celexa has really helped me rationalize my thoughts - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Message Board

hayley0610 · 11-11-2004, 08:31 PM

ive been on this med since may and it has helped me tons as far as rationailizing my fears and ocd patterns! i still have my days but my brain tells me it silly to do certain things an i dont feel the need to do them as much! before if i didnt pick a certain item or do something a certain number of times i felt on edge like something bad was going to happen but now those feelings are so under control. i would highly recomend this to anyone looking for some help without the major side effects.

luckygirl8 · 11-12-2004, 06:28 AM

That is so good to hear. I just started on Celexa on Wednesday, and I am so hopeful that it will work. I have started on 10mg, and only have a few side effects, nothing too terrible. When did you notice that it was starting to work?

hry33 · 11-12-2004, 06:38 AM

hayley may benefit from upping the dose a bit
celexa is one of many prozac type meds and these all are often quite helpful for OCD, anxiety and depression

luckygirl8 · 11-12-2004, 07:37 AM

I started on 10mg, because I was on Paxil a few years ago, and I started at a higher dose, and I had really bad side effects. As long as the side effects don't get worse from the Celexa I plan on going up to 20mg next week.
I have been splitting the pills in half. Yup, I have OCD, GAD, and depression.

hayley0610 · 11-12-2004, 10:35 AM

hry why would i benefit from upping the dose?

anyways 10 mg is a very low dosage and most start on 20 mg thats the standard dose so u may want to talk to ur doc about that 1 because i dont know how effective 10 will be. i just upped my dose from 20 to 30 mg after i was on it for about 5 months because i noticed symptoms coming back but wow what a difference upping it did to me, chances are u will have to up urs over time too. it took about 2-3 weeks for me to notice it was gradual and u dont just wake up 1 day ok again

but after a while u think back and go hey i dont feel blah anymore!! also after 3 weeks u will notice NO side effects but maybe a bit of jaw clenching.