ocdnomore1
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sertraline, zoloft
I struggling with POCD specially fear of inappropriate porn thoughts.. I am in week 3 sertraline and my anxiety is like at the peak now.. I hope it gets better when I hang on with the med
nyx32nyx32
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Thinking about trying it as well
Steven W NOCDSteven W NOCD
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- 16d
For me, sertraline as well as ERP has been a game changer.
ocdnomore1ocdnomore1
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- 16d
@Steven W NOCD When did you notice any changes? Was you also way overwhelmed first weeks?
Steven W NOCDSteven W NOCD
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@ocdnomore1 I never felt overwhelmed, I didn’t really have any side effects. I started on 50 then worked up to 200. Was on 200 for about a year before starting ERP. Without ERP I was mostly ok but still struggled with obsessions. Now with ERP and 200, I feel like I have all the tools I need.
Bmoran22Bmoran22
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 16d
The first few weeks are always hard. Zoloft hit me super hard in the beginning. You should start to feel better in the next week, but maybe Zoloft just isn’t for you. Bring it up with your pcp.
ocdnomore1ocdnomore1
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@Bmoran22 Can you describe your experience?
Bmoran22Bmoran22
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- OCD Conqueror
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@ocdnomore1 Umm, it was a long time ago so the details are a little fuzzy. I just remember feeling like my entire body was on fire and everything little thing made me anxious.
ocdnomore1ocdnomore1
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@Bmoran22 thanks. I feel that now too, super nervous and super anxious.. like my brain going crazy
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- Therapist
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- 16d
Please let your med provider know anytime negative symptoms get worse, especially when onboarding a new medication.
ocdnomore1ocdnomore1
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- 16d
@Kimberly Summerhays Thanks my doctor said it's kinda normal that symptoms and thoughts race after start zoloft
I’m BatmanI’m Batman
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- 16d
I think it was week 6 for me before Sertraline started really working. Plus the dose had to be adjusted a lot. You would go from 50 to 100 to 150 and finally topped out at 200. Around 200, your ocd kind of gets muted. You have a holy shit moment of “ wow , this is what it’s like to not give a shit about these intrusive thoughts. YMMV , but that’s what it was like for me anyways. I’ve been off it now for 2 years due to other issues , but do miss that help it gave me.
ocdnomore1ocdnomore1
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- 16d
@I’m Batman thanks for sharing I appreciate that!! I am on 200mg now, like you said started at 50mg ... and daaamn it spirals now first, I hope too for next weeks 🙏🏻
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 16d
@I’m Batman Thanks for this. I am always curious if it feels like a light switch going on when it starts helping. I never know how much is the Sertraline and how much is ERP. Tried going up to 150, but just couldn’t deal with the side effects. Hate that you have to trade off and wish I could tolerate the “proper” dose.
I’m BatmanI’m Batman
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@Anonymous Not really a switch. I kind of think of it like a dog and a treat. If you give the dog a treat, dog goes ham for it the first few times. After a few weeks of the same treat the dog goes after it less aggressively . Sure , he will still eat it….but now he might wait and save it for later. You slowly start to notice the ocd gets stuck on something less and less hard. Sure , you know it’s something that bothers you, but maybe you don’t care as much as you used to, so the OCD hangs less on it. This allows you to do the ERP more effectively I think. If I’m at a 10 anxiety doing ERP, man that sucks. But if I’m at say a 5 or so…. It sucks way less to do the same ERP. I had to quit Zoloft due to the sexual side effects starting to get in the way of quality of life. The ERP is the real magic in my Mind anyways. The Zoloft was just a tool to help get started.
AnonymousAnonymous
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 16d
Yes! Thank you for sharing. This is kind of me to a T. As I increased the Sertraline, the sexual side effects got worse and worse and I was like, this is just not worth it. They added Buspirone to the Sertraline to try and counter the effects, but I guess I just want to go back to things being normal sexually. So now I’m on a lot more Buspirone and a lot less Sertraline and I keep on taking drug holidays from the Sertraline to test how I feel, but then I get brain zaps and go back on it. I had the same issue with Escitalopram years ago. My medication dosage has become my new obsession.
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