Posted by freedom2001 on October 30, 2002, at 19:36:50
In reply to Re: I FEEL SO SUICIDAL! OCD IS HELL!, posted by cab on October 30, 2002, at 10:44:53
> I think the recent flare-up could easily be because of switching to a different form of fluoxetine. I think you need to see a pdoc and probably either adjust your dose or, as you say, switch to a different SSRI (have you tried Luvox?).
Coming to Luvox. The last time I tried was when I combined it with prozac, the symptoms worsen rapidly. I've tried effexor with prozac but to no avail. Many years ago, I tried anafranil of up to 200mg but in vain as well.
I READ IN AN ARTICLE THAT THOSE WHO TRIED ANAFRANIL AND FAILED, AND THEN TRIED FLUXOTINE HAD ONLY PARTIAL RESPONSE TO FLUOXETINE. I THINK I READ THIS ARTICLE SOMEWHERE, CAN'T REMEMBER THE SOURCE!
The current canadian prozac (Apo-fluoxetine) comes from one of the 'leading' hospitals in my country. My private doc doesn't trust their prozac. He would rather take the hungarian (deprexin) or australian prozac (zactin), or even a prozac made in south korea. Now I'm beginning to think whether he's correct or not!
MY FEAR IS THAT IF I SWITCH PROZAC TO A NEW SSRI, AND NEXT TIME IF I SWITCH BACK TO PROZAC, I MAY NOT RESPOND TO PROZAC ANYMORE, THEREBY HAVING ONE LESS OPTION.
SHOULD I SWITCH BACK TO AUSTRALIAN OR SOUTH KOREAN PROZAC INSTEAD OF TAKING CANADIAN PROZAC? I'M REALLY SCARED!
> That's the first thing to take care of.
> In the meantime, as the person who posted the last message said, try to remember that your obsessions and ruminations are symptoms of the disease, and, horrible as they feel, they will come and go. I don't have OCD except a little bit as part of my depression, but I do know how it feels to have horrible feelings and thoughts you can't control. While you're waiting for the medication to be sorted out, when you feel your symptoms spiraling out of control try to talk to yourself as calmly as you can, and "accept" the thoughts and feelings as part of the disease (though, of course, you don't have to like them!). You might read this post and think, "I can't "accept" them! They're awful!" But what I mean is, try not to make it worse by thinking "Oh my God! I'm crazy! I'm having these horrible, crazy thoughts! They'll never go away! Etc." Instead, try to maintain a rational part of yourself that says things to yourself like, "O.K., I'm having these thoughts that are part of the OCD I'm struggling with. OK, I'm wondering whether it's possible to put my pill box in the right pocket of my other pants. That's OK, it's a weird, bad feeling but it won't last forever," etc. as much as you can.Thanks for the encouraging "it won't last forever". I appreciate it.
> Hope this helps.
>
poster:freedom2001
thread:125774
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20021025/msgs/125855.html