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In September I began taking Zoloft for my depression. Although I was only on 50 mg it helped me heal from all the months of sleep I missed. During that time period I began to attend the gym religiously and I watched what I ate. To my horror I have gained 25 pounds. My primary doctor insists its not ...

I do exposure exercises but don't write things down. i will start to tonight. i was given a prescription of Zoloft today. I'm not sure if I'm going to take it because I had very bad anxiety with both Paxil and Prozac. Is anyone out there taking Zoloft for OCD? if so is it working?

It's not the anxiety that upsets me. It is pretty much under control. It's my obsessing that doesn't stop! That is what I would go on meds for.

I have been trying exactly what you said. I have been going on with my life trying to be as “normal” as possible. Yet it continues to come up. For the last two months I have tried so hard to continue being myself yet I feel no relief not even for a half hour. I am considering taking medication becau...

These feeling you have are normal. remember "Rome was not built in a day" You are restructuring your thinking so baby steps mean sometimes you will fall back. Please don't give up!

I wish it was so simple as should of? would of? I'm beating myself that I am a terrible person. I know i was young and stupid and I also know that many people have done the same things. The thing that bothers me is that I was fine for years. I went on with life married, have a beautiful child, great...

Does anyone obsess over questionable choices they made in the past. I never really concerned myself with this issue until my anxiety disorder began to become obsessive. Now all i think about are three specific events that happened over a decade ago. They didn't bother me then because i did what i ha...