nyx32
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- 31w
Sertraline experience?
I am probably going to start sertraline soon. Does anyone have any experience with this medication?
KandsKands
- Date posted
- 31w
Works really well for me, but everyone's experience with meds are different. Sertraline calms down your anxiety but does not affect OCD intrusive thoughts, so it's like piloting a plane with a really annoying co-pilot but you don't panic about it. Side effects i had when i started the meds (they lasted for a good 2 months then everything was better after) was a lot of brain-fog, apathy and for me high libido. Do not mix it with alcohol you get drunk 4x times as fast and potent.
good_dadgood_dad
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 31w
@Kands If you don’t mind me asking, did you have any sexual dysfunction after the initial 2 months? I worry with the high dose required for OCD that could happen to me.
KandsKands
- Date posted
- 30w
@Anonymous no worries, in my experience you take a longer time to "finish" if you know what i mean. also erections last longer, so theres that.
good_dadgood_dad
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 30w
@Kands Thank you! I am glad to hear that there weren’t any other effects for you. I really appreciate your willingness to share. Can I ask what dose you were on?
KandsKands
- Date posted
- 30w
@Anonymous 25mg, then 50mg, 100mg for some time and now i'm back on 50
good_dadgood_dad
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 30w
@Kands Thank you for sharing, that’s really helpful!
truetrevtruetrev
- Date posted
- 31w
I agree with Kands, sertraline calms down anxiety/panic and balances mood well but don’t expect it to cure OCD. Makes severe OCD into something manageable. I had GI side effects and heartburn the first couple months on it, but it subsides with time and when you get to your optimal dosage.
ev24ev24
- Date posted
- 31w
I personally didn’t like it. It made me feel fatigued and I felt a constant brain fog, but my best friend is on it and loves it! she says it’s helped her a lot, so it really depends on the individual!
AnonymousAnonymous
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 31w
Definitely depends on the individual. I went as high as 150 mg but was frustrated by the sexual side effects so now I’m on the lowest dose 25 mg, which is what they start you on. Added Buspirone to help with the side effects and am now on 15 mg twice a day of that. I know the Sertraline is supposed to be higher for the OCD, but I also have GAD. So far so good with this mix but everybody’s different. Lot of trial and error to this.
davisgi24davisgi24
- Date posted
- 31w
It changed my life. It saved me from the worst downward spiral I had ever experienced. Like someone else said, it won’t cure you, but it takes OCD from something that completely controls your life to something manageable. I take 150mg of that and 200 of Wellbutrin to balance out the side effects.
r.m.1r.m.1
- Date posted
- 31w
Love it
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