I have been taking luvox for about eight monthes I was on 25mg then went up to 50mg. She wanted me to go up to 75mg but I dont. The mania is overwhelming. I drive down the street flipping people the finger. I have this stare that scares me. I yell, scream things. I am aware that I am doing them I just cant help myself it seems to relieve the obsessions for a a second. I was thinking of checking into a psychiatric place to see if they can get the right course of meds. Any suggestions, please.
2007-06-19 05:31:32 · 4 answers · asked by lauren10901 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Anytime you have a significant change in behavior, you should let your psychiatrist know.
As someone who has has OCD myself, I'm wondering if you are both taking the medication and doing work with a counselor? Also are you reading information on OCD? I know for some people with various kinds of OCD, they find reading difficult because of their symptoms. If you are able to read there are a lot of very good resources on ocd. I'd start with Dr Bruce Hyman's OCD Workbook, which itself lists other resources.
The other thing you might want to look into, is whether there is an OCD support group in your area. I went to one for a long time in the Fort Lauderdale area, when I lived down there, and it was my saving grace many many times.
If you find that there is not an OCD support group in your area there are many OCD chat rooms on the internet, just do a google search. Some are more active than others, so you might want to look and see if they have posted times.
Lastly, before I ramble too too much, the Obsessive-Compuslive Foundation is a great place to start with research. Just go to their website: www.ocfoundation.org .
Oops, that wasn't the last thing. There is hope in managing your ocd. You must make your doctor aware of your continuing symptoms and take small steps toward helping yourself and letting others help you. I never in a million years thought I would be able to manage my OCD, but I have. Now and then I struggle, but I have tools and resources I use to overcome them, and you can too.
Please email me and let me know how you do.
2007-06-19 06:30:21 · answer #1 · answered by doublewidemama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be a good idea, who knows maybe you were diagnosed wrong. How long has this been going on? I deal with people with ocds everyday. Some people refuse the meds because they make them feel not like themselves, but your not feeling like yourself anyways. I would also look and see if there are other doctors that might be able to cure this and not just cover it up with meds. My friend had a very similar problem and ended up having a seizure. She was diagnosed with a chemical imbalance.
2007-06-19 05:38:01 · answer #2 · answered by Peggy Pirate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your OCD sounds pretty bad, worse than anytinhg my family has had. However, we've found escitalopram, an antidepressent good for anxiety, extremely effective. Ask your psychiatrist. It will take about 4 weeks to work though.
Also, try going to a cognitive psychologist and OCD annonymous. Both very useful in different ways...remember you are not alone. lots of people suffer similar problems.
Exercise and meditation are short term effective measures
All the best.
2007-06-19 05:36:01 · answer #3 · answered by josh f 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seek a second opinion if you can. but tell your doctor that you have now that this is going on. If it is too extreme then check yourself in but if not you want to work with your doctors before you go into a hospital.
2007-06-19 06:33:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