Medication (Prozac)

I am having a really hard time with ocd and anxious thoughts and feeling extremely uneasy. I'm home alone today so it's really easy for me to get stuck in my thoughts. I'm on day 4 of prozac. I felt like yesterday I had a period of time of about 30 minutes where I felt really focused and like the anxiety lifted completely. But then an obsession started and it brought me right back down. Hopefully I feel relief again today. I'm going to go get some house work done to take my mind off of things. Does anyone have any first hand experiences with prozac? How long until you felt any relief? Any really bad side effects? Any unforseen pluses? Much appreciated.

davisgi24

Date posted: 4w ago

When I took it, it took around three weeks for me to notice any meaningful changes. Don’t worry, I’m sure that in a few weeks you’ll start to feel a little lighter. ♥️ My biggest recommendation is to remember that the best chance of recovery comes in the form of medication AND therapy. Medication is an amazing tool to aid us, but it won’t magically get rid of the OCD. I am proud of you for taking steps to get better!

AAnonymous17

Date posted: 4w ago

Currently almost on my third week taking.. it definitely got worse before it started to get better for me! I found myself ruminating and getting anxious a lot in the first 5 ish days then it started to lessen, but I’m still in the early stages of taking it too. I can feel that the anxiety I usually feel when I get caught up in thoughts has decreased and I’m finding it slowly starting to get easier to shift my mind from ruminating too much so I’m very hopeful for when it’s been in my system long enough! Hang in there you got this

05Enfj_R

Date posted: 4w ago

Thank you! I can't wait to feel some relief!

AAnonymous17

Date posted: 4w ago

@05Enfj_R Of course, I’m hopeful for you!!

05Enfj_R

Date posted: 4w ago

@-Anonymous17 💖

05Enfj_R

Date posted: 4w ago

I have my first appointment with my ocd specialist in a few days. I struggle with scrupiolocity ocd. I really hope they are able to help me by creating some erp exercises that aren't going to go against my values and still challenge my ocd. I also hope it's not extremely expensive 💀

OCDNoThankYe

Date posted: 16w ago

Medication

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.

H399Rocd

Date posted: 15w ago

Medication for OCD?

Medication for OCD? Hello all, 19 male here, this seems like a cool community that isn’t nearly as triggering as reddit. I have pretty severe bouts of existential thinking or fear of going crazy ( psychosis ) after some pretty heavy mushroom trips a few years ago, I know logically I should be fine but I do know what it’s like to lose it and it’s scary. Currently I deal with relationship focused OCD, it’s all day from before I even open my eyes. I want things to work out with my girlfriend badly. Also I can come close to a panic attack sometimes which perpetuates everything. Anyway, I mention the fear of going crazy because the way my anxiety/derealization makes me feel is that I’m not mentally stable cause I feel out of it or unreal. I saw that a lot of anxiety and depression medication can cause psychosis and I feel like I could use some help in getting ahead of my OCD because the compulsions are had not to give into when I’m in such distress/not knowing. Plus overall I just feel like I have no idea how I feel about close to anything. Anyone relate about that ?

justsomone1

Date posted: 8w ago

starting Zoloft.

For starters I was on this medicine before i remember the first few weeks were very scary and debilitating. I don’t remember why I stopped taking it , it was about 7 months ago. but I just recently started back because my ocd and anxiety has been off the chain. I keep having bad thoughts about the side affects and I’m terrified like “ what if I have a seizure” can anybody share an experience? Anyone on Zoloft here. Thanks !

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