I need some help here

[goodguy89]

Hi, i am 20 years old male i've had anxiety for a bout 3 years or maybe more because i didn't know there was such a thing until i found out when my doctors told me i've suffered major depression before after smoking marijuana.

My question is i do things i dont like doing i will give an example "If i see something on tv i repeat it with my own mouth and voice until i get this good feeling inside me & in my head"

Another example would be "I say things i dont want to say sometimes depends thought like i want to say it outloud and if i dont it bothers me"

my other symptoms would be such as "I imagine me thinking in my changing car gears like from first gear to second and third at the same time i make myself think of holding clutch until i feel like i did it right"

I also get headaches when i do these things on my mind i feel like i cant even control it

any help would be great.

I am on Elavil & Prozac at the moment.

sometimes i feel like prozac caused all these problems

I used to take prozac 10mg for 7 months and i stopped cold turkey.  Until Anxiety attacks came back i feel like i dont even have control of myself anymore.

[goodguy89]

Also, if i see a picture of someone for example hugging a teddy bear "i do it in my mind and i kind move my hands"

[magpieee]

I hate to be a downer, but there is nothing you can do except try to fight your urges. The main problem I have with my OCD is smelling my hands. I smell the backs, then the fronts, and do that twice. Its usually when I see someone using their hands on TV, or washing them. It also gets my sick often, because I don't wash them as much as I should. Another problem I have is the urge to organize every single thing i see that doesn't look right. Even if it's not mine, I still do it. It just hurts not to. Just try to fight them? I hope things get better.

[Tangled]

There are other medications that can help besides Prozac. I was on Prozac for my OCD for awhile and it didn't help me at all, but there are others that can help. It's all a matter of finding the right one and getting the dosage just right. OCD is very difficult to treat and often times you might only get minimal relief. As Magpieee said, the best thing you can do for yourself is to fight the urges. I know it feels impossible, but over time it actually helps. Ask your doctor about switching to a new med.