Celxa ?s...And OCD.

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Hello to you all. I don't think I have ever posted on the anxiety board, but from the way I feel, I should be the president of the board.

Apparently, I have OCD worse than I had ever thought. Not just the counting and mild arranging. I had no idea these bad (sometimes horrible) thoughts could be OCD. Anyway, an errant thought last week must have triggered my nerves and anxiety.

This morning, my Dr prescribed Celexa, 20 mg. And is setting an appt for therapy. I have read Celexa is good for OCD, and the Dr said it is somewhat like Lexapro, which practically saved my life a couple of yrs ago.

Are the side effects bad? When I first started Lexapro, I felt sleepy all the time, the usual stuff, but after I got used to it, it was wonderful. I also have severe anxiety on taking any kind of medication.

Thanks for reading. It feels better reading these posts and seeing that I am not alone, when I feel so isolated in my mind that it is literally driving me crazy.
 
From all I have read, Celexa is little bit better for OCD than Lexapro. I thought they were kind of the same. I don't know very much about meRAB.
 
I am actually needing to get on some myself right now. I took Celexa 9 years ago for my panic and anxiety disorder. I have OCD too. Scary thoughts etc..I am afraid to die. It worked well. Last year I thought I needed it again, doc gave me Lexapro. I tried it for one day and felt so weird, kind of like an out of body experience, shaky and scared. I threw them out. Now I think I need to get on some, and I may ask for the Celexa again. I think they target OCD and anxiety real well.

Good luck! You aren't alone ok?:)
 
It feels much better knowing there are people out there that are like me. My family tries to understand, but until you have lived it, you can have no idea the hell anxiety and all the stuff that comes with it, causes it, etc, can be.

Lexapro was wonderful for me. After I got used to the side effects, it didn't take them long at all to wear off, then I just felt like me, only with the ability to be happy again and not worry so much. I am terrified of dying, things like that too. Lexapro took alot of those worries away for me. I hope you can find something that works for you! Don't stop until you do. I have decided that I am not gonna live like this any longer.

Take Care!
 
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