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- Kls2121
- Date posted
- 3y ago
My PCP had been prescribing meds, however, it was prior to my OCD diagnosis. They were handling it for depression and and anxiety. Right now, they have me on Wellbutrin, and my pcp said she didn’t feel comfortable managing meds for OCD and that I should wait for my psychiatry appointment. I will let you know, that appointment is on the 11th. However, I anticipate the doc to put me on something. It may not be an SSRI though, as I haven’t had much success with them in the past. I will update you when I visit with him.
Yes keep me posted. I can't afford psycitrist so I just went to my pcp as well. Best of luck
I had no success with ssri for ocd. It made it worse actually so now trying to get off it. I was so bummed! Yes will be curious the doc says.🙏🏻
@Anonymous Really it made it worse? Which ones were you on and for how long?
@Anonymous Taper off the med! Unless it’s only been a few weeks. One of my docs pulled Lexapro cold turkey after three years, and it’s been an unbearable month of the most extreme nausea and vertigo/dizziness.
@Drew73 Omg why would any doctor make you go cold turkey? Wow! So sorry.
@Kls2121 Hi, I was on lexapro but I noticed it right away and just didn’t say anything…I should have told my doctor but I was too ashamed and embarrassed so I decided to give it a chance but after 3 months it felt weird. If you have ocd you should know if it’s helping the intrusive thoughts, I should have recognized it and gotten off…but then I know so many would the lexapro works for. Then I started getting ocd about that ! Anyway, it has a good track record for ocd in general just didn’t work for me. 🙄🙏🏻
@Anonymous Did you try anything else? I know its trial snd error
@Kls2121 Not yet ! Im trying to do the erp and see how it goes…definitely have anxiety and if after I’m off the lexapro a month will see how it goes. Have you tried anything?
@Anonymous My doctor is going to prescribe me buspar. But I dont know how good that is for ocd. How exactly do you do erp? I've heard you let the thoughts go past but also I heard you keep it there and say it might happen and might now. Which one is it if you know?
I would say I have low days were I’ve felt pretty close to that but it doesn’t last long for me. I’m also on a pretty low dosage so that could be why
At least it doesn't last long. Still sounds annoying though. Have you talked to your doctor?
I did with 50mg Zoloft I took it for like two weeks and started having that effect and I stopped it.. I didn’t like that feeling at all
Thats what scares me. Did you switch to anything else or did you just stop meds completely?
@Kls2121 Hi, I am just tapering off and am going to see how I do with the erp therapy and also really practicing techniques, this app really helps too! If it seems to hard I would possibly try something else. But I’m super sensitive to medication and also hate the cloud feeling! Hope that helps. I also find my ocd will step in and now make me question constantly if I need Medication or not. It’s so crazy!
@Anonymous My friends were saying the cloud feeling is miserable. They saidvits kind of like being a zombie. I can't afford to do therapy so I was going to go to regular doctor to see if I can get meds but this just has me freaking out.
I’ve been on lexapro for 4 months and trying to get off . It kicked up harm thoughts in a way I’ve never had and now feel stuck with this level of where they are. Definitely caused cloud feeling too and nothingness. 🙏🏻
Ohhh wow. That sounds scary. Im suprised you stayed on it for that long. What did your doctor say? I didn't know it can add harm thoughts.
What type of harm thoughts do you mean anyway. I have harm ocd so could that get worse? I know in younger people suicidal thoughts can happen. How oldvare you if thsts ok that im asking.
@Kls2121 Hi I have harms thoughts around my mother and around certain people when I’m alone with them and animals, they did get worse with the Lexapro, I am sure because I was home all summer last year with my mom and they weren’t there at all. Then three days after lexapro they came on hard. A lot of people with ocd so well with lexapro, but I should have told my doctor but I was actually too ashamed to say anything and so I stayed on it for three months, now I’m just hoping that they will calm down when I’m off but ocd is so tricky! I also know that I have this problem so I’m trying to look at as a good thing because it got me into therapy for it... I don’t necessarily think it can get worse, I feel like what can get worse is the anxiety about the thoughts and compulsions with them. but I also feel knowing that we all understand what this is makes it much easier because if I didn’t know this was OCD I would be really depressed! I’m 47 years old. I noticed the thoughts about 15 years ago and then I also remember from childhood having some weird thoughts as well. Hope that helps!!!🙏🏻
@Anonymous Thank you so much. I know its hard to talk about this stuff with people. Dont feel ashamed, I know its hard not to. Harm ocd is no joke. I have heard alot of people do good on Lexapro but I also know its all trial and error. At least you took a big step. Are you going to try anything else or just stick with the therapy?
