guys did anyone try medication for ocd?does it work and are the side affects dangerous or does it cause depression?

I’d be inclined to agree and I also think that in part my medication working is a placebo effect in that it’s me taking control and doing something to help myself, taking steps to get better

It’s helped me a lot but not magically cured me of course. It’s like, medicine helps me to see more clearly and rationally so I can be aware of my problems, my obsessions and compulsions and intrusive thoughts, definitely helps my brain stop moving at the speed of light, helps with panic attacks, helps me to not lie to myself/others in a way where I used to run from my problems. Like I don’t think I could get anywhere in therapy if I wasn’t on medicine bc I’m more aware and awake on medicine. I also was suicidal my whole childhood and teen years so I have major depressive disorder too and crazy self loathing and guilt, so it’s helped a lot with my depression. There’s definitely side effects but not in a way that makes the ocd worse or more dangerous, it just takes a little trial and error on the pharmaceutical merry-go-round to find what meds are best for you and cause the least side effects. So don’t ever expect meds to be an overnight cure, it takes about a year minimum to reach a happy spot because you have to be on a med for at least 3 months for it to truly take full effect so a good doctor won’t switch your meds until the 3 month mark. You have to be patient with it and see a psychiatrist because no other doctors like internists or family doctors know what they’re doing. I’m on Luvox, buspar, and Wellbutrin now which sounds like a scary amount but I feel like myself in a good way finally.

I’ve been on 50mg sertraline for about three months now and I’ve noticed an improvement. The only real issue with side effects I’ve had is the night sweats. Have you tried therapy? I had CBT first and then had to stop and I decided that medication could work for me and complement CBT too

6 months on medication, helped reduced the frequency of thoughts by 25%. Still waiting for any further improvement.

Medication helps me so much !!! I am having 200 mg per day of Zoloft and it completely change my ocd for the best !! Sometimes I have some crises of ocd but there are days when I don’t even have an obsessive thoughts