Citaploram and Ocd
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In August i Suddenly got anxiety and OCD. I don't know which triggered what. i never had panic attacks. I was prescribed 10mg citoploram first 2 weeks were a bit bumpy but then I started to feel like my own self. I do drink on weekends, i know they say you shouldn't but I never had depression nor am I an alcholic . I do enjoy my glass of wine. The past 2 weeks I've been starting to feel weird maybe iratation and anxiety and my intrusive thoughts have come back, but before I would have a freak out and get scared now I'm not really bothered by it. I also been having weird head pain like pressure. has anyone had this a couple month after taking medication. or anyone take citoploram for ocd , is there another medication you would recommend for Ocd and anxiety ? not sure if I should be upping the dose its something I would need to talk to my doctor about. i just dont want to be increasing the dose everytime e my body adjusts to the medication. any experiences with this medication plus OCD will be very helpful!
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cher1971 Guest
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Hi, I too have the head tightness. panic and depression has subsided, i feel heaps better. Im on week 11, take 20mg at bedtime. I then listen to guided meditation so i usually have a good sleep - but still wake up tired. I then go for a run or a swim which makes me feel good but then a weird groggy tiredness kicks in every late afternoon. with tight clenched forehead and eyes - its exhausting but im hoping in time this will fade 爛
stay positive - good luck x
toria_07298 Guest
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cbt is great for ocd
katecogs Guest
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Anxiety doesn’t suddenly just start, but its usually the build up from long standing stress, so when it results in anxiety the sufferer usually doesn’t understand where its come from. Our body is like an engine and if you overwork it, run it at full power for a long time, then any engine will surely start to struggle and finally break down. Same happens to our bodies. Anxiety is just the result of an overworked and tired body.
Intrusive thoughts or actions (impulses) are a side effect of anxiety and people often mistake this for OCD. Anyway, whatever its called, its a side effect.
As you recover the anxiety, intrusive thoughts and all other physical and mental symptoms will come and go - that’s how recovery works.
Having the symptoms all come back after you’ve felt some progress does not mean you’re ill again - it is just a normal process when recovering.
You can’t hurry recovery whatever you do - and though a bigger dose might suit you it doesn’t mean you’ll get better any quicker.
Unfortunately we all have to sit it out and be patient for the meds to work, and it can be uncomfortable.
Recovery on the meds can take months - for some its 4 months, others longer (occasionally its quicker). For me, it was 6 months.
Just carry on as you are - understand the thoughts will come back time after time along with anxiety.
It gets easier.