Social Anxiety Support

jim_morrison · 10-08-2009, 08:20 AM

Over the years I've tried a few SSRIs (Paxil, Lexparo) for OCD (in addition to SA, depression) and to be honest they never really made a whole lot of difference.
I know that SSRI's are supposed to be "the gold standard" treatment for OCD.
So I'm wondering if I'm just having an odd atypical reaction, or if this is a common thing, so my question is; have SSRI's helped any of you OCD sufferers to any great extent?

chris87 · 10-09-2009, 09:48 PM

I have OCD, and I tried an SSRI for the first time last November. After experiencing very little therapeutic effect with Lexapro, I switched to Zoloft. Unfortunately, the Zoloft wasn't any better. I don't really have much confidence in the SSRIs...I'm more comfortable taking nothing at this point.

deeds14 · 10-12-2009, 08:18 AM

You're supposed to combine meds with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
I'm taking Prozac right now. I hear it's good for OCD. Maybe you just need to try a new med, too.

jer · 10-12-2009, 02:04 PM

I had ocd before taking meds.

once I started paxil, the ocd went away completely.
then I stopped paxil. the ocd came back with double the intensity.
then I tried prozac. the ocd wouldnt go away.
then I tried zoloft. it still wouldnt go away.

crayzyMed · 10-13-2009, 10:24 AM

I started N acetyle cysteine, apperantly should work for OCD, will add in inositol, agomelatine, memantine later.

10-08-2009, 08:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
jim_morrison Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 1,026	OCD treatment experiences? Over the years I've tried a few SSRIs (Paxil, Lexparo) for OCD (in addition to SA, depression) and to be honest they never really made a whole lot of difference. I know that SSRI's are supposed to be "the gold standard" treatment for OCD. So I'm wondering if I'm just having an odd atypical reaction, or if this is a common thing, so my question is; have SSRI's helped any of you OCD sufferers to any great extent? __________________ Warning: I am not a trained medical professional. Any information provided by me is based on my own personal experiences and research and is not intended to be used as professional medical advice. Please contact a medical professional before taking any action that may be discussed on this board.

10-09-2009, 09:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
chris87 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Jersey Gender: Male Posts: 148	I have OCD, and I tried an SSRI for the first time last November. After experiencing very little therapeutic effect with Lexapro, I switched to Zoloft. Unfortunately, the Zoloft wasn't any better. I don't really have much confidence in the SSRIs...I'm more comfortable taking nothing at this point.

10-12-2009, 08:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
deeds14 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Gender: Female Posts: 256	You're supposed to combine meds with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I'm taking Prozac right now. I hear it's good for OCD. Maybe you just need to try a new med, too.

10-12-2009, 02:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
jer Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Texas Gender: Male Posts: 221	I had ocd before taking meds. once I started paxil, the ocd went away completely. then I stopped paxil. the ocd came back with double the intensity. then I tried prozac. the ocd wouldnt go away. then I tried zoloft. it still wouldnt go away.

10-13-2009, 10:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
crayzyMed Status: Crazy Member!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Belguim Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 387	I started N acetyle cysteine, apperantly should work for OCD, will add in inositol, agomelatine, memantine later.