Not sure if this is a trigger warning but just in case.. Has anyone had the emotionless numbness on antidepressants? Im not on anything but talked to a few friends about the meds and they all said they had to quit because of the numbness. They can't feel the good or the bad of heir emotions. its like they are on a cloud. They don't have ocd so hoping its just different. Has anyone felt that way?

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?

At least it doesn't last long. Still sounds annoying though. Have you talked to your doctor?

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.

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?

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!!!

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.