Posted by Cindy W on May 3, 2000, at 20:21:20
In reply to Re: OCD without the C- Question for Cindy, posted by Kimberly on May 3, 2000, at 16:09:33
> > Hi Cindy, just curious what you mean when you say you felt 'giggy' on serzone? did you have any success with it at all?
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> > > Hi, Snowie! I have OCD (both the obsessions, and compulsions). I worry constantly and cannot control my thoughts, which make me count over and over, hum songs for hours and hours, repeat stupid activities like checking things, and I also have a feeling of overresponsibility (so I hoard worthless things and also "collect" living things; right now, it's treefrogs). I don't know if your thoughts qualify as "obsessions." People can have just the obsessions without the compulsions. Frequently, the thoughts have aggressive, religious, or sexual content, as you probably noticed from the OCFoundation site. What matters is whether they are time-consuming, cause you distress, and/or interfere with your daily life greatly (social life, work, etc). SSRI's are often used for both OCD and for depression. Many pdocs unfortunately don't know too much about OCD yet (at least yours has heard of it, which is a step!). Prozac is often used to decrease obsessive thoughts; if it's the right med, the thoughts don't keep going around in your head and your brain gets "quiet" (this is what Effexor-XR does for me; I've tried Prozac, Luvox, Serzone, and Zoloft). Usually the dose of the AD has to be higher than for depression, however; they don't know why. Keep reading and see if it seems to fit for you or not. Hang in there!
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> > Hi Cindy,
> > Do you find Effexor-XR, better than the other SSRI's for OCD and depression?
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> > I've tried Prozac, which did nothing, Paxil, improved the OCD and depression a bit, but caused sexual side effects and I was always tired.
> > Serzone, I felt really giggy, Celexa is OK, but I still feel tired.Kimberly, I think that's what Alex posted! On Serzone, I felt really strange for about two weeks (dizzy, tired, angry for no reason, moody). After two weeks, I just felt GREAT. I'd still be taking it if it helped with OCD, because it made me feel less depressed and much less socially anxious, and it made me sleep much better.
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