medication

Mental health
1

Does anyone know if anxiety medication or anti depressants help with intrusive thoughts? Does the medication make them subside? Please someone with experience let me know! I’m seeing a doctor next week and i want to know what to do. 

2

Hi Nicole, Yes, my medication helps with the ruminating thoughts. Before I started Cymbalta, my thought process was all over the place. My mind would not slow down. The only way that I got rest from it was to sleep. But, after taking Cymbalta for a few months the constant crazy thinking has subsided.

3

Did you have any side effects starting up on them, what dose are you on thank you

4

Hi Nicole, intrusive thoughts and rumination are symptomatic of both anxiety and depression, once you start taking the medication and they start to work the symptoms start to ease and go including the intrusive thoughts.

Good luck with the Dr.

Neil 

5

The medication can take a couple of weeks before it starts working fully but I have always found it helpful. Just make sure to have regular check ups so you can work with your doctor to get you on the right dose. Feel better soon, you always have people to talk to here. I only joined a couple of days ago and it’s really helped get me through a really tough time.

6

Thank you!! You were having intrusive thoughts too? 

7

Hi, I’m not on anything right now!

8

Thank you Neil, appreciate your input! Maybe I’ll consider medication, i don’t know what to do yet. 

9

Thank you!! Do you suffer from intrusive thoughts too? I’m glad this is helping you, it’s helps me too(: if you ever need to talk you can message me!

10

Thanks Nicole, yes I do suffer from intrusive thoughts. Medication does help and the earlier you seek advice the better. I’ve suffered for so many years because I’ve always been scared to address the underlying issues. I’ll be ok for a while and then something will happen and it all starts again. Your health is the most important thing. We seek treatment for physical illness and we should do the same for our mental health. You will get through this x

11

HI what tablets are you on, thank you

12

I’m on Venlafaxine. I’m currently suffering with extreme anxiety but that’s because my job is under threat. Day to day though this medication has worked for me personally.

13

Thank you Lynsey!! I appreciate your input, I’m seeing a therapist next week. Hopefully going to get some answers, i really don’t know what to do.