JamesAGlover
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- 50w
Positive stories of Zoloft / Sertraline?
Can anyone talk about what Zoloft does for the brain in the treatment of OCD?
monica<3monica<3
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- 50w
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
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- 50w
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
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- 50w
@LexS Okay that’s really positive! How does ERP work for anything harm or sexual related?
NicoleisdoingtheirbestNicoleisdoin...
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- 50w
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
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- 50w
Hmmm interesting! I think it’s a mood enhancer, which surely allows you to engage with the thoughts more rationally.
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- 14w
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- 9w
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- 9w
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