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Anyone older with issues still?
I just recently turned 51 and take medication for ocd but STILLhave major issues--i need some hope--š„°
I just recently turned 51 and take medication for ocd but STILLhave major issues--i need some hope--š„°
Last helpful Thing I found: my NOCD therapist explained that OCD will be with me for life, unfortunately. It will go on vacation with me and go everywhere I go. once I learned that, I started the grieving process for that piece. But with tools like the ERP and such, Iām hoping for being able to manage it to a great degree with much symptom relief. Iāve always been hopeful but here we are in our 50s, incredibly frustrating at times. Sending healing hearts to you.
I am 54 and was diagnosed in my 20's, though I'm pretty sure I had it before then too. I've been on various SSRI's. I was on Lexapro most recently and was still struggling mildly to moderately; I went off it for a sleep study and also to try microdosing psilocybin. After months off lexapro, my ocd symptoms were severe again (and psilocybin did not help me), Two weeks ago I started prozac; I remember relief with this one from decades ago, even more than with the lexapro, so I am hopeful. I have resigned to the fact that I will likely need SSRI for life :( I thought maybe adhd was primary for bit, tried adderall during the off med period, ocd became worse, not for me. Then I read that ocd can often mimic some adhd symptoms. SSRI's give me 30-60% relief. Prozac closer to 60%, Lexapro more like 30-40%. It seems that the medication match is significant. Michelle
I was on Prozac and it made me suicidal, so I guess everyone is different. Lexapro isn't working for me anymore. I'm at a loss. Tried so many meds and nothing seems to work. I'm 57 by the way and have had OCD since 20
Itās crazy how medications impact people so differently. Luvox is specifically for ocd. I almost went that route and may if Prozac is not working 30 years later. I get fomo when I hear people say their ocd was cured. OCD is a huge ātime thiefā for me and can be so relentless. Sorry with the jargon, Iām a late bloomer with a 14 year old so ā¦
Also stress seems to impact my ocd greatly. How is your stress level? I have cptsd and started āinner bondingā and it has helped greatly as well. I dialogue much better with the lies ocd/limiting beliefs tell me. My mom, who lives with me (4 years) and is the source of my cptsd and with a personality disorder, will be moving to a senior center next month and already my ocd is slightly improving (subconsciously I think it came back at full force) so stress in life I think is a factor for sure.
My OCD manifests with over sharing for sure ha, but I do want to help. I wanted to share that I am listening to a podcast about certain tests that one can have and I had no idea that there is a test for our neurotransmitter levels. That would for sure take the guessing came out of medications. Iāll share if I find out how to go about that. Are you with ERP here at Nocd? have found ERP helps a lot with some of my symptoms and then some of them are just much more stubborn and probably will take more time here .
Hello Trudy, Let me first express that I am so sorry for the pain you are going through. I understand from your post that you take medication, but I want to ask, are you currently in therapy, as well?
Hi Trudy, I'm sorry you are struggling with this! OCD is a chronic condition and is likely to be present for life. However, it is very manageable, so please keep your hope alive! You mentioned medication- is this prescribed by an OCD specialist? Often folks go to their primary care MD for OCD meds which is fine for the short term, but a specialist can best determine therapeutic levels for your individual needs. If you haven't done so already, I invite you to learn more about care here: treatmyocd.com. Let me know if this was helpful and whether I can answer any other questions!
I really just need to vent. I recently had a relapse and while some days it seems like Iām feeling better, others are so difficult. Today, Iām breaking down at work in the bathroom and I feel so awful about that. Aside from the really scary thoughts Iām having about my health and my family members, Iām starting to feel really hopeless about the future. Like Iām never going to get better and that Iām going to get stuck in this ocd cycle forever. I know thatās not true because Iāve been able to make progress before, but the desperation and frustration that comes with a relapse make it so hard to remember that. I started medication and itās only been about 3 days but Iām really scared that itās not going to work or that Iām going to have to go through a lot of trial and error. I just really need to hear from people who have worked through their health ocd. I need hope.
I recently was diagnosed with postpartum ocd/ depression/ anxiety itās by far the hardest thing I ever had. As an adolescent I struggled with depression/anxiety/ & self harm I didnāt realize back then that self harm was a compulsion for me. Anyway recently ocd has been attacking my baby along with my loved ones or even strangers. I feel horrible about it & feel insane I have panic attacks very often. I do my best to remind myself itās ocd not me. I am genuinely the kind of person that is disturbed by road kill & cry over new all the time. I didnāt have these intrusive thoughts until my baby was 4 months (heās now 6 months) because of a stupid true crime case & then it spiraled. I believe the only reason itās doing all this is to have me feel like I am a villain & evil. It causes me to wonder if I have psychosis (like my mind purposely thinks the worst to try to convince me of psychosis) I am aware thatās not how it works. I am doing everything possible to overcome this sadly my insurance is Medicaid & it doesnāt work on here to find a OCD specialist. I move in 10 days to a new state & my insurance will be cut off for some time. I recently started Zoloft so Iām hoping it helps me until then. I want hope from other moms that have gone through similar experiencesā¦ this feels so exhausting & endless I wasnāt like this a few months ago. All I do is pray for things to get better I read the Bible to ease my heart & try to trust God that this to shall pass.
TW. Also long post ahead . Iāve been dealing with OCD for the past 10 years. Iām 32 years old . I didnāt get diagnosed with OCD until this year. I was always diagnosed with GAD, panic disorder, and depression. I donāt have your typical compulsions. Mine are mostly all mental. Reassurance seeking, avoidance , repeating a prayer , etc . I have three main themes . Schizophrenia OCD, sexual orientation OCD, and HIV. Sometimes i deal with harm OCD and POCD but my main big three are the ones I listed first . I feel like the schizophrenic OCD is the most debilitating for me. For the last ten years Iāve been thinking Iām losing my mind . I thought once I got to a certain age the fear would go away but it hasnāt and is in full force . Iām constantly checking my surroundings, what Iām hearing, how Iām acting , questioning if things are real and so on . Now I do have times where this theme doesnāt bother me . Itās put on the back burner . I go through cycles . But when Iām focusing on this theme I feel like Iām hearing stuff . Most of the time I canāt make it out but recently I feel like Iāve been hearing a whisper saying āheyā . It mainly happens at night . It sends me into a complete panic and I feel like āthis is it ā Iām seeing an OCD therapist and she recommended me to go to this psychiatric place in town to get meds to help my anxiety from the OCD. My last psychiatrist always pushed the newest medicine and was constantly changing up my regimen. I thought I would give it a try. WORST IDEA EVER . Keep in mind my therapist gave me a letter to give to her explaining I have been diagnosed with OCD and explaining it . She doesn't think I have OCD at all. She wanted to put me on an antipsychotic so me with my OCD brain . I asked her if she thought I was psychotic . She said I was nearing psychosis . She called me interesting . She feels like I have major depressive disorder . I'm just at a loss for words. It was honestly the strangest meeting I have had with a psychiatrist. It was very unprofessional. She has no idea the damage she has done nor do I think she cares. I just don't know what to Believe in anymore ... We met for approximately 45 minutes . First time ever meeting. I just want to cry and Iām freaking out š¢
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