Currently undergoing treatment for OCD by taking ssri medications – Prozac (Fluoxetine)
Literally, for 3 weeks straight, I didn’t feel a single inch of improvement and suddenly, my symptoms are 100% gone. I could have sworn that i was going OCD crazy the day prior. I thought ssri medications were more gradual. It felt more like a switch being turned on as soon the time was ripe.
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ssris prevent the reuptake (or reabsorption) of the neurotransmitter serotonin (the “feel good” chemical in your brain) and allows higher levels of serotonin to be left behind in the synapse. It’s not a medication that’ll kick in right away, which is why you have to take it daily for a few weeks to start feeling the effects. As the levels of ssris increase in your blood and stabilize, this is when you’ll begin to feel its therapeutic effects. I’ve been on zoloft for the past 5 years for OCD symptoms and its saved my life. Definitely won’t get rid of the symptoms entirely but really takes the edge off.
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