Hey everyone,I've been having a terrible time with OCD intrusive thoughts around harm, suicide and existential. This cause me to become very depressed.
I've been taking citalopram 20mg for years but it's pooped out, I'm now taking escitalopram 10mg after dr recommended a direct switch.
I've been having night terrors, panic episodes, racing thoughts, it's been the worst.
Anyone have any positive stories from taking escitalopram?
Lots of love to you all.
I can relate to your OCD experiences, I am sorry you are going through this painful situation, are you doing CBT with the medication at all?I don't have anything to give you but what I have I will give you......in the name of Jesus that is above every other name, be made whole in your body, soul and spirit in Jesus name. May every garment of heaviness (depression) be removed from you in Jesus name. Receive peace, hope and joy in your mind in Jesus name. The Spirit of power, love and sound mind is your portion in Jesus name.
Thank you so much precious 💖 can I ask what helped you? Xx
It's been God seriously, just wanting to start therapy now, some Bible verses have been helpful to me which are very relevant to our situation (intrusive thoughts), when I am very overwhelmed I turned to the word of God.
E.g, casting down every thought that exhort itself against the word of God.
God has not given me the spirit of fear....but of power love and sound mind....
Phil 4:8 talks about what we should focus our thoughts on( meditation)... please have a look. Criteria for healthy thoughts and for you to test those OCD lies.
Please have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour?
Find a local church and fellowship with other brethren....it helps
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Peace be upon you!
In addition, is there anything you love doing.... work? Get busy...Almost throughout 2022, I nearly didn't have OCD attack but this year when I started my maternity leave....I had a relapse because I wasn't busy with work,no place to go to and the child delivery trauma.... church etc
I have not but I would ask your doctor if the can do a pharmacogenetics test for you. I did that with my general doctor and it gives you a list of the meds most likely to work for your body. I found out that all the previous meds were on the inactive list. As soon as I got the results, she switched my meds and it helped. It didn't get of all the depression and anxiety but it definitely take some of the edge off.
I'm not on them sorry but I was on mirtazipine which was not even an ssri. I'm now on sertraline and they are making my intrusive thoughts and compulsions go away a bit.
Hi! Im taking the same medication, you will be fine. At the begining it will be hard and you will experience probably more anxiety. Eventually the meda will make you feel better. Im struggling with the same OCD, harm thoughts agains me or people I love. Existencial dilema, sometime I think Im not even real. Once the med start working try to go to a Therapist who specialized in ERP and OCD, instead of trying to avoid the thoughts of harm or existencial thoughts try to exposure yourself in the thinking, provoke your fears and embrace it. Its difficult, hard, but its the only way to overcome your anxiety. Remember thoughts are not you, you are more than that. Keep fighting, I know how hard it is but I also know you are not OCD, you can overcome your simptoms and live a better life. Live the present, meditate and trust yourself. God will give you the strengh to fight your OCD. Dont ask why and dont pitty yourself, thats how you feed the OCD monster, instead try to live the moment, the now, the present, and trust yourself… OCD will eventually become weak and you will feel powerful living on Uncertainty and just the Present. Try to buy the book Freedom from OCD a personalized recovery program for living with Uncertainty by Jonathan Grayson. I know you will start feeling better! God bless you!
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