"Loz"  wrote on 5th September:
>Your OCD didnt get worse. Your brain was craving lexapro and you felt 
>worse. When that happens it feels like our OCD symptoms are worsening even 
>if they aren't.

Any doctor can tell you that nobody gets withdrawal symptoms from stopping 
SSRIs.
But as a matter of fact, some people do.  I don't know why the "experts" 
haven't cottoned on to this yet.

> I assume you are from North America? I think it's scandalous that your 
> shrinks get paid for prescribing pills to patients.

I heard that American doctors get commission on the medicines they 
prescribe, is that true?  (I'm from England by the way.)

> Your OCD may get better or may get worse. In my humble opinion your intake 
> of lexapro will play no part in what happens to your OCD through out your 
> life.

I've heard that SSRIs do improve the symptoms of OCD (for some people - all 
drugs are slightly variable in their effects, but SSRIs are more so than any 
other drug I know).  But that's ALL they do - treat the symptoms.  They will 
not get rid of the OCD permanently by themselves, and when you stop taking 
them their effects will disappear.

It occurs to me that what your doctor said could be true in a way.  OCD does 
tend to expand by itself if you don't control it, running into different 
subjects and more complicated rituals and so on.  If it's so strong without 
the SSRIs that you can't control it enough even to keep it as it is, it 
might get even worse over time.  But if not, or if your OCD is fairly stable 
anyway, I don't think you need to worry about it getting even worse.

Please could you say exactly why you object to CBT?  It really isn't like 
other forms of "therapy".
Hope this helps,
A. B.