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Posted by greywolf on February 17, 2006, at 6:13:13
Wow. My OCD's out of control and I have no doc apptmt in sight. My gp sent me back to my long-term psydoc a couple weeks ago, but he won't reopen my case. I've gotten some referral recommendations, but haven't been in to see anyone and won't be able to for weeks based on what my gp tells me.
The problem is that when I went to him a couple weeks ago it was because I felt the situation was starting to get out of hand, and I needed to get back to pharmaceutical tx. He gave me Xanax again, but it's doing nothing this time to calm the OCD down even slightly.
This morning I've spent hours on the repetitive behaviors (counting, placing and replacing objects, fighting off intrusive thoughts, etc.), and it's getting worse. Any positive thoughts to help me?
Posted by Dinah on February 17, 2006, at 10:58:50
In reply to My OCD is out of control!, posted by greywolf on February 17, 2006, at 6:13:13
Have you read "Stop Obsessing!" or "Brain Lock", or a few other CBT books on OCD? I found them very helpful.
Of course, Luvox gave me medication relief but it takes a while to work.
And of course, this is a personal remedy, but I find that when my OCD springs up greater than normal, there's usually a reason. This latest time it was a combination of stress and a lack of feeling grounded. Some medications I was taking were separating my rational side from my emotional side, and for some reason I don't understand that makes me more obsessive. I was able to help the obsessiveness by decreasing the medication. But I wonder if the same strategy would help you. Could you try meditation and other grounding tools? Could you try to access your emotions (other than the anxiety)?
Posted by greywolf on February 17, 2006, at 16:33:46
In reply to Re: My OCD is out of control! » greywolf, posted by Dinah on February 17, 2006, at 10:58:50
Thanks for your thoughts, Dinah.
I've read several books on OCD, and they are, to an extent helpful. Especially at the beginning when you hear "obsessive-compulsive" and don't quite know what that means.
I don't know what you experience, but I have a pretty high level of OCD behaviors every day to begin with. And you're right, stress definitely increases the problem. I've treated for years without much success, and have recently come off a little less than a year without meds seeing if I can live with BP II and OCD by managing it without drugs because I've been on almost everything out there with little success. Let's just say the experiment worked out as well as you could have predicted.
Consequently, I'm in the process of returning to regular psy care and meds, but with my old doc basically saying the only thing left in his opinion is ECT (and that's not an option in my book), I've got to get a new doc. Unfortunately, that takes time to arrange, and in the meanwhile I'm having more difficulty than usual. Recognizing that fact also increases the stress, so I just needed to vent this a.m. My family and friends are wonderful, but they're a little uncomfortable with these types of illnesses, so I usually don't have someone handy to talk with.
Thanks for taking the time. Your thoughts help.
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