JamesAGlover
- Date posted
- 1y
Positive stories of Zoloft / Sertraline?
Can anyone talk about what Zoloft does for the brain in the treatment of OCD?
monica<3monica<3
- Date posted
- 1y
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
LexSLexS
- Date posted
- 1y
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.
JamesAGloverJamesAGlover
- Date posted
- 1y
@LexS Okay that’s really positive! How does ERP work for anything harm or sexual related?
NicoleisdoingtheirbestNicoleisdoin...
- Date posted
- 1y
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!
JamesAGloverJamesAGlover
- Date posted
- 1y
Hmmm interesting! I think it’s a mood enhancer, which surely allows you to engage with the thoughts more rationally.
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justsomone1
- Date posted
- 17w
starting Zoloft.
For starters I was on this medicine before i remember the first few weeks were very scary and debilitating. I don’t remember why I stopped taking it , it was about 7 months ago. but I just recently started back because my ocd and anxiety has been off the chain. I keep having bad thoughts about the side affects and I’m terrified like “ what if I have a seizure” can anybody share an experience? Anyone on Zoloft here. Thanks !
AvsFan95
- Date posted
- 13w
OCD and Zoloft (Sertraline)
Hi everyone, I’m new to the community. I was diagnosed with OCD just a couple of months ago and have been doing some reading and other research to try and understand the disorder. With this, I have been actively seeing a great therapist who has been helpful to build tools to deal with my intrusive thoughts ( contamination OCD is my worst theme). Do help learn to deal with the compulsions, I start on Sertraline or “Zoloft” I believe since November 2024. Currently I’m on 50mg and have been doing this for just over a month. My question for those who are also taking Sertraline and it has been successful, how do you know it has really provided a benefit and how long did it take to get there? I sometimes feel the medication works, and sometimes I feel it doesn’t (maybe that’s my OCD trying to mess with things). Thanks!
cherryblossoms
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 12w
sertraline (zoloft) question
hi! i was wondering if anyone here began treatment using sertraline and then got off of it later? im just curious about other people's experiences using if for their ocd and if they eventually got off of it or are just taking it indefinitely. Thanks!!
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