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Seeking advice on religious OCD as a Muslim

As-salamu alaikum everyone. I’m planning to get professional help soon inshaAllah, but I wanted to reach out and see if other Muslims here deal with religious OCD too. My OCD kinda shifts around different things in life, it flares up then fades, and right now it’s hitting me hard with intrusive thoughts around my worship. I’ve been thinking about trying medication but I’m a little nervous. For those who’ve taken it, did it actually make a difference? Any side effects you noticed, like weight changes or trouble sleeping? Please share your experience if you can, it would mean a lot. JazakAllah khair.

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Been on fluvoxamine for two years now and honestly it changed my life. The whispers didn't disappear completely but they lost their power. Sleep was rough for the first month, felt jittery, but it settled down. No weight issues alhamdulillah

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Medication gave me the space to actually benefit from the ruqya and adhkar I was already doing. Before that my brain was too noisy to feel anything. Weight gain was real for me though, about 8 kilos, but I'd take that over the mental torture any day

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Alhamdulillah you're seeking help, that's already a huge step akhi

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Ya Rabb

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Same boat here man, it latches onto wudu and salah until I'm repeating things a hundred times

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May Allah make it easy for you

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Ameen

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