GLP-1 Question

I started taking Zepbound back in April and now I am wondering if the current level of my OCD flare is due to this. My anxiety is off the charts. I am on a low dose 5mg. When I first started it on 2.5mg I was constantly checking my hair for hair loss excessively. (I have had hair thinning on medication as a child, so this is always a fear/concern of mine). My OCD was taking it to extreme levels (relentlessly googling how much hair is normal to lose a day, counting hairs in my brush, asking my husband about the shower drain, researching hair growth products, but then being afraid to use them in case they make things worse, researching wigs and hair transplants for worst case scenario, checking my scalp in the mirror and texting pictures of my scalp to Chat GPT, Running my fingers through to monitor shedding, researching vitamins and blocking hair loss ads, reading threads online) Constantly having scary thoughts about hair loss. Then I upped my dose to 5mg in June and this was still ongoing until July when it switched to the theme I am currently dealing with, which I hate. I am wondering could there be a correlation? I have had OCD for a while now but it has not felt this unbearable since back in 2019. Now I want to get off the medication because I am suspecting this may be why it’s this bad right now.

Gloriaxoxo

Date posted: 22h

From my understanding, there isn’t a ton of good research on GLP1 medication and OCD. For some I have heard it helps, others not as much. Regardless, your experience as an individual matters! I do think it’s worth bringing it up to your doctor. If it helps at all, my OCD always skyrockets any time I am on a new medication or new dose. My brain just likes to fear monger those things.

Anonymous

Date posted: 22h

@Gloriaxoxo This is what I have found as well. It just makes me wonder. I also feel like sometimes near the end of the week when my dose starts to wear off my anxiety and level of OCD symptoms aren’t as bad. I am going to bring it up to see if I can get off the medication.

Serio?

Date posted: 22h

Check if your vitamin B12 levels are low

Anonymous

Date posted: 22h

@Serio? I had my doctor order bloodwork to check my thyroid and other levels. I just have not been able to schedule an appointment yet. Hoping to go Saturday to get it done.

I’m Batman

Date posted: 18h

It’s possible. It’s also possible poor nutrition or lack of nutrition can cause it. Your body is used to a certain about of food and nutrients…. At the start of the dose, you are depriving your body of said food. So your body starts saying well, if you are going to starve me, then we sad today. And your ocd loves sad days. Then at the end of the week it starts to wear off and you eat a little more so your body is pushing out less stress hormones and ocd is like shit, I can’t control you as well and backs off. Unfortunately as the others said, not a lot of testing with GLP1s and OCD. I take Zepbound. I think I started in February? March ? Can’t remember. I too have noticed that my OCD is worse at the start of the dose and better at the end. I don’t think it’s so much the medication tho and more stress from the diet change. I just work harder at ERP at the start. Until more data comes out, I’m not jumping to conclusions.

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