hcs
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wendymariewendymarie
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Hi there I have tried many medications such as zoloft, luvox, paxil, clomipramine (anafranil), and prozac. The prozac seemed to help for a while a little bit. The others not so much. Hope this helps some.
hcshcs
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Thank you for your response. Do you mind if I ask if youve been in therapy along with the medication?
KyleKyle
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Hi there! I tried many different medications before going through therapy. To be honest I had very bad experiences with all of them.. I know I’m very sensitive to medications so this felt normal for me. Everyone’s body chemistry is different though - so the least you can do is try. I now take something called Hydroxyzine - this is not a daily medication, it is as needed. Essentially it’s an antihistamine that helps calm your mind overall. It works really well for me. It also helps you sleep at night.
hcshcs
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Thank you for responding. That’s so true everyone reacts differently to medications. If I decided to try one I will keep this in mind. I’m glad that the one you’re taking now is working for you!
KyleKyle
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@hcs Thank you! I hope you find one that best fits you!
QbertQbert
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as a general rule typically meds will help about 25 to 50 percent. for years I relied solely on meds and had therapy for other non OCD stuff but kept relapsing with OCD crashes and would change the med. what I didn't realize was that I needed ERP. im in it now and hoping it works
hcshcs
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Yes. I’ve heard that medication combined with ERP can be very helpful compared to just taking medication for ocd without ERP. I hope it works for you too! Thank you for responding
wendymariewendymarie
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No that is perfectly fine. I've been diagnosed with OCD for about 23 years now. And most of this time I have been in therapy and taken meds together. But have never had a therapist that specialized in OCD.
QbertQbert
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@hcs. if I could do a do over (this goes all the way back to 1996) I would do ERP before meds to see if I could overcome it. already after 6 sessions of ERP im finally seeing progress. I don't know of ERP was around then and I was in the Air Force so my options were limited. I say this because of med side effects. I've had to learn to live with them but would have preferred to avoid them because it impacts the quality of my life.
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