not feeling better 😂 but hoping that increasing my dose would help. i think they’re very similar but i don’t think OCD is the main thing zoloft is used for
- Username
- LexSLexS
- Date posted
- 22w ago
I have depression and anxiety as well but it definitely helped my depression out immensely! The OCD part I still have the compulsions and intrusive thoughts, but they’re MUCH more manageable now and I am able to perform ERP whereas before I was too overwhelmed. I will say it doesn’t take the OCD obsessions away but it does help you feel like you are in control and can manage them.
- Username
- JamesAGloverJamesAGlover
- Date posted
- 22w ago
@LexS Okay that’s really positive! How does ERP work for anything harm or sexual related?
- Username
- NicoleisdoingtheirbestNicoleisdoin...
- Date posted
- 22w ago
I will say it helped me so so much and definitely outweighs the side effects I experienced but I do want to mention the side effects I had since I would wanna know both sides I’m currently working on getting off of it because it has caused me to genuinely gain 40 pounds 🥴I’ve been taking Zoloft for 2 years so it wasn’t an obvious gain until recently but nonetheless, a gain… the other one is I’ve had CRAZY dreams 😂this is more of a funny side effects but truly all insane dreams Zoloft’s positives outweighed the negatives for the 2 years I needed it but now that I’ve been though a lot of treatment and feel like I’m in a better headspace overall it’s time to slowly get off of it 😌I wish you all the best!
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- JamesAGloverJamesAGlover
- Date posted
- 22w ago
Hmmm interesting! I think it’s a mood enhancer, which surely allows you to engage with the thoughts more rationally.
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- Username
- letsgo
- Date posted
- 5y ago
SSRI success story: so far... It’s been 5 months since my POCD flare up. And it’s been by far the worst experience of my life. I was terrified to even leave my house and go to work (I work in child care) in December I decided enough was enough and went to see a specialist for a diagnosis. She diagnosed me instantly with OCD and recommended I gave medicine a shot. I started on Lexapro 4 weeks ago yesterday and the change has been incredible. That with a mix of ERP and Acceptance of the thoughts (Acceptance has been the biggest help, and very easy to do when the Lexapro makes me not care about the thoughts) Now, I won’t say I don’t get thoughts. I still absolutely do, but I get less of them. And when I get an extremely hard convincing one, I accept it in, and sit in any guilt I have until it naturally dissipates. I’m not recovered, not by a long shot. But I have a small piece of me back, and it feels good. I’m hoping with hard work, and not letting OCD thoughts get under my skin. Recovery will be possible. If you’re scared to try an SSRI. I completely understand. I was lucky enough to have the first one work for me. The side effects were HORRIBLE, almost worse than the OCD for well over a week. But the benefits I have now outweigh the negatives of that week. I’m not promising a fix with an SSRI. But I think it’s worth a shot. Hell, this could all come back to bite me in the ass, who knows? I believe in you guys, and I’m starting to believe in myself again. We can do this. We’re one big family here, and we need each other. (But no reassurance ??)
- Username
- Anonymous
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Does anyone have any good experiences with SSRIs for OCD?
- Username
- MorallyGreyJ
- Date posted
- 2y ago
What are everyone’s experiences using SSRIs for OCD? I’m not currently medicated and was curious if they actually help.
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