Posted by Kimberly on May 3, 2000, at 16:06:38
In reply to OCD without the C, posted by Snowie on April 30, 2000, at 18:32:48
Snowie,
I too was diagnosed with OCD without the C as part of my overall diagnosis. A touch of OCD so to speak. It made sense to me in that I do have obsessive thoughts, it is hard to explain but for example, i get to worrying about something and i cant get it out of my head, to the point where if someone tries to talk to me while i am obsessing (worrying) about it, it annoys me because it feels like such an interruption to my thoughts. does this make any sense? i also have the obsessive problem in that i think about my weight 24 hrs a day, weigh myself 5-6 times a day, think about what i ate, what i will eat, etc etc etc. does any of this help?
> 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!
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> 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?
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> 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.
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> http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1070a.htm
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> Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
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> Snowie
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