OrMsB
- Date posted
- 51w
Meds
Can meds help for a thoughts to get less stuck? Or not be in my mind 24/7? Maybe more easy to let go of them?
Lara2404Lara2404
- Date posted
- 51w
I don’t believe that medication can prevent your thoughts. They aren’t magic. Medications simply influence how you react to your thoughts. They help stabilize you emotionally, and in the end, it’s YOU who stops reacting intensely to your thoughts. That’s why they become less frequent. So, medications support you with your emotions and might prevent your reaction to thoughts.
VinyViny
- Date posted
- 51w
This ^^
OrMsBOrMsB
- Date posted
- 51w
@Lara2404 Thank you, but if the medication influence the way I react doesn’t it mean that the thoughts will be less stuck? Like the thought won’t be all the time
Lara2404Lara2404
- Date posted
- 51w
@OrMsB Yes, but that is your achievement and not that of the medication. Medications also help with exposure, so that people feel more emotionally stable. The result of stability is that YOU react differently to thoughts. They provide support (at least they are supposed to), but they are not a cure that stops the thoughts from coming because of them.
OrMsBOrMsB
- Date posted
- 51w
@Lara2404 Ok , thank you
mike80mike80
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 51w
@OrMsB Ideally if the meds are working, they don’t get rid of the thoughts literally, they make it where the thoughts don’t bother u so much or “get stuck”. The whole reason we have these intrusive thoughts, regardless of their content, is because they are something that bother or scare us. The meds can help where u no longer care so much if u have a certain thought, and once you’re not worried about having the thought so much, it kinda just goes away or at least is greatly reduced
VinyViny
- Date posted
- 51w
Hey I'm prescribed Venlafaxine (SSRI) it's doing well to me but I advise you to talk to your doctor about it!
OrMsBOrMsB
- Date posted
- 51w
@Viny Thank you
VinyViny
- Date posted
- 51w
@emmahitam I'm sorry it happened to you. Indeed antidepressants react differently with people. I had this type of reaction with sertraline that's why I switched
VinyViny
- Date posted
- 51w
@emmahitam I think but a therapist might
VinyViny
- Date posted
- 51w
@emmahitam Then....I'm sorry but I'm afraid I don't really know how to help and I don't think sleeping pills are the way to go. But god bless you in your journey
Related posts
Dreamydream
- Date posted
- 23w
Medication or supplements
Hiii - hope everyone is having a good day! Has anyone found any type of medication or supplements helpful with thinking sooo deeply about everything and intrusive thoughts? I’m in therapy + doing erp but my brain in this relapse of ocd just thinks sooo deep into my brain and i can’t seem to not to do it pull myself out. Like I’m just paranoid. An example would be if i simply look at my arm I’ll think so deeply about it like what’s under my arm what’s it look like inside etc. but if anyone not in this cycle looks at their arm they’ll be like hmm ok cool my arm and move on w their day. Just looking to see if anyone has had a similar experience of what I’m feeling rn.
baukje
- Date posted
- 19w
Obsessing about… medication
I am having an appointment with my psychiatrist this afternoon and I am obsessing about what to do with my medication. I think it’s also very ocd like obsessing. I am currently on 30mg mirtazapine. Ive been on this for years (because of insomnia, anxiety and depression) (15mg) and after we tried to switch to another (amitryptiline) because of nerve pain, I went down the road of insomnia and later on ocd again. So I am back on mirtazapine, and weaning off of the amitryptiline. This is/was a very traumatic experience. Because the switch caused a mental breakdown. Now my psychiatrist has mentioned to up the mirtazapine to 45mg. And my obsessive self has done a lot of research and a lot is saying that the higher the dose, the more you can experience anxiety. And for ocd it’s obviously not the first choice. I am obsessing all morning about it. I am too scared to go up. But I am also too scared to try another and to wean myself of off mirtazapine. I feel stuck at this point. Taking two meds is also not something I want. I could really use some words of encouragement right now I think. 🥹
itwillallbeokay
- Date posted
- 16w
would medication be helpful for my case?
i’ve been dealing with OCD for years. my biggest theme being POCD. i have dealt with the anxiety aspect of it all but i think i now have a dysregulated nervous system that normal somatic grounding exercises cannot fix. i also experience only depression. it’s like i still have the POCD + intrusive thoughts. I try not to engage with them, but I’m still depressed but don’t experience much anxiety. should I go on medication? Is it more than just OCD now?
Be a part of the largest OCD Community
Share your thoughts so the Community can respond