Anthony1999

Date posted: 5y

Anyone have any success with meds?

ocdillustrated

Date posted: 5y

They decrease the intensity of symptoms enough to make therapy more effective

fingolfin

Date posted: 5y

Yup they basically make i bearable so you can figure out how to deal with it

magical-thin...

Date posted: 5y

What are you taking?

Anthony1999

Date posted: 5y

Some people say the proper meds can get rid of the intrusive thoughts.

Anthony1999

Date posted: 5y

@magical-thinking-kanna Saying that it just makes it easier to cope with

magical-thin...

Date posted: 5y

@Anthony1999 I’ve been trying to find meds that work, seems like none work for me. I have BAAAD intrusive thoughts

fingolfin

Date posted: 5y

@magical-thinking-kanna 60 mg Prozac didn’t see a difference really until I got the dosage right

magical-thin...

Date posted: 5y

@fingolfin Oooooo yes thank you

Heythere

Date posted: 5y

@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.

davhon

Date posted: 5y

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.

Anthony1999

Date posted: 5y

Hoping I get the same result my man

Heythere

Date posted: 5y

@Anthony1999 They help. I still feel anxiety but they give me breathing room to pause and choose actions that match my values.

OCDLatter-da...

Date posted: 5y

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.

sadieinez

Date posted: 5y

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?

puppychino

Date posted: 5y

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.

Ocdboy2121

Date posted: 5y

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!

Emmaaaahh

Date posted: 5y

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-da...

Date posted: 5y

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

Emmaaaahh

Date posted: 5y

@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-da...

Date posted: 5y

@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.

ljc

Date posted: 5y

Seroquel and Luvox. Ativan for panic

lemon tears

Date posted: 25w

Looking for insight on OCD/depression medications

(25f) Before I was diagnosed with OCD I tried Lexapro (wasn’t bad but wasn’t great) and Citalopram (partially think it was a part of what caused me to develop severe anxiety that ignited my once not so active OCD.) After diagnosis tried Effexor and didn’t see an improvement. Was on Adderall for a good amount of my life and mentally did good on it, stopped about 2 years ago because the physical side effects started to become more noticeable. Maybe I go back on Adderall? Maybe SSRI’s and I aren’t a great fit? Anyone taking other medications that helped?

Anonymous

Date posted: 16w

How has your life changed with medication?

For those who have had success with medication for OCD/anxiety, how is your life different now compared to before starting medication?

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

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