Posted by SDA on August 12, 2004, at 15:01:54
When I was only 11 years old, my parents and doctors decided that I had OCD and need medication. In my opinion it was barely even an issue at that point, but I ended up taking 200mg for almost 7 years nonetheless. Everyone seems to think that I only benifited from it, but I have serious doubts. When I look back at my high school years, it seems like my OCD just skyrocketed after starting Zoloft. After a few years it almost dissapeared, but started creeping in again before I stopped taking it before I went to college.
So did the Zoloft actually make me worse? I've read about fMRIs showing that serotonin antagonists will exacerbate OCD. Having OCD used to be a big part of my sense of identity, and its pretty painful to think that it was all needless torture. People tell me that I need to take medications again (for "depression"), but I don't think I'll ever trust another psychiatrist until I can resolve this.
Any insight/observations would be helpful.
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