Posted by greywolf on July 9, 2007, at 21:11:50
In reply to Anxiety/OCD meds - help!, posted by SheilaC on July 9, 2007, at 6:58:14
I won't bore you with the pantheon of meds I've been on for OCD and depression, but I know what you're dealing with. Frankly, no ADs work for me because I usually cannot take them at the necessary therapeutic dose because I won't be able to function at my work. Those that I reach therapeutic dosages on tend not to have any beneficial effects. For instance, I recently worked my way over a matter of months to max dose on Emsam, and I experienced absolutely no effects, good or bad. So I just stopped cold turkey. If I could stop working and really hit the meds hard, maybe I'd find some help, but that's not an option for me.I have dealt with very extensive OCD problems for many, many years. I have found most meds purportedly for OCD to be ineffectual. The best advice I can give you is to seek intensive treatment with an experienced OCD therapist. I am fortunate to have a wonderful therapist specializing in OCD and I am making slow, but regular progress. Unfortunately, it will take years of hard work in therapy to get anywhere, but at least I am seeing some progress. I never saw any with meds, so I just take Xanax a few times a day for the anxiety that is exacerbated by the OCD.
Greywolf
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