Posted by Snowie on April 30, 2000, at 18:32:48
My pdoc of 5 years has recently decided that along with GAD, an occasional panic attack, and agoraphobia (all controlled with Xanax, although I'm considering switching to Klonopin in the future), I have OCD, but without the C. In other words, he thinks I have uncontrollable, obsessive thoughts, but without being compulsive. Needless to say, I was quite shocked to hear that for the first time in 5 years!
Since I live alone, I don't have anyone to talk to or to get feedback about things that bother or worry me, so I often express these thoughts to my friends and family members, but I don't think they rise to the level of obsessiveness. However, I'm not ruling it out just yet. My pdoc sees me for 5-10 minutes every other month or so, and believes that the information I have gleaned from the Internet has made me ambivalent, and that my only source of information should come from him. I personally think that's poppycock, but I've decided to go with this new assessment for the moment. He has given me a starter pack of 10 mg. of Prozac for the first two weeks, and 20 mg. of Prozac for the two weeks after that. I also take about 3 mg. of Xanax per day. What exactly are obsessive thoughts? Can you have OCD without the C? If his assessment is correct, what can I expect from Prozac?
Also, according to the link below, I don't have OCD. I have an appointment with a new pdoc this Thursday, and hopefully he'll be able to give me some new insight.
http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1070a.htm
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
Snowie
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