Anti-depressants?

I am so happy there is an app where I can talk to others that have OCD!! I’ve struggled with it since I was about 7 (I am now 19) but it has not been as bad as it has the last 6 months. I don’t exactly know what happened, but I did have some medication changes and with that came A LOT of health anxiety. My question is, has anyone been prescribed anti-depressants, and have they worked? I am considering them. I am anxious every second of the day and I am getting sick of it.

wherron01

Date posted: 31w

anti-depressants are absolutely life-changing, but you need a really high dose for them to help ocd. with fluoxetine, the one i’m on, anything on-label doesn’t really treat ocd. 80 is the max and that’s where it really starts helping. talk to a psychiatrist who knows what they’re doing with ocd specifically — our condition isn’t well understood and the standards aren’t really set for us

wherron01

Date posted: 31w

@wherron01 i will also note that augmentation of SSRIs with antipsychotics has a bunch of pretty bad side effects, but it allows you to get a much stronger effect out of a lower dose and it’s been just night and day for me. when i’m not on aripiprazole-augmented fluoxetine, my intrusive thoughts are pretty much 100% disabling — thoughts of and rumination on causing or being the victim of harm is the only thing in my mind for the 14+ hours i’m awake, the entire day. i can’t sleep, i can’t perform my everyday tasks. after being medicated, they’re just thoughts.

hollieb015

Date posted: 31w

@wherron01 this is exactly how I am. every waking moment I’m constantly fearing harm and I haven’t been getting good sleep at all because I fear not waking up. this is my exact situation! I am on the waiting list for therapy, but my doctor has recommended that I think about anti-depressants.

mousse

Date posted: 31w

i just got prescribed effexor but i haven't started it yet, maybe ask your doctor about that?

nae nae

Date posted: 31w

I've been on Zoloft for about two months or so. I am currently working up to 100mg, but it's been a huge help, honestly. I'd been afraid of negative side effects and changes in my mood, but I didn't really notice anything.

Dragonfly 💚

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 31w

Trust and Talk to your therapist about this and they will help you see if medication is indeed for you. Medication is not for everyone but it has helped many. I once was on medication as well but I knew that I could overcome OCD and wanted to be off the meds. A bad relationship unfortunately was what brought me to having to get on medication and I am glad that I did at the time because it helped me get to where I am today. For years now my life changed for the better. From being in a healthy and positive environment and now in a healthy relationship and I can’t leave out having an awesome support system, my therapist and God. Having all of that I set my goal of coming off the medication because I knew that I could learn to manage and overcome this bully. Today I am happy to say I am an OCD conquerer and off medication. Yes everyone has bad days and life is stressful sometimes but when you learn how to deal with all that it is manageable and possible to overcome. Best Good luck on your journey and God Bless.

lemon tears

Date posted: 25w

Looking for insight on OCD/depression medications

(25f) Before I was diagnosed with OCD I tried Lexapro (wasn’t bad but wasn’t great) and Citalopram (partially think it was a part of what caused me to develop severe anxiety that ignited my once not so active OCD.) After diagnosis tried Effexor and didn’t see an improvement. Was on Adderall for a good amount of my life and mentally did good on it, stopped about 2 years ago because the physical side effects started to become more noticeable. Maybe I go back on Adderall? Maybe SSRI’s and I aren’t a great fit? Anyone taking other medications that helped?

sarah.ek

Date posted: 13w

Meds for OCD + Depression (Burnout), mood swings

As my current mental health has definitely reached a new low, I will probably soon start with medication. However, since I am actually somewhat afraid of the typical side effects of antidepressants and mood-stabilizers, I wanted to ask anyone who is or has been taking medication for OCD and or depression (and mood-swings). I recently got also diagnosed with depression (I’ll be further tested for burnout) and I also suffer from pretty intense mood swings and anxiety, both really draining the last bit of energy that I currently have. You can honestly be as specific and descriptive as you want since I don’t know any people in my personal life that take any medication for their mental health and I’m genuinely curious about side effects, how long the different meds take to kick in, etc. The only meds I’m familiar with are beta blockers, specifically bisoprolol but I want to switch to propranolol.

BootsyCollins

Date posted: 10w

Treatment

Hey what’s up y’all Does anyone else have generalized anxiety along with OCD and is taking a low dose medication? I wanted to try something I’m not big on meidcation but it’s getting to a point that it’s really affecting my day to day even though I’ve been dealing with it for years and years

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