has anyone gotten medication for their ocd? and if so what has been working (ik it differs person to person)

I’ve been on Zoloft, Prozac, and Effexor, but since my big relapse of OCD my doctor put me back on Prozac to try again. My question is: has it actually been helping you with the repetitiveness of the intrusive thoughts or has it just been decreasing your anxiety as a result of the intrusive thoughts?

@MegB How long have you tried Prozac for? I didn’t notice a difference for about 5-6 weeks. To answer your question, for me it had helped with the repetitiveness in a way. I still get OCD thoughts, I’m not even sure the amount of OCD thoughts has decreased but it’s hard to explain it’s almost like the part of my brain that was going a thousand miles an hour trying to figure out the “answer” to the thoughts has slowed down...like the connection between the obsession and compulsion is slower and not as much like “I have to figure this out” I’m not sure if that makes sense...I think it also has helped a little bit with anxiety but mainly I notice it even in therapy when I’m trying to trigger myself and don’t get nearly as triggered as I did before medication. Hope this helps.

@Simplicity That definitely helps, thank you. Last time I was on prozac for at least 7 years, but the only reason I switched to Prozac was the side effects of Zoloft. So, I wasn’t really paying attention to how it made me feel with OCD cause while I had OCD symptoms, I wasn’t too worried about them because it wasn’t interfering with my life too much. It was just kinda like “oh there’s my ocd again, that bastard” and I’d do whatever little thing I needed to do to move on. Back in March my primary doctor switched me to effexor because I was still low one energy. That clearly did not go well as I am currently on this app lol. So now I’m back on Prozac 20 mg to start off.

@MegB It is so hard trying to find the right medication!! I hope this time around it helps...from what I’ve read Prozac is the best SSRI choice for OCD so sending good vibes to you!!

@MegB i just prescribed to zoloft, how did it make it worse for u?

@Simplicity Thank you, I appreciate it!

@(: It didn’t make the ocd worse, it actually helped a lot, but the side effects weren’t great. I had NO energy. I gained at least 50 pounds and I just slept all the time. Granted, I’ve always had a low metabolism, so the side effects I had might not be as bad for someone else.

@Anon4 What were Zoloft side effects?

If you don’t mind reading and answering the same question I asked @simplicity above this, I would be super grateful!

@MegB It both decreases the amount of thoughts and the intensity of them. It also helps to know its ocd- when I didn't know I thought I was crazy.

@Anonymous Gotcha. Thank you for answering!

how did the zoloft make it worse if u dont mind me asking?

@(: Zoloft made my depression much worse. I was suicidal and losing weight, and my ocd was still there. Thankfully this was caught early and I was taken off of it.

@Anonymous thank you, i will see how it works for me

@(: You're welcome, all the best. Please keep your psychiatrist informed about side effects. You'll find the right meds and feel better :)

thank you (: i am talking to my doctor tm abt some just wanted some insight