What can I do?
Question:
I’ve had OCD for as long as I can remember, the last two years have been hell. I’m 20 years old and it feel like the only thing I do is shower and wash my hands. I’m obsessed with keeping clean, when I was about 13-14 years old I hated going to school so I would shower when I came home "to wash the bad off" I’ve always had different compulsions but the one about keeping clean has always been the ‘big’ one. 5 years ago my mother died, and about two years ago I got some kind of obsession that all things that had to do with death were ‘bad’, and I had to wash it off. For the first months I spent hours every day washing my hand and showering, then I moved away from home, I said it was because I couldn’t stand commuting to school, but the real reason was that I couldn’t stand sharing the house with my dad, I had to live alone to keep my things and myself clean. I got a little better after a while but I still had problems seeing my friends. last year I moved to England(I’m from Sweden originally) and at first I felt pretty good, but a few months ago it started coming back. My doctor gave me Anafranil with made me less depressed but didn’t really help with my OCD, I stopped taking it after about a month and I got so depressed I tried to commit suicide, I don’t really thing I wanted to die, I just wanted someone to help me. Then I started taking something called Seroxsat but that had less affect and now I’m back on Anafranil. But I don’t feel good, and I don’t know what to do. I don’t really like the thought of Psyciatrists, I went to one but he just refered me to some one else, it was two months ago and I still haven’t heard anything. Does anyone know anything that could help me? I’m so fed up with living in a ‘cage’. I’d be happy for any suggestions. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don’t.
Response:
Hi Kristin28, I am sorry you are going through a rough time. I do not know anything about the practices in England as far as treatment is concerned. I take Luvox and Resperidol which seems to help me ALOT. However i never had contamination fears. Obsessions seems to be the thing for me. I have talked to therapists and psychiatrists and they both have said that OCD will lessen over time. So, hopefully the older you get the lesser the OCD. The only other advice I can give you is to get involved in the medical system you are currently in. Escaping OCD through suicide is not the way to go. Keep trying diffrent medications and see if there are any that makes you feel better. Try to see a specialist who specializes in OCD if you can. I would like to give you hope that things will get better. It did for me and i hope it will for you also. Best Wishes and kind regards Perry – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -kristi…@my-deja.com wrote: > I’ve had OCD for as long as I can remember, the last two years have been > hell. I’m 20 years old and it feel like the only thing I do is shower and > wash my hands. I’m obsessed with keeping clean, when I was about 13-14 years > old I hated going to school so I would shower when I came home "to wash the > bad off" I’ve always had different compulsions but the one about keeping > clean has always been the ‘big’ one. 5 years ago my mother died, and about > two years ago I got some kind of obsession that all things that had to do > with death were ‘bad’, and I had to wash it off. For the first months I spent > hours every day washing my hand and showering, then I moved away from home, I > said it was because I couldn’t stand commuting to school, but the real reason > was that I couldn’t stand sharing the house with my dad, I had to live alone > to keep my things and myself clean. I got a little better after a while but I > still had problems seeing my friends. last year I moved to England(I’m from > Sweden originally) and at first I felt pretty good, but a few months ago it > started coming back. My doctor gave me Anafranil with made me less depressed > but didn’t really help with my OCD, I stopped taking it after about a month > and I got so depressed I tried to commit suicide, I don’t really thing I > wanted to die, I just wanted someone to help me. Then I started taking > something called Seroxsat but that had less affect and now I’m back on > Anafranil. But I don’t feel good, and I don’t know what to do. I don’t really > like the thought of Psyciatrists, I went to one but he just refered me to > some one else, it was two months ago and I still haven’t heard anything. Does > anyone know anything that could help me? I’m so fed up with living in a > ‘cage’. I’d be happy for any suggestions. > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Share what you know. Learn what you don’t.
Response:
Sometimes it takes a while of tinkering to find the right level of meds. I was on anafranil (which I love) for two years before we figured out the right dosage for me. I found psychiatristsof a little use but mainly once i het my stride with my meds I stopped seeing them.
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Tracey, Who prescribes your med’s if you no longer go to psychiatrists? Just Wondering. Take care! mary – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Tracey Reynolds wrote: > Sometimes it takes a while of tinkering to find the right level of meds. I > was on anafranil (which I love) for two years before we figured out the > right dosage for me. I found psychiatristsof a little use but mainly once i > het my stride with my meds I stopped seeing them.
Response:
hi it sound like you really need help but you need to keeptrying to call a doctor. dont give up. keep trying even if you get a anwsering machine or where where it says if you want to talk to a doctor press one. that can make make you feel like no body cares. but dont give up.keep trying and some one will help you.it may be a social worker but some one will help you.you need to try hard to talk to some one.dont give up.from renee
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