Living with OCD means living with unwanted and intrusive thoughts. You might have seen a primary care doctor or Psychiatrist that has probably recommended you to start an SSRI for your OCD. One of the most prescribed SSRI medications is Escitalopram or most commonly known as “Lexapro”.
This medication will usually stabilze in your system within 2-4 weeks of daily use. One of the biggest side effects of this medication is the “emotional blunting” feeling that it will give you. One of the things that has helped me overcome this side effect is the use of nicotine products.
I would never recommend you to start smoking tobacco cigarettes or nicotine based E-cigarettes. I believe you need your lungs more in the long run. But, in the other hand, the post depression feeling that your SSRI gives you will be pretty tough to deal with so in my opinion, nicotine gum or lozenges are your better option compared to regular cigarettes.
One of the products that has helped me overcome this side effect on amazon is: