First off I would like to say that I am new here and I am in need of a little assistance. I was diagnosed with OCD when I was in the 2nd grade (17 now) and have been on various antidepressants ever since.
One night, somewhere around the middle of March I tried to go to sleep. When I did, I began getting Intrusive thoughts. Random images would pop in my mind, songs would get stuck in my head, etc... I found that sleeping with the TV helps with this. about
a week later, the Intrusive Thoughts got worse. My mind was racing, random words or phrases would pop in my head, sometimes in different voices or tones. At first I thought I was going Schizophrenic, which caused a great deal of stress, but then I realized they only happened when I thought about
them. I will do various things that would get my mind off of them, such as watching TV, Listening to talk radio, playing video games, being active, etc.. I told my Psychaitrist whom ive been seeing since I was in the 3rd grade (Im 17 now) and he didnt think much of it. He first thought it was a caffeine overdose (which we later found out it wasnt). He changed my medication from 50 mg of Prozac, to 100 mg of Zoloft, which he later bumped up to 150 mg. I have on and off periods, can vary from hours or days. Such as today when I woke up I felt bad and had anxiety. Then my Mother (whom also has OCD) told me it was normal with OCD and I felt much better. Later today, the anxiety and intrusive thoughts came back and I felt pretty bad. Then I read some posts here and now I feel a little better. My BIGGEST fear is if I am crazy or that I will go crazy.
Could I have another disorder such as Bipolar?
Could It be the Zoloft making it worse?
Could I be going crazy?
Should I seek therapy?
Thank you very much in advance
P.S.
Sorry about
how long this post is.
