Starting zoloft!!

So my doctor is starting me on 25 mg of Zoloft soon and I'm actually really exicted. I'm finally ready for this to be manageable. I know it's not a cure but I am told that zoloft is primarily recommended for specifically ocd. I'm not sure if I'm ready to start it tonight but yeah. Please do not tell me any negative side effects or anything related to nausea since I'm taking it for emetophobic contamination ocd and I don't need any opinions to make me biased but if any of yoy had SUCCESSFUL zoloft stories please comment!!

OneDayAtATimee

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 7d

I agree with the other commenter! Make sure to use medication alongside doing ERP therapy and you should be successful :)

Ariana ♡

Date posted: 7d

Yes exactly, I don't want to do zoloft forever, I want it to give me the headspace so I CAN do erp therapy so I can use my coping skills. Cause without it I haven't even tried exposures or coping skills because I'm not capable in thay headpace

mcocd

Date posted: 7d

Only thing I’d encourage you to do is see medication as a help not a cure. Like any tool, you still will have to work to have long term success. Keep going! You got this

Ariana ♡

Date posted: 7d

Yes, that's my plan. I'm not planning on doing zoloft for more than a few years at most bc I'm seeing it as a push forward or a headstart so I actually can do erp and exposures

Estrid

Date posted: 7d

Sounds good that you are excited! Go for it!

Manta

Date posted: 7d

I've been taking zoloft for about 6 months now, and I definitely think it has helped. Specifically in my ability to move on from obsessions and let my thoughts pass. I wouldn't say it necessarily stopped the thoughts from happening, but I was able to disengage easier which then made the thoughts less prevalent. That being said, I would start ERP as soon as possible. Zoloft helped me, but really made a minor dent compared to the massive difference ERP has made. Of course both were in conjunction, but I saw the most rapid improvement once I did ERP

Anonymous

Date posted: 7d

Very happy and proud of you as you make this milestone in the journey. I also am taking Zoloft and the one thing I’ll recommend is taking time to experiment with when you should take it throughout the day. Sometimes there is a noticeable difference between taking it in the morning to taking it in the afternoon. It’s just about finding a time to take it that works best for you and your routine. You got this!

OCDNoThankYe

Date posted: 20w

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.

bee.buzz

Date posted: 18w

curious!!

i am starting NOCD therapy on monday and was just curious on others’ experiences! what happens in your sessions, generally speaking? how do you feel during and after? i’m excited but also nervous to start. i’ve been in talk therapy for years with minimal improvement with my ocd, so im hopeful to start feeling better.

eb123456789

Date posted: 13w

Medication Symptom Management

This is kind of a weird question, but I recently increased my SSRI dosage and have experienced tremendous relief. It has quieted my intrusive thoughts so much and my compulsions are no longer as all-consuming. However, I don’t want to be on this high of a dosage forever and know that medication alone shouldn’t be my only fix. I’m seeing a new psychiatrist on Wednesday and am wondering if the recent decrease in frequency of my symptoms will be a bar to my getting ocd treatment? In other words, if in this present moment I’m doing better, but up until a few days ago my compulsions were taking up pretty much every moment of my waking day, will I still be classified as having ocd? I start getting worried when I feel better that I don’t actually have ocd and just use it as a defense mechanism to avoid consequences of my actions/I’m secretly a terrible person

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