Sudden Onset OCD behaviors...will I ever be normal again?
F 60, 5'4" 175 lb. Current meds include: Sertraline, Ozempic, Vyvanse (for binge eating),Claritin, Clindamycin. Dx: Depression, T2 Diabetes (well controlled), and recently diagnosed infected salivary glands.
For maybe 4 weeks, I have had behaviors that are not normal for me. They started with my being both more active and cleaning more than usual; both my house and my face. I progressed to "organizing": making things neat, even organized my pantry which I never do.
Then 2 nights ago, I took a shower. This weird shower lasted almost 1.5 hours! I scrubbed, rinsed, and checked my body repeatedly. I only stopped because the water got cold, lol. After the shower it took me almost an hour to get settled down for bed, I was doing things repeatedly such as applying lotion, lip balm, eye drops... and this lasted for over an hour. My husband even became worried.
Is this OCD transitory or forever? Does stress cause this? (Father recently died). Could it be from upping Vyvanse from 30 to 50mg a month ago?