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Posted by slippinaway on February 8, 2004, at 10:40:28
hello,
i have a question maybe someone has a better understanding of antidepressants than i do?
i have a problem with ocd/depression/gad.
things get much worse for me in the fall/winter
also when major changes occur in my life i get all out of whack. well, recently{aug.} i had a huge change, my first child was born. this is a great thing for me but it also has turned my cod into a monster because the type of ocd i have makes me feel like i always have to perform rituals and compulsions to protect the ones i love and keep the good things in my life"good"
i tried lexapro for a few weeks and it made me feel very irritable and strange. prozac has worked good for me in the past with ocd but once i got on it i ended up doing some out of character things like leaving my girlfriend and going out drinking all the time etc.
so now i'm afraid that even if prozac makes my ocd better i might end up not having my normal feelings toward my son/wife. i'm afraid that it will make me not care about them as much and dull my feelings??
does this sound like it's possible or am i just worrying too much like usual??
thanx~~
Posted by eugenia on February 8, 2004, at 16:14:49
In reply to prozac and ocd, posted by slippinaway on February 8, 2004, at 10:40:28
I understand worry, that's why I take Prozac. Ironically, the people who need Prozac are the people most likely to obssess about possible side-effects. That is why this whole anti-SSRI movement really bugs me. It seems so insensitive; people that haven't been helped by Prozac telling us that people who have will inevitably become apathetic, fat robots. There are side effects, as with any medication. I hate that it makes me tired. But being tired just takes a few hours out of my day, being out of control miserable takes years out of my life. That being said, you can get on the Prozac and add drugs that might help with side effects. Perhaps you just need to be on a little less. You can also just decided not to drink while you take it. And you might want to try Cognitive Behavioral therapy. While you were doing that you could lower your dose of Prozac and face your anxiety in more managable chunks. Congratulations on your baby! Maybe if you got on Prozac just for the first year you can better enjoy being a Dad. Deal with the demons later. You can consider it a hold button.
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