obsessive compulsive disorder - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Message Board

flyfskm · 03-23-2002, 09:14 PM

hi there! if there is anyone out there with ocd, i'd love to hear from you and swap stories. hope to hear from you! kim.

cwesterman · 03-30-2002, 05:29 AM

Hey!
So there is someone else, out there with ocd.
I have ocd in a very severe form. I am very
much interested in swapping stories!
I'am looking forward to hearing from you!!!!
you're not alone.

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flyfskm · 03-30-2002, 10:29 AM

hi! glad to hear from you. what are some of your symptoms? are you on medication? i take paxil. i am basically a cleaning freak. sometimes it's a real pain, if you know what i mean! kim.

cwesterman · 03-31-2002, 06:09 AM

Kim,
It would literally take me all day to list the things
that I do. Like I said, I have a severe form of ocd.
example: checking the stove over and over, turning
off light switches, counting rituals, I have this thing
about counting to the number 4, over and over!!!!
Everything I basically touch turns in to severe mind
boggling agitation, why can't I just stop? I've
suffered with this for at least 20 yrs. I'm 32.
I am on 40 mg of prozac daily, and 300 mg of wellbutrin
I've tried everything, except Luvox. Paxil was fine
for a short period, but when I became pregnant with
my last child, I had to come off. Boy, you talk about
withdrawals, they were bad!!!!!!
I also have chronic depression. It's also very bad.
Actually I think I may have been misdiagnosed, mine
sounds more like bipolar, (according to things I've
been reading}. The ocd affects every and I mean every
aspect of my life, and I honest to God hate it!!!!
How long have you had ocd? Do you remember when it
started? Do you handle it better around people because
of the shame? Have to go for now, can't wait to hear
from you!!! Finally a real person who can relate,
God knows my husband can't. He does not understand at
all. I gotta get ready for church, by the way, hope
you have a HAPPY EASTER!

Charmin

flyfskm · 03-31-2002, 10:01 PM

hi! happy easter to you, too! my ocd started about 7 years ago. i was 17 and pregnant with my first daughter. for years i never understood what was wrong with me so i never told anyone. when i was in public i would do ANYTHING to hide it. i felt like i was going to explode and it drove me nuts, but i couldn't let anyone know. i came across an article about this time last year about ocd and i was stunned. it was like my life was on that paper! i still didn't know how well it was accepted in the world so i still kept silent. finally in july 2001, my husband told me to see a doctor or hit the road, because he couldn't deal with it. i kept chalking it up as stress due to 3 kids, military life, etc. so i went and was diagnosed and put on paxil. i have never been better, but very slowly i feel the urges coming back. i guess i'll have to talk with my doctor. i was switched to prozac for a short time around september but i had horrible nightmares and the weirdest suicidal thoughts. to make matters worse, my 6 year old daughter was also diagnosed with ocd last week! and while we were leaving the office, the doctor happened to get a glimpse of my 3 year old daughter and witness one of her episodes and advise me to make an appointment for her too because she has obvious signs of ocd. are we all crazy? what does your husband think of this? is he at least a little understanding? i am so glad i finally get to communicate with someone else who has this! i was beginning to think there was no one out there, then you popped up! talk to you soon! kim.

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