are you treatment resistant or what medications do you take?
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I have schizoaffective with ocd. I take risperidon, rexulti, cymbalta and topamax
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I do.
No amount of meds helped my OCD symptoms.
I had to do CBT in therapy to get a grip on those.
Still struggle from time to time,
But it’s a lot easier and my quality of life is much better.
You can get books on CBT that would probably really help.
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I have OCD and schizoeffective disorder. I take Fluvoxamine ( luvox ) and lurasidone which is latuda, also Risperdal and buproprion. My OCD is terrible compared to the schizoeffective disorder. OCD really sucks.
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Have you tried clozapine?
How long have you been treated and if you have been in the hospital
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Yes i was on Clozapine for about a year and had to discontinue because of tachycardia.
have you been to the hospital
Many time’s. At the VA.
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The only manifestation of my ocd that has ever been specifically treated is excoriation disorder with only partial resolution. No, I have never been hospitalized specifically for ocd. I have been hospitalized, idk, maybe 10 times. I’m a rather patient and easy going oc, I just drive others crazy.
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I have OCD with bipolar/SZA
did you have symptom that others know your thoughts?
what medications do you take??
Yes, when I don’t have the right meds I do get scared that others can hear my mind
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I do. But I am not on any medication
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How do you manage symptoms without drugs?
For OCD, none
I can’t take antidepressants
I had pretty bad “pure-O” during my prodromal stage.
It’s still there to some degree, but at the time it was at its worst, it was truly debilitating.
I was prescribed citalopram, which did fuuck all for it 
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Use more psychological approaches as opposed to pharmaceutical 
I am diagnosed with sza and ocd. I have tried many meds and seroquel helped the most. Though i am currently not on anything