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Positive stories of Zoloft / Sertraline?
Can anyone talk about what Zoloft does for the brain in the treatment of OCD?
Can anyone talk about what Zoloft does for the brain in the treatment of OCD?
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
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.
@LexS Okay that’s really positive! How does ERP work for anything harm or sexual related?
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!
Hmmm interesting! I think it’s a mood enhancer, which surely allows you to engage with the thoughts more rationally.
Hello. I am a mom of a 15 yo who has been diagnosed with severe OCD and also depression and anxiety disorders. Medication was recommended. Specifically clomipramine. As of now he refuses to take it. Says he 50 % of the way considering it. He was not able to complete most of his HW last week, spends much of the day feeling anxious, isolates in his room for hours. Says he wants to try to manage it - says he’s doing better bc he was able to focus in his math class - says he doesn’t want med bc he is afraid it will mess w his mind (numb his feelings). Any advice for how to get him over this hump? Any good experience from med? It’s hard for me to watch him suffer knowing that med is an option and he could be feeling better. Also hard to watch him get zeros in classes when he is smart and capable. Thank you ahead of time. Also, his NOCD therapist is on vacation but had recommended med as well to help my son engage better in ERP
Hey friends, I hope you all are well. I just wanted to check in and ask people's experiences about being on medication. I have had OCD pretty much my whole life, just got recently diagnosed 4 months ago and my therapist recommended that I get on meds for it so I have a psychiatrist appointment set up. I'm a little apprehensive about getting on them, but I've realized that I do have some sort of chemical imbalance in my brain that plays a part in my OCD and anxiety. I would love to hear anyones experiences or words of encouragement. Thank you, I hope you all are well.
Medication for OCD? Hello all, 19 male here, this seems like a cool community that isn’t nearly as triggering as reddit. I have pretty severe bouts of existential thinking or fear of going crazy ( psychosis ) after some pretty heavy mushroom trips a few years ago, I know logically I should be fine but I do know what it’s like to lose it and it’s scary. Currently I deal with relationship focused OCD, it’s all day from before I even open my eyes. I want things to work out with my girlfriend badly. Also I can come close to a panic attack sometimes which perpetuates everything. Anyway, I mention the fear of going crazy because the way my anxiety/derealization makes me feel is that I’m not mentally stable cause I feel out of it or unreal. I saw that a lot of anxiety and depression medication can cause psychosis and I feel like I could use some help in getting ahead of my OCD because the compulsions are had not to give into when I’m in such distress/not knowing. Plus overall I just feel like I have no idea how I feel about close to anything. Anyone relate about that ?
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