HELP!

hi doctor.

I have a question regarding hocd. I visited a psychiatrist and he told me to take citalopram. I take my medication for 20 days. and I feel that my anxiety and fear in large part disappeared. But thoughts and doubts are still there. When the thought of gay content I have no more anxiety. I do not know what it is. Why do not I have anxiety? whether that means that I accepted the thought that I am not concerned because this is reality '? Does this mean that I want these thoughts and all that? because my mind tells me that this is what I want. I have not anxiety, when my mind tells it. But I am troubled sometimes and ask myself-what if I accepted all this and it is now a reality because I have more anxiety and thoughts are still there? Do I like that thought. And my mind says - yes, its ok. but again-no anxiety!

Why I have no fear and anxiety? Is this really reality? Or is it part of hocd and means that I am straight and that my hocd disappears?

P.s. only appears a little anxiety when I have my period.

THANK YOU!

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

the medication has handled some of your symptoms but not all of them. You are still lost in your thoughts and find yourself going around and around. You either have to give the medication more time to help you or return to your psychiatrist and ask him to help you with talk therapy so you can sort out what is going on underneath these obsessive thoughts. Obsessive thoughts are symptoms that keep you from thinking clearly about what is really bothering you.