Anthony1999
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ocdillustratedocdillustrated
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They decrease the intensity of symptoms enough to make therapy more effective
fingolfinfingolfin
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Yup they basically make i bearable so you can figure out how to deal with it
magical-thinking-kannamagical-thin...
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What are you taking?
Anthony1999Anthony1999
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Some people say the proper meds can get rid of the intrusive thoughts.
Anthony1999Anthony1999
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@magical-thinking-kanna Saying that it just makes it easier to cope with
magical-thinking-kannamagical-thin...
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@Anthony1999 I’ve been trying to find meds that work, seems like none work for me. I have BAAAD intrusive thoughts
fingolfinfingolfin
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@magical-thinking-kanna 60 mg Prozac didn’t see a difference really until I got the dosage right
magical-thinking-kannamagical-thin...
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@fingolfin Oooooo yes thank you
HeythereHeythere
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@Anthony1999 They dont, they just reduce the intensity I'd the feelings behind them. For example 2 months ago I had a bad flare up. I had 2 stressful things happen back to back and thought I would die. The thoughts were so bad, I was confused, couldn't sleep or eat. In hindsight I'm wondering how i went to work every day. The meds allowed me to rest, eat and lessen the overwhelming feelings. It was like watching a horror movie. Some parts you're terrified in and its it's really scary but the rest of the movie you feel scared just not with the same intensity.
davhondavhon
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For me the Introduction of an SSRI saved my life. To this day it gives me the ability to withstand any obsession that my mind creatively creates.
Anthony1999Anthony1999
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Hoping I get the same result my man
HeythereHeythere
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@Anthony1999 They help. I still feel anxiety but they give me breathing room to pause and choose actions that match my values.
OCDLatter-daySaintOCDLatter-da...
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Yep. Helps me a ton. Life would be miserable without medication for me. Gets me to a place where I can actually fight the ocd. I take Zoloft. A really high dose. But dosages differ for everyone and some people get a better effect from less dosage I’m told. The side effects of my high dosage suck...but it’s worth it.
sadieinezsadieinez
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What are some side effects you’re experiencing? At what dosage? I orginally started at 50mg and it worked to rid of harm OCD, but with my current existential OCD (which I am finding little to no answers on how to treat) 150mg helps but without learning actual coping skills Im still getting panic attacks from triggers that are intense. If I were to increase my dosage, what side effects could I expect?
puppychinopuppychino
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Medication has saved my life. I gain weight that I can’t lose and I’m sleepy all the time, but I’m not suicidal anymore. I wish I didn’t have to take meds, but I’m so thankful they exist. They are the only that helps by themselves—what I mean by that is that my ocd and depression are so bad that I can and have spent years in therapy (and yes, in erp with an ocd specialist) not getting better, and then start a medication that works and I’m 70% back to normal in 6 weeks. It doesn’t fix the problem and it’s not a cure, but it makes living manageable and it helps therapy work.
Ocdboy2121Ocdboy2121
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I had a lot of success with cipralex and I got switched to Pristiq and it’s been working relatively well until it just decides to not work temporarily for whatever reason - it’s really hard to know if a medication is working or not, usually other people will notice before you notice it on yourself. It can really be helpful!
EmmaaaahhEmmaaaahh
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Concerta except I messed up the order I needed to take the doses so I have been without them for 2 days and it's pretty awful tbh. Have another appointment tomorrow tho thank god! Works well for me when taken right tho. Tried vyvanse and it hurt my stomach
OCDLatter-daySaintOCDLatter-da...
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Both of those are for ADHD not OCD. I have ADHD too but stimulants don’t work on me so I’m on a non stimulant called Straterra
EmmaaaahhEmmaaaahh
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@OCDLatter-daySaint That's interesting I have heard of that and I'm glad it works for you. I'm also on prozac for OCD symptoms
OCDLatter-daySaintOCDLatter-da...
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@EMMaaaa Gotcha awesome! Hope your order got worked out. Dealing with the pharmacy and insurance has been really hard for me. So often there are blockades when I try to fill my high dose ocd meds. Even though I’ve been taking them for 20 years.
ljcljc
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Seroquel and Luvox. Ativan for panic
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