should I stay on my medication?

[mystery1077]

I’ve had ocd my entire life. Recently about 7 months ago it got unmanageable. My doctor put me on medication. At first I was put on Prozac. It didn’t work at all. My doctor then switched me to Lexapro in about the beginning of April. It really started helping I’m currently on 10mg. Ive gotten significantly better from where I started because I couldn’t be in public without sobbing. The compulsions and intrusive thoughts haven’t gone away. But The panic attacks are minimal. The medication has helped me to this point. But I feel like I’m at a dead end. I know ocd will never be cured but I want to live my life without these thoughts being the only thing I can think about. I have an appointment on he 11th and I’m wondering if I should just stop medication. I just can’t remember who I am without it. I feel as if I’m just the thoughts and not a human being. I feel like if I stop medication I can’t go back on it if I can’t function without it. Has anyone ever gone off their medication and felt worse? What do you do then?

[specialmom]

Well, yes, you should stay on your medication since you are having some sort of positive effect.  Do you see a psychiatrist to manage your medication and do you do talk therapy?  I would talk to the prescribing physician about what else can be used to help with the OCD medically speaking.  Something added on, a higher dose of Lexapro?  Also, the other things you do for mental health issues like OCD are sorted out with a therapist.  Talk therapy is very beneficial and is an important part of overcoming your ocd.  Are you active in that?  But going backwards to nothing is not the way to go.  Backward slides are not good.  good luck