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Have you found SSRIs help/get rid of intrusive fears/thoughts?
« on: February 21, 2013, 09:01:56 PM »
Hey there,
I am wondering who / how many of you out there have found using SSRIs to take care of the intrypusive fears/thoughts??
Also, after how long on the SSRI did you find the intrusive thoughts go away - diminish?

Thanks for your input!!  :yes:
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Re: Have you found SSRIs help/get rid of intrusive fears/thoughts?
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2013, 06:08:44 PM »
For me SSRI didnt help with intrusive thoughts , instead they decreased the anxiety a little bit , so the intrusive thoughts would be easier to handle. SSRI like other anti-depressives works differently for different people so they might help you with the intrusive thoughts. but for me it wasnt worth the side effects that i got..

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Re: Have you found SSRIs help/get rid of intrusive fears/thoughts?
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2013, 09:59:48 AM »
Thanks for the response, Yagami !!
I feel that my SSRI (generic Prozac) is actually helping, including with the intrusive thoughts.
I had awful side effects from a relatively small dose, 20 mg a day.. Only did that for six days.  AWFUL!  Then I wanted to try again.  This time I mixed the contents of the capsule in 1 tsp of orange juice and used 1/8 every other, to every day. 2.5 mg.. Then to every day.  To 1/4 - 5 mg per day now.
I am finding I am getting results and pretty much NO side effects!
Just thought this might help you?
Thanks for responding!!  :yes:
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Re: Have you found SSRIs help/get rid of intrusive fears/thoughts?
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2013, 11:53:54 AM »
I haven't tried that i actually !! , Im glad to hear that it helped you , can I ask what kinds of intrusive thoughts you get ?
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Re: Have you found SSRIs help/get rid of intrusive fears/thoughts?
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2013, 03:28:36 PM »
I don't really have much right now.
I am mainly concerned about things getting worse... Or "losing it" etc. ::)

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Re: Have you found SSRIs help/get rid of intrusive fears/thoughts?
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2013, 08:23:36 PM »
I am on Paxil and it doesn't help my instructive thoughts. However, it has helped a considerable amount with the anxiety/phobias I have.
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Re: Have you found SSRIs help/get rid of intrusive fears/thoughts?
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2013, 06:51:31 PM »
I am on lexapro which gets rid of my OCD obsessions about 95%.  Also I noticed when some of the thoughts were creeping in that zyprexa put an end to them.  Unfortunately the lexapro doesn't get rid of my depression, but I'll take what help I get with it.
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