Posted by McPac on July 3, 2003, at 16:14:39
In reply to Re: Caleb, Re: Help I am a slave to my meds!, posted by Caleb462 on July 2, 2003, at 2:14:01
My OCD tends to wax and wane a bit......
....Life is tough, too damn tough, but I'm determined to win this battle.>>>>>>>>>>>>>Yes, the waxing and waning of ocd is the typical nature of that beast...and stress can definitely greatly exacerbate ocd......nowadays (since better meds are out here) my ocd is rarely a problem (when I'm on the right med AND taking enough of the med, that is)......but in the 'old' days, geeeeeeeeeez, bad stressors were like throwing gas on a fire.....
The sweating is pretty bad for me
>>>>>>>>>>>>I never took anything for that (I read there were some possible things to try but I didn't try anything)....what was neat was that I could stay outside when it was 0 degrees (Fahrenheit) for as long as I wanted with NO coat on whatsoever.....everybody else would be literally shaking and the extreme cold didn't phase me in the LEAST....(NOW I'm back to shivering like everybody else, lol)
anorgasmia can also be pretty annoying - but I can still "get there", just takes some work.
>>>>>>>>>>>I've read that gingko biloba, 120-240 mg/day, works for some....other 'possible' things to try, yet, again, I never really tried much for that problem...of course it's often a dose-related issue as well but if you NEED the dosage that also causes the problem, then you're screwed (no pun intended, lol)
My main problem though, is constipation... really really bad constipation like I've never experienced before. Pain, blood, the whole works.
>>>>>>>>>>> Pain, particularly BLOOD....THAT doesn't sound good at all....this 'may' help you---I often get terrible diarrhea from various meds..someone recommended "FiberCon" to me...when reading the label, it talks about it being FOR constipation (even the store pharmacist thought it was only for that)...but this dude told me it works for BOTH diarrhea/const. (actually BOTH dia. AND const. ARE considered forms of constipation).....anyway, I talked to that dude AGAIN and he said, yes, it will work for BOTH....and it DID...better than anything I'd ever taken before....I can't say if it would help you or not but thought I'd mention that (I HAVE talked to others that agree and love it)...I only took it sparingly....DRINK a FULL glass of water w/ EACH dose though! Also, have you tried any dietary changes? Don't know if that might at least help some or not?
I found Paxil to be a wonderful drug when I took it a little over a year ago... it gave me AWESOME results as far as social anxiety is concerned. I felt like a new person. It really didn't do much for OCD though. I wasn't depressed at the time, so that wasn't an issue.
>>>>>>>>>>>One doc I used to have thought that ocd would only come WHILE one was depressed....but you too have felt the ocd even when not depressed, huh?
I ended up upping the dose to 80 mg, to try an combat the OCD... and I just got tired of the side effects... sweating, constipation, and severe sexual problems. It was a mistake I think, getting off the drug.
I really wonder whether or not my past year would have been a lot better if I stayed on. Who knows?
>>>>>>>>>Probably...from my experience, when I'm on the RIGHT meds at the RIGHT dosages, there is NO comparison to when I'm on too low of a dose or not the right med....even if stressors arise, the right med/right dose will AT LEAST 'buffer' or cushion the effect for most ocd'ers....with me, it's like this: right meds/right dose---I'm cool (MUCH better), wrong meds(inneffective)/too low a dose---NOT good.....no meds---I'd be dead (barring a miracle it seems)
Glad to hear the Lexapro is going okay so far... how long has it been? Just a day or two right? I wish you luck.
>>>>>>>Thanks bro! It's been 4 days today....here's one thing...MANY say Lex gives them initial panicky anxious feelings(common) (I felt it day 1 more, a little today, but not really worried, hope it's short term)....but, when I took ONE of my mom's Celexa pills (just ONE) a couple of weeks ago, I just felt a bit tired, more mellow....I know they say Lex is just Celexa MINUS that R-isomer thingy, but I seem to be finding posters here saying that Lex is more activating for them????.....I know it's an 'individual' thing...I just know that I like the mellowing-effect meds over the anxious-effect meds....will have to read more on Lex dosages though and see how I feel to determine titrating up...10 mg/day would be cool but I may need more
Sorry if this post was a bit long-winded. I appreciate the kind words and concern. Later.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Take Care Caleb! Always nice chatting with you dude!
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