Hi all! I am on Zoloft 100mg and I was hoping to get some feedback! My biggest fear is being suicidal and sometimes I’m like checking to see if I am suicidal on the medication but then I think maybe it’s my ocd. My doctor wants to go higher but I’m wondering if this is a good idea based on my thoughts. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
Hi! I am going through the same thing! I texted a few friends and asked them to check in on me over the next few weeks as I begin medication, so that I know I have support from my community. That’s what has helped me manage the anxiety of developing S ideation
Hi! I've had a long journey with Zoloft. I started at 50mg and over a number of years and different doctors, I've progressed to 225mg. I also experienced insane stress about increasing every single time but found that each time, my psychiatriat was very understanding about my concern and willing to talk me through risks, benefits, and how it works. Ultimately, each time has been best decision for me and actually helped with my depression and SI. I think for me, the idea that your increase does NOT have to be permanent helpsn If you do go higher and experience issues, you can always taper back down!
@semguenther Thank you for your feedback! 💕
Suicide OCD is one of my biggest themes. I avoided increasing my SSRI does for a long time because I heard that sometimes a side effect is that they can make you feel suicidal. It made me terrified to try. It was like a catch 22. I knew a higher dose could help with my OCD symptoms, but my OCD symptoms and fears around suicide made me terrified to do it. After doing some ERP therapy and learning more about how the combination of SSRI's and ERP provides the most relief from OCD, I took the plunge and increased the dose of meds. It was scary working with the uncertainty at first, but the increase has helped a lot with symptoms. Do you have an OCD therapist to talk this through with? Med changes or not, they can help you a lot with finding peace from these fears.
Hello- so my intrusive thoughts came back and i upped my lexapro from 5mg to 20mg. Now for 2 weeks. Still don’t feel great. Anyone know if it takes longer to get back in your system? Or what? Frustrated . Txs
I have a question My OCD has felt almost invisible the past few weeks and now that is starting to stress me out a lot. Right now I am at a point in my treatement where I was asked if I would like to take medication. I told my therapist this week that I would like to try the medication based on how miserable I feel in during OCD flare ups. But now my brain always tells me that I only go throught this treatement etc. to seek attention and that I am just dramatic and should be ashamed of myself for wanting to take this medication. So now I am doubting if I should take the medication or not. Any advice?
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.
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