ElusiveButterfly

Date posted: 5d

Medication blues

My therapist is heavily recommending i talk to a psychiatrist for my OCD and I really don’t want to. I have had bad experiences with meds in the past and have already tried a lot of the meds recommended for OCD. They were prescribed before I knew I had it, when I thought I just had GAD. What I really want is loads of reassurance from people who have been in this boat and tried meds but I know that won’t help me. So instead I’m asking what you guys did to force yourself to try medication either again or for the first time. What did your uncertainty statements look like? And how did you juggle the financial aspect? I am already in the red from paying for this therapy. I was barely able to budget for NOCD and am having a hard time seeing how I will be able to pay for medications and refills

princessOCD

Date posted: 5d

I was in the same boat you were. I did not want to do medication but it has been a game changer for me. About a month ago, I was having panic attacks everyday stuck in a constant loop of anxiety and OCD. The stress was killing me. I couldn’t eat or do anything but lay in bed. I started taking prozac when I realized it had gone too far. I am about 4 weeks into prozac and can already feel the difference. I am able to breathe easier and am able to eat now. It doesn’t make the intrusive thoughts vanish, but it makes it much easier to work on ERP and response prevention. My mindset is that they’re not forever, just until I feel me again.

ElusiveButte...

Date posted: 5d

@princessOCD Prozac is on the top of my list to try! Thank you for this insight, I am going to make an appointment and get the ball rolling

No surrender

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 5d

I wasn’t nuts about taking anything. But my OCD had taken over. I had a horrible quality of life. I think I was close to losing my job and having to go into a facility for a while. For me meds and therapy are the answer. My OCD is close to gone.

Gladys2295

Date posted: 4d

@No surrender What medication is working for you?

No surrender

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 4d

@Gladys2295 Prozac

Gladys2295

Date posted: 4d

@No surrender Okay thank you!

No surrender

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 3d

@Gladys2295 I had an OCD meltdown that lasted for a lot of months. And the guy who came out the other side of that was not the same guy that went in. Was medication part of that change? Yeah. Is that bad? Not to me. I’m able to lead a good life now.

ElusiveButte...

Date posted: 3d

Just wanted to update, I started meds last night. I’m terrified but I’m trying!

Anonymous

Date posted: 17h

@ElusiveButterfly Yayyy! What med u end up going on?

ElusiveButte...

Date posted: 17h

@Anonymous Clomipramine

Anonymous

Date posted: 17h

@ElusiveButterfly Lemme know how it goes! I’m on lexapro I started not long ago

ElusiveButte...

Date posted: 17h

@Anonymous I’m gonna be honest the first few days have been rough. Day 1 and 2 I felt completely panicked/had a few panic attacks. Then yesterday I started feeling more like myself but still very on edge. I haven’t been able to sleep really. My psychiatrist gave me Xanax today to help with the panic while I get used to it

ElusiveButte...

Date posted: 17h

@Anonymous Lexapro is next on my list! Maybe Prozac but I’m not sure

Anonymous

Date posted: 17h

Idk how ppl liked Prozac lol it made me way more anxious and panicky am I the only one? :(

Lena1998

Date posted: 22w

Harm OCD made worse by psychiatrist visit

I went to talk to a psychiatrist based off my Nocd therapists recommendation. I had a very hard week beforehand where I had anxiety so bad I couldn't leave my bed. It seems like once I get my period my anxiety and everything dissipated some so I talked to the psychiatrist. Anyways, I was immediately put off by her because she told me she didn't have any information on me included in the referral for one reason or another. So I had to basically "fill her in" on my life story. I have anxiety disorder, panic disorder, OCD and PTSD. I told her these things and how hard the last week had been. She started asking questions like I had bipolar disorder, which I don't have. She then wanted me to take buspar and Zoloft TOGETHER daily. I know for a fact you never start two medications daily at once. You don't know which one is causing symptoms if you do. So I immediately didn't like that. I asked her about Zoloft specifically daily because it is an SSRI what I should do if it gave me thoughts of harm for myself. She told me "just go to the hospital".... Now, I don't wanna say that was the worst possible thing she could have said to me, but it was. Because now my OCD is spiraling that just my general harm OCD thoughts are enough to mean I need to go to the hospital. It had been 2 days and I cannot stop obsessing that maybe I'm depressed or suicidal because of this. I know I don't want anything to happen to me. I love my family and my friends. I am scared of death. But the thought is sticky and it's been so, so frustrating. My anxiety has been so frustrating. I feel so lost and like nothing I'm trying to fix my issues is working very well. NOCD therapy has been one of the only things to help in the long term, but I still get terrified of certain obsessions like suicide. I don't really know what to do, if anyone has any advice or any personal experience that may help, anything would be nice right now. I've felt so lost trying to figure it all out.

trinii

Date posted: 14w

Medication or treatment?

I understand that everyone is different but lately I have been debating on medication just because of past experiences but does anyone have any good experiences with medication that has helped them with their OCD as well as therapy or treatment? As of now I’m dealing with it by myself but it feels like it may be getting worse

Young adults with OCD

baukje

Date posted: 12w

Obsessing about… medication

I am having an appointment with my psychiatrist this afternoon and I am obsessing about what to do with my medication. I think it’s also very ocd like obsessing. I am currently on 30mg mirtazapine. Ive been on this for years (because of insomnia, anxiety and depression) (15mg) and after we tried to switch to another (amitryptiline) because of nerve pain, I went down the road of insomnia and later on ocd again. So I am back on mirtazapine, and weaning off of the amitryptiline. This is/was a very traumatic experience. Because the switch caused a mental breakdown. Now my psychiatrist has mentioned to up the mirtazapine to 45mg. And my obsessive self has done a lot of research and a lot is saying that the higher the dose, the more you can experience anxiety. And for ocd it’s obviously not the first choice. I am obsessing all morning about it. I am too scared to go up. But I am also too scared to try another and to wean myself of off mirtazapine. I feel stuck at this point. Taking two meds is also not something I want. I could really use some words of encouragement right now I think. 🥹

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