hi, i know how u feel. i react to drugs so bad sometimes i dont even try to take them! i am on a very good med right now called celexa it has helped me sooooooooooo much i cant even begin to tell you!! at first my doc gave me paxil, omg what a nightmare!!! it was horrendous! then he wanted to try me on something else but i was too scared to try it so i went back to celexa which i had taken before but gained weight on so i stopped. The doc told me it wasnt commonly used for ocd but ive since found it is becoming popular. the side effects i had only lasted about 2 weeks and then u wouldnt even know ur on it! my most noticable one was yawning! i yawned all day long! i was also tired but other than that i didnt notice much. My head seemed a bit cloudy for about a week but trust me it does taper off. i started at 20 mg and now im up to 40 mg. i have tried zoloft which did work well for my but i had a physical reaction to it so i stopped taking it but i did clench my jaw alot when i was on that. ive tried prozac and that was horrible too! so my advice is the celexa but 1 word of advice pls when and if ur ready to go off of it DONT stop cold turkey with any of these meds, seek the advice of this board or ur doc to learn how to taper off. Good Luck!