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I promise..I was like you...until I started practicing mindfulness and meditation now I don’t take any meds...the thoughts are all still there but as time goes by I’m getting stronger and relating to the thoughts differently...meditation is better than any wonder drug...
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Not all meds work the same, maybe you need to try out a new one. I hope it all works for you!
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And if it is Effexor is used for anxiety not OCD
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I have been on 37.5 for 13 years. I had a rough 2016. Too much things happened to fast and I started having sizures due to stress, so in 2017 is when the increase started and I just feel to tired putting my mind though anymore. So I now have to work on letting this dose adjust. And in the future I will slowly get off effexor and try something different .My mind is at constant worry and overthinking.Nerves in my head twitch, brain shivers , neck vibrates body sensations. The effexor probably helps a bit, but the side effects were scary and to great to deal with.The doctor said it was making me more manic. :(
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So I will have to stay at 75mg for now
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Sometimes less is more as I can see and feel that and a lot of time to heal. Medications are a huge things to get used to, it’s all about trial and error.The mind is a complicated thing. So is OCD. I will be switching in the future but I just dropped to 75mg 10 days ago.Playing around with medications so quick isn’t always the best answer (for me).Letting things settle for a couple of months and then deciding from there. Thank you for all the replies:)
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