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- ocddreams
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- 5y ago
I was on Wellbutrin a while ago...it did wonders for my depression I was the happiest I had been for a while but it spiked my anxiety and ocd and trichitellomania...I’m on Prozac now
I take Wellbutrin for depression. It helps a lot. But it’s a stimulant, so when I first started using it, my hair pulling became so bad I ripped out both of my eyebrows—usually I just tug/break the hairs. However, N-acetyl l-cystine has helped greatly with that. Thanks to Wellbutrin I quit smoking immediately and entirely—once I took my first pill I didn’t even think about cigs for a full week. I don’t crave them and they don’t satisfy me. I hope this was helpful and not too tangential
Thank you... something to consider
It’s all about finding the balance between medications that work for you and together. Not to mention what works best with your genetic predispositions. I’m on a mix of focalin for adhd, Zoloft for OCD and anxiety and Wellbutrin which was like a final puzzle piece for me. Honestly it takes time and it’s strenuous but so worth it!!! Try to ask your psychiatrist what might work with each other well!
I was prescribed Fluvoxamine today. I hope it works. At first she wanted to put me on Wellbutrin, as it’s a much easier medication to tolerate. But I told her I had done research in Fluvoxamine since it’s specifically made to treat OCD. She scared me when she said it’s not prescribed as often because of the side effects. She called it a “harder drug.” I didn’t really like hearing that. We had it filled anyway but now I’m just scared to take it because of course I’ve been online reading negative reviews. Hope I didn’t make a mistake. Maybe I should have stuck with the Wellbutrin.
So my OCD has gotten significantly worse in the last month or so. Constant anxiety and I decided to get antidepressants. I will begin taking them this weekend. I think there’s anyone have any good things to say about them? A couple years ago I got a script for them took one pill and the side effects were pretty hard to deal with so my doctor told me to cut one and a half and take that for a week but I decided not to take them. I think I’m ready to give it another chance. Does anyone else have anxiety about starting medication? Or does anyone have experience dealing with this?
Dr has prescribed me Lexapro for ocd until I can get in to see a psych eventually, I’m about to start therapy in January aswell…. Was just wondering if anyone has had positive experiences with Lexapro? I know everyone is different, so maybe I could just ask for anyone who has found a medication that works for them, I just wanted to know a thorough explanation of how it makes you feel & how it has helped with your intrusions/ocd… I am quite nervous to try it because of side affects and fear it’s just another trial error phase…. I have quit smoking pot and going to stick with taking it same time every day where as in the past with 2 previous meds I was still smoking and not having a routine with when I took the meds. So obviously it didn’t work properly… can someone just give me a bit of hope, please?
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