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How does the medication and supplements work for you? Have they made your OCD better? I have had no luck at all with many, many SSRIS. I need yo try something new! Honestly, if you and your therapist weren't seeing eye to eye, it was probably a good thing. You'll find someone who click with at some point, just keep going!
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You’re right! It’s just been tough because I have my moments and I feel just like a horrible mom. And I love my son more than anything! As far as meds go, I HAD horrible reactions to the SSRIS, I’m on a low dose gabapentin and I have no side effects at this time. The klonopin works for a bit but if you don’t increase dose it loses its efficacy. I got on it because unfortunately my postpartum ocd was so bad.
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@Volleyball26! But I’m also taking a natural supplement for anxiety and sleep called LAVELA WS 1265 and it’s done wonders. I’d argue that it helps me sleep just like a Xanax would. If you go on amazon and read the reviews, they are glowing. I love them and take one in the morning and at night.
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@Volleyball26! The gabapentein takes less time than the SSRIs but I think it takes time to find the right dose. Still getting weird intrusive thoughts.
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I’m sos sorry you are experiencing this . My ocd definitely flared up after giving birth as well. I am on lexapro and it has helped me a lot . Just 10 mg I couldn’t handle Zoloft . I hope you find a therapist that is a better fit . There will be one out there ! Good luck !
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Thank you so much! I tried Prozac and I ended up in the ER I was having such bad panic attacks. It made my intrusive thoughts worse. I’m glad to hear that I’m not alone and this is working for you!
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I had my baby 3 months ago as well and my ocd flared up SO bad a few days before I had her and when I was having her, and while I was in labor I was doing my ERP the whole time until I had her. I’m on 5 Mg lexapro and that with ERP has significantly saved me.
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Stay strong ❤️ flares come and go with ocd, it does get better I promise
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@kleigh21 Thank you very much!! I’m glad to hear that ERP has helped you so much! I have been looking for a therapist that does this. I’m currently on a wait list. All though, I’m so scared of it. The thought of agreeing with the thoughts really gives me more anxiety! Ugh
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@Volleyball26! You don’t agree with the thoughts, thoughts are just thoughts. You set there notice your thoughts feelings urges and you sit there until your anxiety dies down
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@kleigh21 Oh see that makes much more sense to me!!! I’ve been trying to do that, but it’s so anxitey inducing. Ugh
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**Who you click with
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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.
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I've been in and out of talk therapy for OCD-related issues for years, but it hasn't been effective long-term. I am struggling with body image / eating disorder adjacent obsessions and I am really hopeful that ERP might actually give me some relief. I had my first session with my NOCD therapist a few weeks ago. It felt like a good match and I was ready to unpack my obsessions and compulsions to try ERP for the first time. The day of my second session she canceled due to personal illness. Then this happened a second time. Yesterday all of my future booked sessions were canceled without explanation. I went to schedule with a new therapist and the ones that seemed could be a good fit are filled up until at least early April. I booked a slot and sent the therapist a message letting her know I would be interested in starting sooner if a slot opened up. I am just disappointed. I could just meet with another therapist who has earlier availability, but it's most important to me that the therapist be a good fit since I've been through therapy so many times. I feel like I'm in limbo until I have an ERP plan set up and I'm not sure how to move forward in the meantime. I'm planning try out a support group but I need a personalized exposure plan and I'm not sure if that's something I should just try to set up myself? Anyone have something similar happen to them? Any thoughts or advice would be helpful.
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I’m new to treatment and only realized I have OCD a few months ago. I went through a tough and abusive marriage and ended up getting divorced. I had my first panic attack several years ago and ended up needing to go on Lexapro. This helped me significantly and allowed me to leave my partner. Several years later and I decided to stop Lexapro because I thought I was good to go. I’m in a very healthy relationship, have a great job, friends/family, go to the gym and have a wonderful life. It’s been about a year off the meds and I’ve had some panic, but I’ve been able to manage it. For some reason, the last three weeks has been really difficult for me. I have different spirals and different thought processes: what if I’m schizophrenic? What if I have a deeper mental disorder? What if I hurt someone? What if I need to leave my partner? What if I end up becoming so depressed that I end up hurting myself? My brain just goes from one what if to the next and once I conquer one, the next one pops up with even more intensity. I started taking NAC and inositol and I’m taking saffron during the day because I really don’t wanna go on back on medication but sometimes my thoughts scare me and I’m convinced that I’m not gonna get better and I know that’s just the OCD loop, but I’m wondering if this resonates with anyone else!
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