At my wits end waiting for relief, please help

Hey everyone, I have been suffering terribly with ROCD. I have been on Pristiq for the past 7 weeks (Started on 50 mg then upped the does to 100mg bout 3 weeks ago). A couple of weeks ago I started feeling like I could cope with more and then I took a nasty turn for the worst. The last 3 days I have spent all day and night in bed trying to sleep, feeling terrible anxiety. I can't stop crying. When is this nightmare going to be over?

I have desperately been trying to get in and see a psychiatrist as I haven't been official diagnosed with OCD. I'm pretty confident that I have suffered with OCD all of my life. I'm still waiting to hear from them to see if they will see me. It's been a nightmare, I want to be properly diagnosed so they can make sure on on the correct medication and dosage. My GP has been pretty useless, I've had to jump through all sorts of hoops to get a referral for a psychologist (who I see tomorrow) and a psychiatrist ... It's been weeks, I need help now!! I said to my GP that I feel like the Pristiq isn't working .. He didn't even acknowledge that I said anything!

I feel like I have no hope of getting out of this and the professionals don't even feel like they care. Can I get some advice or some reassurance please, I don't know what to do.

pristiq hasnt been approved for ocd. its an snri, not an ssri. i am not telling you to change meds without talking to a doc and it sounds like your seeing a psychiatrist soon. but theres no evidence that pristiq works for ocd. none of the snris are approved for it. it can be prescribed off label of course.

I think the best thing you can do is educate yourself on the condition. Doctors can only give you so much of their time, and I think many are only in it for the money/status that comes with the profession. I would recommend reading self-help books by well-reviewed OCD experts.