- Username
- lbarton04
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Keep in mind meds will work different for everyone! Im actually the opposite of you. I am on lexapro (not working for me) and currently switching to Zoloft :)
I’ve been on Zoloft for almost 5 years and it helped me a lot! My issue with it is i have these almost yearly episodes of being so panicky ans in my head i can’t work and can barely leave my house. I’m hoping Lexapro will prevent those cause i can’t take it :/ prayers for you that Zoloft is exactly what you need!!!!
@lbarton04 Thank you for sharing your experience! That's so weird, I feel like I've been more panicky on lexapro 😂. Thank you for your prayers, i hope lexapro helps you with everything you need! 🤗
When I was MUCH younger (2nd or 3rd grade) I was undiagnosed with OCD (looking back I had OCD my whole life but was too young to really explain how I felt). I was put on lexapro and combined with CBT I was in remission for about over a decade. Lexapro isn’t necessarily prescribed most of the time for OCD but I think it definitely works. It did for me! Ironic though because I’m on Zoloft now haha. Hope this helped
Thank you so much! Do you notice a difference in how you feel between lexapro to Zoloft? Did you have a hard time transitioning from one to the other?
@lbarton04 I’m 21 now and took lexapro when I was around age 7 so I never transitioned between them. I’m only like a week on Zoloft but from what I remember I can say It feels pretty similar to the effects of lexapro. I’m sure the transition won’t be too difficult you just might be a little more anxious than usual when you taper off the Zoloft since the lexapro takes a few weeks to have an affect
@dommy Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me! I’ve been a hot mess the last 2 weeks and I’m starting to feel more like myself now that this episode is starting to go away. I’m just terrified to make it come back
I used to take Zoloft for like 8 years, I only just stopped taking it like 7 or 8 months ago. I didn't replace Zoloft with another medication though, I'm just currently not taking any medication. After like 5 months my OCD started to be HORRIBLE again though, just like how it was before I ever started taking Zoloft. I recently found this app though and for the past week I haven't really had any of my normal OCD intrusive thoughts or urges bothering me, which honestly feels REALLY strange. It almost feels like I just don't have OCD anymore, but that makes me feel even MORE weird because I feel like "what if I was just lying for all those years about my OCD?" :( I'm sorry for saying all of this on your post lbarton04, it honestly wasn't my original intention to say everything I said here, I just kind of started thinking about all of this as I was typing. I've never taken Lexapro though, my Psychiatrist never even once mentioned it during the entire time that I had him as my Psychiatrist. I really hope and pray that Lexapro will help you better than the Zoloft currently is for you. I understand why you are nervous, but remember that even if this medication doesn't work, you can always go back to Zoloft. Your Doctor is here for you and he will help you with this. Also, we're all here on this app to offer you advice too. Hope I helped at least some... even though I know I kind of went off on a tangent about my own issues, so I'm sorry... God bless friend! :)
Don’t apologize! And i know it’s easier said than done, but try not to question where the ocd thoughts went, and just be faithful in saying they’re gone! A wall is built one brick at a time, so every day, every hour, and every minute keep laying bricks on your wall one at a time, and you will be ok! Congrats on not needing meds anymore, that’s honestly so incredible and such a huge achievement!!! I want to talk to my doctor more about switching. They had given me a few options that I could switch to, and I called them and told them I wanted to speak to them about it, and instead of speaking to me they just sent Lexapro to the pharmacy
@lbarton04 Thanks for your reply! I will try not to worry unnecessarily. :) I guess I'm just surprised that I finally feel so much more okay this week than I was just feeling a week ago. I know it's a good thing, it just feels strange too though. And thank you SO much for congratulating me! :) Ironically though, I actually wasn't originally going to stop taking Zoloft 8 months ago. I was going to just keep taking it, but due to circumstances outside of my control (it's kind of a long story) I just decided it would be easier if I just tried to stop taking the Zoloft altogether. I think that was very irresponsible of your doctor to just switch your medication like that without talking with you more about it first, especially since you specifically and personally reached out to them about wanting to discuss different medications options. I hope your doctor will give you the proper care that you deserve. And again, if you do start taking Lexapro I really do hope it will work well for you. :)
@lbarton04 WOW! :o I just read an answer on your profile to one of those questions you had listed on there! You said you OCD makes you confess your wrongdoings to others, that's the exact same thing my OCD does to me! Like the EXACT same thing, except it's not specifically always just my wife that I have to apologize/confess to, (most of the time I have to apologize to my wife though, like 90% of the time) sometimes I have to apologize/confess to other people too, like when I was younger it was my parents or my sister, but now it's also my mother-in-law or father-in-law every now and then that I feel I have to confess something to. I'm sorry if I'm being weird, it just surprised me to read that you had such a similar (if not the same) type of OCD I have.
@lbarton04 Oh, but also I confess/apologize for all sorts of things. Not just relationship related issues. So, maybe it isn't "exactly" the same, but it still sounds very similar anyway.
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?
Has anyone seen an improvement with their OCD with meds? I am about to start lexapro and I’m nervous!
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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