Questions for those who take medication. What does medication do to your OCD ? Does medication supress your anxiety attacks and panic attacks? Also how bad does ocd need to be in order to take it?

I’m on Lexapro My experience has been that it doesn’t stop my thoughts but it will stop me from having a full blown panic attack about them. I let My OCD get REALLY bad before I decided to use them. I wish I’d started them sooner to be honest. They can take months to really work sometimes.

I see, a lot of people say this. It stops anxiety/panic attacks but not the thoughts.

i’m in lexapro. i rarely have panic attacks, i just take it for my ocd and gad. ocd doesn’t have to be “bad” to take it. if it can help you, talk to a professional

Also was on Lexapro, it did reduce OCD levels. It's worth a try, but don't expect a "perfect cure".

Buspirone is a anxiety med and it definitely calms down the uncomfortability.

And yes a Benzo like alprolazam can stop a panic attack dead in its tracks . The body and brain is a science :)

i’m on prozac & honestly it’s been so helpful! i’m so happy i started medication when i did. i don’t think you have to be a severe case to start medication, but i was at the point that i couldn’t function really. i was so anxious & i just couldn’t regulate my emotions anymore. i wanted to breakdown & cry everytime i left my bed. it was awful. prozac generally helps with OCD, anxiety, & depression. i have less intrusive thoughts, panic attacks, & depressive episodes. i feel like it helps regulate me.

Different meds do different things. Lexapro can actually help cut down some intrusive thoughts or images, but no OCD meds are considered cure-alls. They all are a part of treatment, meaning should be paired with therapy. Many meds specifically help with anxiety or panic attacks. OCD doesn’t need to be severe at all in order for them to help. In fact, many OCD meds are also used for other ailments too, usually designed first for those other issues and then found to be helpful to OCD and studied for how and common dosing for optimal OCD response.