perry12
01-06-16, 16:04
Hi everyone,
I have been doing ok but I seem to be stuck at this 'just ok' stage. CBT, ERP and reading books by ex sufferers has helped massively but with the pressures which I deal with in life, I have always been advised to stay on medication.
I had 3 good years, 0 anxiety, 0 OCD after completing CBT and staying on Zoloft/Setraline, stopped the medication and relapsed after 5 months.
and a year on I am still struggling with intrusions and as my therapist says, the medication just doesn't seem to be 'reaching' the OCD, its more resilient this time.
I am just looking for opinions as I had a horror time second time round when I went on Zoloft.
I have currently tried up to 150mg of Zoloft, Pregabalin and I am on 40mg Citalopram at the moment. None of which really touching my symptoms, I am sure Citalopram is helping slightly but not as good as Zoloft before it pooped.
What I have been recommended by my therapist is to try Venlafaxine which at higher doses is supposedly good for resilient conditions. My GP says to try Duloxetine which has some promising results where SSRI's haven't worked but then my therapist recommended against it.
Initially I thought to try Prozac and work up to the max dose, but this will be my third SSRI.
I just do not know which route to take and would really appreciate some opinions.
Venlafaxine? Duloxetine? Prozac? my head is spinning!
Thanks guys
I have been doing ok but I seem to be stuck at this 'just ok' stage. CBT, ERP and reading books by ex sufferers has helped massively but with the pressures which I deal with in life, I have always been advised to stay on medication.
I had 3 good years, 0 anxiety, 0 OCD after completing CBT and staying on Zoloft/Setraline, stopped the medication and relapsed after 5 months.
and a year on I am still struggling with intrusions and as my therapist says, the medication just doesn't seem to be 'reaching' the OCD, its more resilient this time.
I am just looking for opinions as I had a horror time second time round when I went on Zoloft.
I have currently tried up to 150mg of Zoloft, Pregabalin and I am on 40mg Citalopram at the moment. None of which really touching my symptoms, I am sure Citalopram is helping slightly but not as good as Zoloft before it pooped.
What I have been recommended by my therapist is to try Venlafaxine which at higher doses is supposedly good for resilient conditions. My GP says to try Duloxetine which has some promising results where SSRI's haven't worked but then my therapist recommended against it.
Initially I thought to try Prozac and work up to the max dose, but this will be my third SSRI.
I just do not know which route to take and would really appreciate some opinions.
Venlafaxine? Duloxetine? Prozac? my head is spinning!
Thanks guys