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20 May 2018, 12:28 pm

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I have obsessive-compulsive disorder which pretty much rules my entire life and has come extremely close to ending it. So, that also goes along with clinical depression that is now controlled with sertraline. I also likely have a tic disorder/possibly Tourette's? but my tics are not really severe and tend to ebb and flow. I likely have POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) which is a form of dysautonomia (automatic nervous system dysfunction). This is also mild, but it does affect my life and, to some extent, my ability to engage in physical activity. If sensory processing disorder were a diagnosis in the DSM, I would be diagnosed with that as well, but that is pretty much just accepted as part of ASD by now.


I also take sertraline, but for OCD not depression. Have you ever tried ERP therapy for OCD? It literally changed my life.


I am currently on sertraline for both OCD and depression (which stems from OCD among other things), but my OCD is really severe to notice more than slight positive effects.

I’m currently in CBT, but for my types of OCD, it is hard to get ERP to work for me.


I know what you mean having depression that stems from OCD. And I also have bipolar disorder so I'm depressed a lot anyway. What types of OCD do you have?


Virtually every type besides physical contamination obsessions. I have had moral scrupulosity, hoarding to some degree, religious obsessions, obsessions of sexual natures, body focused obsessions, hypochondriasis (that’s the worst), symmetry, magical thinking, “just right,” obsessions about being a pedophile, obsessions around sexuality, obsessions about being a psychopath/harming others, etc.

It’s really fun :roll: .


ERP can still work for you. My OCD was extremely severe before ERP. Now it’s moderate-severe. I can’t tell if sertraline is helping either. What dose are you on?


About 100 mg. My OCD has probably gone down to a severe level with the sertraline, but that is partly due to the fact that the depression is a lot better which gives me more strength to do CBT.


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20 May 2018, 12:33 pm

I really don't know what I have because my parents never really discussed it in depth with me before. They know more about me than I know me! I'll probably just ask my Mom about what I have because i'm 19 and think it's time for me to know what else i have besides Autism. I'll get back to you with this question though! :)


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20 May 2018, 1:09 pm

StampySquiddyFan wrote:
livingwithautism wrote:
StampySquiddyFan wrote:
livingwithautism wrote:
StampySquiddyFan wrote:
livingwithautism wrote:
StampySquiddyFan wrote:
I have obsessive-compulsive disorder which pretty much rules my entire life and has come extremely close to ending it. So, that also goes along with clinical depression that is now controlled with sertraline. I also likely have a tic disorder/possibly Tourette's? but my tics are not really severe and tend to ebb and flow. I likely have POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) which is a form of dysautonomia (automatic nervous system dysfunction). This is also mild, but it does affect my life and, to some extent, my ability to engage in physical activity. If sensory processing disorder were a diagnosis in the DSM, I would be diagnosed with that as well, but that is pretty much just accepted as part of ASD by now.


I also take sertraline, but for OCD not depression. Have you ever tried ERP therapy for OCD? It literally changed my life.


I am currently on sertraline for both OCD and depression (which stems from OCD among other things), but my OCD is really severe to notice more than slight positive effects.

I’m currently in CBT, but for my types of OCD, it is hard to get ERP to work for me.


I know what you mean having depression that stems from OCD. And I also have bipolar disorder so I'm depressed a lot anyway. What types of OCD do you have?


Virtually every type besides physical contamination obsessions. I have had moral scrupulosity, hoarding to some degree, religious obsessions, obsessions of sexual natures, body focused obsessions, hypochondriasis (that’s the worst), symmetry, magical thinking, “just right,” obsessions about being a pedophile, obsessions around sexuality, obsessions about being a psychopath/harming others, etc.

It’s really fun :roll: .


ERP can still work for you. My OCD was extremely severe before ERP. Now it’s moderate-severe. I can’t tell if sertraline is helping either. What dose are you on?


About 100 mg. My OCD has probably gone down to a severe level with the sertraline, but that is partly due to the fact that the depression is a lot better which gives me more strength to do CBT.


I know sertraline is used in dosages up to 200mg in OCD patients, depending on the case.



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20 May 2018, 3:52 pm

^^^Yes, I have heard that as well. OCD is much harder to hit than depression, according to my psychiatrist.


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20 May 2018, 5:13 pm

Officially: Asperger's Syndrome & nothing else.

But, all of those around me strongly believe that I have dyspraxia. And, it's possible that I may have some minor sensory processing difficulties, namely, slight oversensitivity to sound, and minor undersensitivity to pain and smell. It's also known that I've very poor short-term memory, and embarassingly slow visual processing speed.


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20 May 2018, 7:54 pm

I am very hyposensitive to pain.



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20 May 2018, 8:02 pm

The closest co-morbidity I usually have would be sleeping disorders -- and it's more on consequential due to allergic/nonallergic rhinitis, than a direct connection to autism.
I'm not officially diagnosed with it, and said sleeping disorders are inconsistent and not constantly happening.


Allergic/nonallergic rhinitis in my case is genetic (at least 6 out of my mom's 11 aunts on her dad's side has them -- none of them are NDs or even had any psychiatric issues), not likely to do with autism. :x

The closest connection I have with autism towards sleeping disorders would have something to do with my senses and stress -- which makes sense for a comorbi. If not general dislike for sleep and abusing focus because of it -- making more frequent consequential sleeping issues.
And sleeping issues are not 'choices', yet half of my choices causes sleeping issues.
My connections with allergic/nonallergic rhinitis towards sleeping disorders? I have more and more severe than.


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