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Same here, i see a physciatrist next week so hopefully i get on some :)
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Yea, I’m going to push hard for the meds. I’m over it, lol. I’m anxious, but excited.
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I'm currently on an SNRI called Venlafaxine. I also take Quetiapine. The Quetiapine is supposed to help with the obsessive thoughts, but I've only just started it, so will have to see. The Venlafaxine has been good for my depression and has helped a little with my anxiety. I've also been on SSRIs - they definitely helped me get to where I am today, but they are not a cure. They're just there to "calm the noise" in your mind and reduce the anxiety to a level where you can make good progress in therapy! Before medication, I was too scared to even leave my house, I had horrific panic attacks every night, couldn't complete my university work. But once I started the meds, I slowly but surely started being able to function again. But I was in therapy too. So you need the combination. The SSRIs that I tried were Prozac and Zoloft - Prozac worked quite well but the Zoloft made things a little worse than better. But my one friend with OCD is on Zoloft and she lives a fully-functioning life!
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But yeah, being on medication has DEFINITELY changed my life. Honestly, I think I would have taken my own life if it weren't for the medication.
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I’m taking Prozac and I would say I’m 90% better!!! A year ago today I was a complete mess. There were multiple times I almost drove to the hospital. I would spend all day on the phone with my dad crying and panicking. I even broke down at work one day and I never cry in front of people I don’t know well, it was so embarrassing. I would try to force myself to keep social but it was so difficult so a lot of times I would just isolate myself. I promise it can get better and I’m still shooting to get to 100% back to my old self
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Also, there were times where I didn’t want to kill myself because the idea was too scary but I just didn’t want to be alive. I didn’t think I would ever feel normal again and couldn’t imagine living much longer with the way that I felt on a daily basis. It was the most miserable time of my life
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@Kingston4 I totally get you!!! Not wanting to live but not wanting to die either. I used to be like you too, spending all day on the phone with my mom in hysterics because I was convinced I was going to act on my thoughts. That was one of the lowest points in my life, and medication definitely got me out of that. I wouldn't say I'm 90% better, more like 60 to 70, but it'll take that considering where I was and how distraught and desperate I was.
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It's such an awful awful mental illness isn't it 😞 😔
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I'm happy you are doing so much better!! Keep working!!
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Thanks for sharing guys. I feel like I’ve made a lot of progress without medication, but I’m at the point where I don’t know how much of a normal and functional life I can live without further assistance, too. My main anxiety with medication was that it was turn me into somebody different, in a negative way. That it would also affect my libido a lot. But hearing your stories gives me a lot to look forward to.
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Hey! Nooooo, I am definitely the same person I was before the medication ;) yes, it's true that different medications can have different side effects, including decreased libido, so you pay just have to try a few medications before finding the right one! I'm on three different medications and I am definitely the same person and my libido is perfectly fine! The only side effects I get are weird dreams and night sweats 🤣
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*may not pay
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Thanks for taking the time to reply. I’m on Paxil now. Hasn’t helped much. I feel a little better for a few hours, but not much of a difference to be honest. The most apparent difference is how sedated I can feel. Then I wake up feeling like shit again. Really down and blue. What medications are you on? I know everyone responds to things differently, but I’m just curious. I also don’t want to play pharmacist with my brain lol. I think I’m going to stop taking the Paxil today.
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did u start something and how are u!?
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