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The thoughts about self harm/suicide sound like they are ocd related intrusive thoughts. I would speak to your psychiatrist or doctor about possibly changing dosages or staring a different ssri. Also when you stopped did you just quit altogether? You need to wean yourself on and off an ssri otherwise you can get bad side effects. And as far as I know you also need to take it consistently for it to work effectively. Hope this helps!
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i just quit altogether, and i was fine up until i restarted the medicine, i got more anxious and then the thoughts came, they petrify me and i hate having them, I cry when i find out my mom has to go somewhere and i'm left alone, looking at our pill bottles (which 2 weeks ago didn't bother me) scare me, and i get the urge to take them or my brain is like "drink the bleach" "swallow the pills" but then i get anxiety about going out in public cause covid cause i don't want to get sick??? it's so weird. My mom thinks i'm mental and wants to send me to a psych ward.
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@Lex When you restarted it did you start a high dose immediately?
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@Isabella no, i restarted on my original dose...
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@Lex Oh okay, I would speak to your doctor about stopping your medication if that’s what you want to do. Are you in treatment for ocd (erp) ?
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@Isabella no, it's expensive / out of my budget :[ i got my official evaluation from this app though
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@Isabella i don't think these are just intrusive thoughts,, i think im having worsening depression symptoms because of the medicine, i talk to my primary doctor tomorrow, i can't even enjoy stuff like I usually do.... it's hard to eat and keep food down, i hate it.
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@Lex https://youtu.be/cv5ZkxYE_gg Here’s a vid that helps explain suicidal ideation vs suicide ocd. It might help if it’s actually ocd. If it’s worsening depression though you should talk to your doctor about stopping or switching medications. Sorry you feel this way, hope your in a better place soon.
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@Isabella Thank you, i think i'll skip the video for now, im in somewhat of a calm place so,, i wanna take advantage of it.
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