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miya_65950
miya_65950

Hi, 

I have been on fluoxetine for around 4 months now, I started on 20 mg and then the doctor upped me to 40 mg not that long ago. I suffer with intrusive thoughts OCD, which are horrible to live with and deal with on a daily basis.

However, I started to feel a change when it was 2 and a half months in, I started to feel happier, the thoughts basically went away and I felt quite good. Just this week it’s been horrible, I have literally gone to how I was before and I hate it!

My ocd intrusive thoughts are getting very bad again and I am very anxious and panicky and I don’t really feel happy anymore. I don’t want to kill myself as i did before but I was kind of happy and mellow, but of course the OCD is making me very upset.

I don’t know if this is the tablets and they have stopped working? I’ve only been on them for 4 months. I see a therapist regularly which is going well. I would say my anxiety is gone but the thoughts this past week have been horrible. 

It was all going soooo well and now I feel completely rubbish again, is this because I’m just having some off days and that it’s normal to be like this for a little bit? Or is it because the meds are not working? 

Please help, thank you. 

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  • Noodlesxxx
    Noodlesxxx miya_65950

    Posted

    I could have written this myself lol i also gave been on 40mg for a few months and this past few days i feel ive slipped back to the beginning...its soul destroying isnt it...i have been doing fine and like you it is intrusive thoughts that are annoying me and making me panicky etc...why does this happen?? Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day...how do you cope with it all?? I struggle to accept that im ill even though i know i am if that makes any sense...hope you reply xxx
    • miya_65950
      miya_65950 Noodlesxxx

      Posted

      I know I hate it so much, I actually felt as if I was getting so much better and the last 3 days I have been feeling like how I did in the beginning. It was so hard for me to accept I have OCD because the thoughts I was and am experiencing feel very very real. At first my therapist told me to make a joke out of it and shut it off and don’t give the thoughts any air time, I supposed that worked.

      However, now I am in the most horrible place again, especially with the nature of my thoughts it’s even harder just to ignore. The only way we can get on with our lives is to ignore but it is a constant battle everyday and sometimes I don’t feel strong enough to do it sad.

      I thought things were going so well and that I was back on track but I guess not, or I guess it’s just a bad few days, I don’t know! But honestly it’s horrible, you probably know. 

      I had no side effects to the medication what so ever apart from a dry mouth so maybe the meds have stopped working for me? I dont knowsad, please reply so we can talk x

    • Noodlesxxx
      Noodlesxxx miya_65950

      Posted

      I think its just rough patch for us...i was chatting to my doctor yesterday and he said its still early days with this illness...because the good days were outweighing the bad the tablets have been working...hes advised me to go up to 60mg every other day for a month to see if that helps...it os horrible to deal with...just a few months ago i was working and managing the kids and gome etc..then bam...i have a breakdown and im off sick...so frustrating xxx
  • bradjohn
    bradjohn miya_65950

    Posted

    I could also of written this myself. I started on 40mg 5 months ago. Upped to 60mg 6 weeks ago. Up until a week ago, I had a couple of weeks when I felt really well, then woke up one morning thinking "here we go again!"

    Reading some of the other discussions on here, it seems like having good patches then bad patches is a common thing and part of the road to recovery.

    Anyway, I'm going to persevere for a few more months and hope that things pan out. I have tried Sertraline, Mirtazapine, Seroxal and Citalopram in the past with no success.

    So I know exactly where you are coming from.

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