Will over the counter anti-depressants help with OCD?

Question

I am about ready to rip out my ******* eyeballs and I only have St. John's Wart anti-depressant pills because my idiot ***** of a mother won't ******* believe me when I say I'm LOSING MY GODDAMN MIND. Will they help with these ******* feelings, or am I going to have to just buy every stupid medication they have and get so drugged out that I can't even think?

Answer 1

I've never taken St. John's Wart, but I think you should try taking Vitamin B5. Its called the "anti-stress" vitamin because it supports the healthy functioning of your adrenal glands, the organs that help your body cope with all kinds of stress. It really evens out your mood and helps you deal. I went to counseling and was given a referral for my doctor that I should probably be on anti-depressants; my doctor suggested that I try taking Vitamin B5 first. I couldn't believe how much it helped. Most multi-vitamins don't include B5, but you can buy it at probably any drug store. Good luck, I hope this helps you!

Answer 2

With full certainty I tell you-avoid anything that calls itself an OTC antidepressant. The chemicals in the brain that true antidepressant medications inhibit or increase are not controlled by St Johns Wart or most especially Vitamen E. Some people begin to feel run down and have taken poor care of themselves and herbals are helpful, even a boost of VE, B Complex and the like. They say it's a wonder drug, but they have not expereinced the mind numbing, all encompassing soul crushing experience of clinical depression, obsessive thoughts and compulsive tendencies. An antidepressant, OTC or not, is not the fix you need and will not offer you the relief you are seeking. If you are a child, under 17, go to school and say what you have typed here to your teacher, coach, or counselor......you'll get help. But, no matter what you choose to take as medication...or how old you are...ask for help loudly and soon.

Answer 3

Don't medicate yourself. At the same time please if you play video games stop (i'll tell you why in a minute). Your mom may be right. My young highschool aged family member was misdiagnosed with ocd after having sudden onset of severe ocd symptoms after running two miles. Yes he thought he was gonna go nuts. He is doing great now!

Without running any tests at the time he arrived in the hospital except a basic mri they put him on antidepressants and he became depressed and weepy. OCd was kinda gone but there was no will to do anything. He was taken off and they found a vascular specialist who put him on vessel openers which with alot of water and a good night sleep and no caffeinne or other dietary things that constrict the vessels he's doing great.

Damage was done so he can't run anymore but he' s free otherwise. We later found out that what was happening was that he lost oxygen to his brain (basil Ganglia) causing the body to go into fight or flight which also caused the ocd symptoms. When the body is like that both hemmisheres miscommunicate with each other via the damaged basil ganglia.

Now the video game issue. Because games cause internal physical responses and (good?) tension which causes vessel constrition he gets very mild ocd sypmtoms that can last up to two weeks from playing video games just one day. He can play on non next gen game sytems in a well lit area for short periods with no effect.
When he knows he's spending the night at a friends he sleeps all afternoon before going so he can stay up later without going ocd again.

Eat often, solid proteins friuts, veggies high in iron- No pizza or pasta or O.D-ing on the bread products.

Answer 4

It's actually pretty easy to lie about it. They ask if you've been on them, you say "no", done deal. However, you will not be able to continue to take them in training. You will have from five to twelve months where you will have to be off them, because you won't be able to get your hands on them. Be careful with this; SSRI discontinuation syndrome can be very nasty, but out of all the SSRIs available, Fluoxitine (Prozac) is least likely to cause bad withdrawals. When you get to your first unit after training, you can go ahead and schedule a psych appointment and try to get back on your meds, but if you've made it several months without them (by that point), do you really need them? I want to make it clear: I don't condone lying like this, but if you're confident you can function without your meds, it is quite possible to make it through the process without anyone knowing better.

Answer 5

I doubt that many over the counter meds will help with ocd problems. However, I don't know what your problems are or how severe theya re. But I can say with a large amount of certainty that over the counter meds won't work.
I'm with the other person, talk with a school counselor or a person with your school health clinic and explain your situation. Maybe they can help convince your mother!
Good luck!

Answer 6

No, don't go medicating yourself; it could be dangerous. Talk to a school counsellor about your problems; he or she can refer you to a psychologist or psychiatrist. Also talk to your family doctor and he or she can do the same. You're going to need another authority like them to back you up when you tell your mom that you need help.

Good luck to you.

Answer 7

Nay, get yourself some full strength mind-numbing barbiturates.

Answer 8

YOU SHOULD SEE A DR. DEPENDING ON YOUR AGE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO WITHOUT YOUR MOM

Answer 9

highly unlikely. get professional help my friend.