Thank you! I appreciate it, and it feels good to share about it as difficult as it is. I am going to try the therapy first then consider something if I feel I need it. There are a bunch of medications that sound like they help ocd. Ugh, just want us to enjoy our lives. We can do it though! Thank you again for listening.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Yes!!! You got this and know we are all with you. As scary as it is you are right, its good to know we are not alone. I am always here if you ever need to talk or vent. I think therapy will really help though so you got this.
@Kls2121 Thank you!! Likewise!!!
I have, and am still trying to break out of it. I took Lexapro for approximately 3.5 years. Initially, it was great. The soul sucking anxiety was gone, I could be functional again. However, I slowly started to realize that while it took almost all of the anxiety away, it also took away all positive emotions. I was a robot, well a robot that could still experience stress and anxiety. A few months ago, when my current ocd episode started, the lexapro was doing absolutely nothing. The anxiety was back in full force, and all positive emotions were numb. I was given Wellbutrin for my depression and to help combat the anhedonia/emotional numbness. I recently stopped Lexapro and the withdrawal symptoms have been hellacious. I’m starting to regain pleasurable emotions with the Wellbutrin but its also at least keeping the anxiety around if not making it worse. I am not saying don’t try an SSRI, as I will like try another because my OCD is borderline debilitating. However, I would keep a journal or something and just write down how you’re feeling if you start one. If you notice you aren’t enjoying things you used to, talk to your dr.
Thank you so much for that. Sorry you are going through all of this.
Are you going to try something else? My doctor is going to prescibe me buspar. Im just so scared with all side effects from meds, one being the numbness.
Hey, I haven’t been on here in a longgg time and this isn’t necessarily OCD related but I want to tell someone how I’m feeling in the hopes that maybe someone else sort of relates and then maybe we can talk? I don’t know, I’m just a little scared at the moment and could do with some comfort I guess. Ok so the best way to describe how I’m feeling is empty. I’m not sure that I actually feel emotions much anymore. I’m not happy or sad and it’s scaring me, but obviously at the same time it isn’t because the only proper emotions I’m experiencing right now are hopelessness and emptiness. I just want to be able to feel again and I really don’t want this to be a big problem. Does anyone know if it’s even possible for me to get my emotions back? Can I back to normal, although I’m not too sure how normal feels anymore, or how feeling feels anymore. Also, I’m not even sure if that is what’s going on with me. I can barely feel things but at the same time my brains like nah it’s probably nothing, you’ve just not got any reason to feel anything right now. I feel exhausted and without motivation everyday. Thank you to anyone who’s read this, I hope nobody relates but please tell me if you do. I just want to talk.
I got prescribed Zoloft by an online app. I took one and my anxiety went away for the day, but so did my OCD thoughts. I couldn’t overthink while conversing with my family or overanalyze a movie I was watching (and relate it obsessively and emotionally back to myself) which felt so relaxing, but it dulled my emotions to the point I felt detached from the people I loved. When the first dose wore off, my OCD thoughts flooded back in, trying to cause panic and I recognized them since they were gone. Now I don’t know what to do. I don’t like dulling my emotions with the medication, but I hate the OCD thoughts. I’m also scared of never having in-depth thoughts if I continue to take them. Does anyone have an opinion on using anti-anxiety meds for OCD?
Hey, I’m here to ask if anyone is comfortable with sharing, how has medication helped with OCD? How does the medication make you feel / does it make you feel disconnected in any kind of way? Or has it improved your life significantly? Thanks!
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