medication

I personally take Sertraline 25mg! I was taking 50mg, but went down to 25mg about 6 months ago because I was feeling very numb. I was not able to cry or feel my emotions very well which was wreaking havoc on my relationships. But my medication truly made me feel SO much better at the beginning of my journey. Don’t know where I’d be without it honestly. It took a bit to kick in, but taking it alongside of doing ERP therapy, it made the biggest change. It’s been several years now and I’d love to get off of it eventually but with where I’m at currently, I don’t think it’s the best idea yet, but I’d love to see if I can get completely off one day. You got this!

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I’ve been on the medication side of OCD treatment for a while, and I’m also doing ERP now. I was on a pretty high dose of sertraline for a while, and I recently started transitioning to fluvoxamine to see if it works better for my OCD specifically. I’ve also taken buspirone and a few other things along the way. My experience has definitely been mixed, but I don’t regret trying medication. I also really understand the fear of feeling numb. For me, it’s been less about finding something that magically makes the OCD disappear and more about trying to get it quiet enough that I can actually do the work in therapy. And the “what if I’m making my OCD up?” part made me laugh a little only because OCD really will find a way to make you obsess about whether you even have OCD 😭 I’d definitely talk through the medication fears with whoever would be prescribing it and be really honest about what you’re worried about. You’re allowed to ask questions, start cautiously, and figure out what works for you. ❤️

I take 60mg Fluoxetine, starting on it was hard but when it works for me it works incredibly

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I have taken/ tested multiple SSRIs I was also very hesitant, but I had a pretty severe mental episode and I figured nothing could be worse than how I felt so I gave it a try to get any kind of relief from what I was feeling. I started on Zoloft and was on that for about 3 years, it did make me feel pretty apathetic but it helped me for a long time. I have also tried Prozac and Wellbutrin, Wellbutrin was not for me, and I did like Prozac but had side effects that limited me from increasing my dose. I tried to stop taking SSRIs and could not manage without them, I felt like I was going crazy. I’m taking Lexapro now, I’ve heard countless great things about it, I’ve adjusted to it now and I’m feeling really decent, much better than the alternative. My thoughts don’t scare me as much, I would just be scared all the time for no reason without meds and having panic attacks, I can still have feelings on Lexapro, I’d say it’s going really well

I’m on my fourth week of Lexapro. Yeah, it’s been rough. I took myself to my crisis center one morning because my mind would not stop repeating the same thought over and over. It absolutely scared the sht out of me. Especially since I can get health, harm, and suicidal OCD all at the same time. Basically a fear of death. I told the specialist at the crisis center what the thoughts were saying and he said, “you’re not telling me anything that’s not already well know and documented” I was stunned. I thought I was going into inpatient care for sure, but no. He said I just gotta get through the beginning stages of the SSRI.

I’m on a lot of medication, but unless your therapist is a psychologist (phd) with a license to prescribe, that would be illegal in my state. Talk to an actual doctor.