Has medication helped any of you ? I’m looking into it because I feel like I just can’t cope anymore everyday is a struggle for me to do anything with my kids or around the house cause I feel so trapped by my thoughts I really feel I could benefit from it.

I’ve been on medicine for ocd since I was 19, lexapro. I’m in the process of switching over to Prozac right now. Medicine definitely helps me. Therapy especially ERP is great, but often times without that medicine to help it may not be enough. We have a chemical and structural issue happening in our brains so medicine can definitely help with serotonin.

Found out I was allergic to Lamictal, but take Buspar every day. For 20 years was on Xanax(alprazalom), but 3 years ago it stopped working. Nobody told me it was not a long term fix. But that's in the past and now I'm moving forward. I'm sleeping good, there's probably a med that's helping, but taking Valerian root is certainly not hurting. I have not driven for these past 3 years and am hoping to get back to regular activities soon. Covid did not help things either. I'm glad I found this site, and am happy to have a message board to talk to people like y'all. I feel uplifted with your encouragement and hope I can encourage y'all sometime too. God is in control. He brought me to this, He will bring me through it. He didn't give it to me. Fate did. Going to get more sleep 😴. Thank y'all for being here. Goodnight

@onedayatatime we’ve got similar stories! Have you gone on medication? I’m thinking about calling for a doctors appt tomorrow. I’m so nervous to try out medication, but I’m also so tired of this. I just want to be there for my kids and husband the way I used to be. 🤍

I’m thinking about trying it too, my therapist said it will help me in recovery because it lessens the intensity of the ocd symptoms and I also struggle with depression which makes my ocd worse

I'm taking prozac and a few other meds......probably too many because not only do I have OCD, but I have depression and anxiety. And have had this for 3 years now. I have gotten better from 3 years ago, but seems like my OCD and anxiety has gotten worse. I feel my OCD is feeding my anxiety. I just joined yesterday and am excited to see how this program works.

Good luck to you with the program!

Yes I am in the maintenance part of it just check in with therapist every couple of weeks

I went on 30 milligrams of Prozac recently and it has really helped so far! Medication and hard work have been life changing 🥰

Thank you. Are you on the program?

You must be doing good then? I hope you continue to do well. This gives me hope. And God has brought me through over 2 years of the worst anxiety I have ever had. Spent most of it in the hospital.

As far as the program goes yes I am able to do exposure and it helps me absolutely. Personally I’m not doing so hot right now only because I’m switching meds mine isn’t working really anymore been on it too long but yes the program definitely helped with strategies and exposure! Thank you appreciate that. I’m sorry about that but wish you luck your in the right direction and I’m sure you’ll do great!

I'm praying your med changes will do the trick. It always seems to take a long time to see if a certain med is going to work. I'm hoping you will find your med changes work quickly. I realize the OCD will never completely go away, but to be able to manage it would be awesome.

Thank you very much appreciate that! Yes seems to be the case for many people who have been on a medicine for a long time. I’m hoping for relief just want to feel comfortable. Yes that’s true, and absolutely you will manage it your doing the right thing

Thank you all so much! I’m hoping this will help me because I’ve talked to other moms who said it was life changing and they feel so good, it doesn’t make it completely go away but it really seems to help a lot of people fingers crossed I start to feel like myself again🤞🏼💓

Yep. Medicine has been life changing for me. The amount of anxiety I have as a baseline without meds is astounding. The brain is a science. I'm on Lamictal + Buspar daily. Then alprolazam for panic attacks and Mirtazapine for sleep.

Good for you. Praying you continue to do well. The smiley face is wonderful. I'm looking forward to that for myself.

How are you doing ?